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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Oskars Treimanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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211 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Oskars Treimanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Treimanis.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Treimanis is working Graves over against the ropes.
Treimanis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
Graves lands a left hand.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Treimanis.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Treimanis blocks an uppercut.
Graves pushes Treimanis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Treimanis lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Treimanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves misses with some punches.
Treimanis pushes Graves back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Treimanis.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Treimanis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Treimanis lands a right hand.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Treimanis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves blocks a body shot from Treimanis.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Treimanis.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves misses with some punches.
Treimanis misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Treimanis.
Treimanis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Graves blocks a body shot from Treimanis.
Our sources have told us that Treimanis has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Treimanis backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Treimanis swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Treimanis blocks an uppercut.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Treimanis swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Treimanis blocking some punches.
Treimanis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Treimanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves prevents a body shot from Treimanis.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Treimanis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves tries to clinch there but Treimanis circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves forces Treimanis back against the ropes and clinches.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graves wants to clinch up but Treimanis keeps it at a distance.
Graves clinches up with Treimanis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Graves misses with some punches.
Treimanis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Treimanis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graves is defending well for now.
Treimanis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Treimanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Treimanis.
Treimanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Treimanis blocking some punches.
Treimanis misses with a body punch.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Treimanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doug Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Treimanis.
Graves fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graves has Treimanis up against the ropes in a clinch.
Treimanis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Treimanis in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves blocks a body shot from Treimanis.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Treimanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Treimanis swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treimanis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Treimanis misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Treimanis misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Treimanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Treimanis blocks an uppercut.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Treimanis fails to land.
Graves misses with some punches.
Treimanis misses with the head strike.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Treimanis lands with a light punch inside.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Treimanis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Treimanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves drives through and clinches with Treimanis against the ropes.
Treimanis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Treimanis swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves moves out of range as Treimanis strikes.
Graves rushes Treimanis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Graves working aggressively here.
Treimanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Treimanis swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graves moves into the clinch.
Treimanis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Treimanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Treimanis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Treimanis.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Treimanis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Treimanis.
Graves misses with some punches.
Treimanis swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doug Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Treimanis misses with a body punch.
Graves blocking some punches.
Treimanis cracks Graves with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treimanis working aggressively here.
Treimanis tries to land knees in the clinch but Graves avoids the damage to the body.
Treimanis blocking some punches.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Treimanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with some punches.
Treimanis throws an elbow that misses.
Treimanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Treimanis.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Treimanis blocking some punches.
A short right from Treimanis.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Treimanis's head.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Treimanis's head.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Treimanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treimanis blocks an uppercut.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Treimanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treimanis pushes off an throws an elbow but Graves leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Treimanis back against the ropes.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Graves working aggressively here.
Treimanis blocking some punches.
A short left from Graves.
Treimanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Treimanis lands an elbow that stopped Graves in his tracks for a moment.
Treimanis misses with a punch on the inside.
Treimanis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Treimanis.
Treimanis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Treimanis.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Treimanis misses with a punch to the body.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Treimanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graves tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Treimanis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Treimanis connects with a leg kick. Graves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Treimanis lands a head kick!
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Treimanis missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Treimanis.
Graves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Treimanis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Treimanis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Graves takes a step back to recover.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Treimanis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Treimanis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graves on the side of the head.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from Treimanis.
Treimanis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Treimanis lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Treimanis.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Treimanis struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Treimanis blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treimanis lands a hook that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Treimanis on the inside.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Treimanis backwards.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Treimanis throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Treimanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves misses with some punches.
Treimanis tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Treimanis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Graves blocks a body shot from Treimanis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Treimanis misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Treimanis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Treimanis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Treimanis.
Treimanis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Treimanis misses with the head strike.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Treimanis has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Treimanis lands with a right to the head.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Treimanis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Treimanis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Treimanis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oskars Treimanis had his way with Doug Graves in that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Treimanis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doug Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Graves rushes Treimanis and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Oskars Treimanis has been cut.
Graves prevents a body shot from Treimanis.
A nice left hand lands by Treimanis.
Treimanis tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Treimanis back against the ropes.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Treimanis.
Treimanis lands a good knee to the midsection. Graves won't want to take too many of those.
Treimanis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Treimanis struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Treimanis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves blocking some punches.
Treimanis swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treimanis throws a head punch that misses.
Treimanis swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treimanis breaks from the clinch.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Treimanis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Graves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Treimanis misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick from Treimanis.
A solid body kick from Treimanis.
An inside leg kick lands from Treimanis.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Treimanis circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treimanis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
Graves gets a clinch.
Treimanis lands with a short shot to the head.
Oskars Treimanis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Treimanis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Graves moves into the clinch.
Treimanis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Treimanis.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Treimanis circles away.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Treimanis working aggressively here.
Graves prevents a body shot from Treimanis.
Treimanis lands with a light punch inside.
Treimanis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oskars Treimanis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Graves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Graves!
A victorious Doug Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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