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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dre Battle (ranked 5352 p4p, 587 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 7312 p4p, 700 weight class). Dre Battle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dre Battle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves clinches up with Battle and pushes him back against the cage.
Graves trying to stall but Battle improves his position.
Graves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Battle.
Battle tries to pull guard but Graves holds him up against the cage and eventually Battle drops back down to his feet.
Battle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
Battle jumps guard.
Battle has Graves pulled in close to control his posture.
Battle has his foot on Graves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graves works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graves defends it easily.
Graves trying to control but Battle is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle has Graves pulled in close to control his posture.
Battle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Graves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Battle keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Battle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Graves wants to control from the top but Battle keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Battle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Graves is looking to clinch but Battle is avoiding it.
We've been hearing reports that Battle has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Battle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Graves misses the body punch
and Battle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Battle shoots in for a double leg but Graves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Battle sets himself, and Graves steps forward looking for the clinch! Battle avoids it this time.
Nick Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves tries to clinch but Battle is having none of it.
Battle misses with a straight left.
Graves wants to counter with a clinch but Battle pushes him away.
Battle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Battle, pushing him back against the cage.
Graves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Battle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravess head.
Battle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Graves lands a nice knee to the body.
Battle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graves smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Battle, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves crunches a lovely knee into Battle's ribcage.
Battle misses with a punch on the inside.
Battle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graves smiles and moves away.
Graves jabs at Battle's body.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battle tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Battle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graves just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle fails to pull guard.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves looking to stall.
Graves is looking to control Battle's arms but Battle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Graves is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Graves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Battle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Battle jumps guard but Graves stands there with Battle around his waist. Battle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Battle jumps guard but Graves stands there with Battle around his waist. Battle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Battle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Battle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Battle is breathing heavily.
Battle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battle lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Graves will probably get the nod.
That's time! Battle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Battle.
A little feinted left hand from Battle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Battle.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dre Battle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Battle misses with a looping left.
Battle misses with a straight right.
A big left from Graves misses.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Battle ducks down to avoid it.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Battle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dre Battle has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Graves obliges.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Graves lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Battle avoids the damage to the body.
Battle gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Graves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Battle misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves is trying to stall.
Battle misses with the head strike.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Battle blocks it with crossed arms.
Graves looking to slow down the pace here.
A bit of stalling here from Graves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Battle tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Battle back against the cage.
Battle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gravess head.
Graves tries to stall but Battle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Graves smiles and moves away.
Battle closes the distance and clinches.
Battle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nick Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battle misses with the head strike.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Battle avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to stall.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Battle managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Battle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Graves walks away with a smile on his face. Battle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Graves wants to clinch up but Battle keeps it at a distance.
Battle throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Battle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dre Battle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Battle is defending well for now.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle jumps guard but Graves turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Graves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Graves misses with a knee strike.
Battle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graves just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Battle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves is looking to control Battle's arms but Battle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Battle misses with a body punch.
Battle managing to block the knees to the body from Graves.
Battle jumps guard but Graves turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Battle has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves wants to stall.
Battle scores with a shoulder strike.
Battle is trying to pull guard but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Battle misses with the head strike.
Battle misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Graves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Graves to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dre Battle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
Battle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Battle jumps into guard, dragging Graves to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Battle keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Battle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graves trying to control but Battle is working from the bottom.
Graves might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Battle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Graves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Battle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Battle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Graves closes the distance and pushes Battle back into the cage.
Battle pulls guard successfully.
Battle seems keen to control Graves's posture.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Battle is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
Dre Battle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Battle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Graves is aware though and is defending well.
Battle looking to control but Graves passes into half guard.
Battle is refusing to be controlled, as Graves sits in half guard.
Battle wants to improve his position but Graves is controlling well.
Battle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Battle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Battle tries to get out of the position.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Battle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nick Graves is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Graves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Battle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Graves connects with a single shot there.
Graves instigates a clinch.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battle misses with a body punch.
Battle jumps guard but Graves turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Battle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Battle throws a head punch that misses.
Battle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graves winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Graves!
Nick Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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