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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chazz Michael Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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21 - 9 - 0 |
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188 lbs
27 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chazz Michael Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas throws a push kick but Michaels slaps the foot to one side.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels staying out of range there.
Good shot there by Gravas.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Gravas cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Gravas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michaels.
Gravas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gravas avoids the body shot from Michaels.
A head kick misses from Gravas.
Gravas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Michaels checks it well.
Gravas lands with an overhand left.
Gravas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gravas moves out of range as Michaels throws a body kick.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Michaels off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Gravas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. Gravas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gravas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gravas blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Michaels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michaels avoids the body shot from Gravas.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
Gravas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Michaels swings for the body but Gravas moves out of range.
Michaels misses with a low kick as Gravas jumps back.
Michaels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels walks into a left hand.
Gravas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
Michaels checks the leg kick.
Michaels checks a leg kick nicely.
Michaels throws a poor cross that misses
and Gravas counters with a nice leg kick.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Michaels checks a leg kick nicely.
Gravas tries a low kick but Michaels avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Gravas.
Gravas thumps Michaels with a low kick.
A low kick from Gravas is predictable there
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels looks to land a left hand but Gravas moved out of range nicely.
Michaels looks to throw the jab but Gravas is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Michaels misses with a jab to the body
and Gravas counters with a nice body shot.
Michaels scores with a jab to the head.
Gravas connects with a solid leg kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gravas tries a head kick but it misses.
Gravas throws a front kick aimed at Michaels's knee but Michaels avoids it well.
Gravas throws out a loose jab but Michaels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Michaels throws a leg kick
and Gravas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Gravas.
Gravas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels lands a nice hook to Gravas's body. Gravas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gravas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gravas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Michaels's calf.
Gravas misses with a leg kick
and Michaels counters with an outside leg kick.
Gravas takes one to the chin there.
Michaels thumps Gravas with a low kick.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravas moves away.
Michaels has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gravas.
Gravas lands a nice hook to Michaels's body. Michaels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gravas throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Gravas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Michaels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Latka Gravas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas motions for Michaels to come forward. Gravas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gravas is looking to chop away at Michaels's legs.
Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Gravas.
Gravas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gravas throws an overhand right that lands on Michaels's shoulder, as Michaels tries to avoid the shot.
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravas. That did some damage!
Gravas just misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas throws a head kick but Michaels moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Gravas.
Michaels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Michaels.
Gravas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gravas.
Gravas misses with a leg kick.
Gravas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Michaels's hands.
Gravas scores with the left hand. Michaels knows he should have avoided that one.
Gravas throws a low kick, looking for Michaels's leg but Michaels calmly moves out of range.
Michaels takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Michaels slips under a jab from Gravas.
Gravas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas keeps the fight on the outside.
Gravas tries to land a body kick
and Michaels counters with a left to the body.
Gravas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Michaels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gravas just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels tries to land a body kick
and Gravas counters with a good low kick that Michaels was not able to check.
Gravas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gravas.
Michaels checks a low kick from Gravas.
Michaels walks into a straight right hand from Gravas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Michaels.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michaels.
Michaels ducks right into an uppercut from Gravas.
Both fighters circling a little - Michaels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Gravas misses its intended target.
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels lands with a nice body punch.
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Gravas checks a leg kick nicely.
Gravas misses with a straight left.
Michaels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Gravas as he connects with a hook.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Michaels tries to work over Gravas's front leg with a kick but Gravas checks it.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gravas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravas misses with an uppercut.
Michaels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Michaels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gravas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michaels takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gravas connects with a jab.
Gravas lands a jab to the nose.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Michaels tries to land a front kick but Gravas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice combination there by Michaels.
Michaels blocks a leg kick.
Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Michaels slips under a jab.
A jab from Gravas misses.
Gravas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a low kick.
Gravas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravas throws the left hand but Michaels avoids the punch easily.
Gravas thumps Michaels with a low kick.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Michaels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravas.
Michaels misses with the combination.
Michaels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gravas on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gravas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gravas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gravas lands a leg kick that knocks Michaels off balance momentarily.
Gravas looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Michaels. That did some damage!
Michaels misses with a low kick.
Gravas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Michaels's head backwards.
Michaels jabs Gravas right on the nose. Gravas blinks but takes it well.
Chazz Michael Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gravas, as that shot connected.
Michaels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michaels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravas can pounce on him.
Michaels scores with a spinning back kick!
Michaels takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gravas connects with a body shot that sends Michaels's belly button to the back.
Gravas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michaels throws a head kick but Gravas moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a looping right.
Michaels misses with an uppercut
and Gravas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels is rocked!
Gravas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Michaels.
Oh Michaels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravas.
Gravas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gravas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gravas drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Michaels right on the button. Michaels goes down! Gravas follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Gravas gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Latka Gravas!
An out of breath Latka Gravas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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