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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordon Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Graham was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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279 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jordon Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Graham!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham has managed to clinch.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Graham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Graham prevents Wright from breaking the clinch.
Graham lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graham tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
Wright misses with a knee strike.
Graham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graham tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
Graham digs a right hand into Wright's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wright's gas tank.
Graham wants to break free but Wright has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham jumps guard but Wright stands there with Graham around his waist. Graham gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Graham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright prevents a takedown attempt there.
Graham decides to pull guard.
Graham wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
Graham wriggles free and stands up.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham slips a jab from Wright.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graham misses with a body kick.
Graham rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Graham wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wright blocks it with crossed arms.
Graham can't get the takedown.
Jordon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Graham.
Graham lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graham is trying to pull guard but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Graham working hard to break the clinch.
Wright takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graham closes the distance and clinches.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wright's waist but Wright gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
Graham shoots in and drives through. Wright sprawls well.
Wright is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Graham.
Some wild striking there from Graham.
Jordon Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright moves out of range as Graham throws a body kick.
Graham drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham dodges an elbow strike from Wright.
Graham is trying to break free.
Graham has had enough of the clinch but Wright keeps him there for the moment.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wright scores with a knee to the head.
Graham tries to break the clinch but Wright is controlling the position.
Graham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wright trying to land knees to the body.
Graham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Graham prevents a body shot from Wright.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright tries to throw a body punch but Graham avoids it by throwing Wright back against the cage.
Wright pushes off an throws an elbow but Graham leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wright pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Graham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Graham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wright but Wright pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Graham rushes Wright and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wright walks away with a smile on his face. Graham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
Wright drops down looking for a counter takedown but Graham sprawls and moves away.
Jordon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Graham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Graham has him pressed against the cage.
Graham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jason Graham seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Graham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Graham. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graham's elbow.
Graham is trying to pull guard but Wright turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wright tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Graham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graham tries to land knees in the clinch but Wright avoids the damage to the body.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Graham turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wright stalling in the clinch but Graham improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Wright.
Wright is trying to push Graham away but Graham has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wright prevents Graham from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Graham.
Wright blocks the elbow strike.
Graham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wright tries to keep at a distance but Graham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wright jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graham walks away with a smile on his face. Wright gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Graham.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Wright. No joy for Graham on that attempt.
Graham shoots in looking for a takedown. Wright tries to sprawl out of it but Graham keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wright is looking to counter the offense by Graham and move into the clinch.
Graham with a poor takedown
and Wright holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graham.
Wright leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright prevents the takedown attempt.
Graham tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Graham has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Graham dodges an elbow strike from Wright.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright tries a knee to the head but Graham blocks it.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Graham is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jason Graham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Graham tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Graham tries to pull guard but Wright forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Graham has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Graham.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but Wright won't allow it.
Graham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Graham is trying to pull guard but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Jordon Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Graham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright tries to pull guard but Graham won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright has a couple of punches blocked by Graham.
Graham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but Wright is controlling him.
Graham misses with some punches.
Graham makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wright prevents Graham from breaking the clinch.
Wright tries to land a knee to the head but Graham blocks with his arms.
Graham tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
Wright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graham smiles and moves away.
Wright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wright kicks Graham off and gets back to his feet.
Wright closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graham can't break the clinch.
Wright tries to stall but Graham uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wright unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graham tries to score a body lock takedown but Wright shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright looking to throw knees to the head but Graham is blocking nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Wright.
Graham wants to get back to striking at distance but Wright won't allow it.
Wright breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Graham.
As Graham looks to move away, Wright throws a big counter combo but Graham just gets out of the way.
Wright avoids a kick to the body.
Wright is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Graham.
Graham has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham dives in for a single leg takedown but Wright sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Graham moves into the clinch.
Wright takes a shot to the head.
Graham softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wright tries to work over Graham's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham is leaning against Wright and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jordon Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Graham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wright comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jordon Wright.
I think Graham 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Graham!
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hype
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