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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 217 p4p, 33 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 117 p4p, 18 weight class). Cobb's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graves.
Graves throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb fires out a quick counter leg kick but Graves just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Cobb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Graves.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Cobb.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Graves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb takes a shot to the head.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Marciano Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Graves.
A counter left hand to the body from Cobb misses its target.
Cobb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Graves has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cobb is landing a low percentage of strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Graves appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Graves staying out of range there.
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Graves scores with a jab.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Cobb swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Graves throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a two punch combination.
Cobb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graves. That did some damage!
Nice defenses there by Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cobb rushes Graves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves stalling.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cobb gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves prevents a body shot from Cobb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graves looking to stall.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cobb tries to bum rush Graves with a series of wild strikes but Graves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb connects with a body shot.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cobb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves misses with a straight right.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range.
Cobb moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cobb tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Cobb blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marciano Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Graves throws a counter combo.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cobb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cobb clinches.
Cobb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cobb pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nick Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb misses with a leg kick
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Cobb misses the target.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Cobb misses its target.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Cobb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Graves.
Cobb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb moves away from the strike by Graves.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cobb has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cobb there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick from Cobb misses.
A punch lands to the side of Graves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Graves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb misses with a leg kick
and Graves counters with a crisp one two that drops Cobb! Graves thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cobb to his feet! Cobb is in big trouble!
Cobb is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Cobb lands a left hand.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Oh Cobb is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobb just misses with a elbow thrown towards Graves's brow.
Cobb seems to have got his legs back now.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Graves prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Graves gets through Cobb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nick Graves will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cobb misses with a body punch
and Graves counters with a nice right hand that sends Cobb toppling to the canvas! Cobb scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Graves finish him?!
Graves moves in close and cracks Cobb with a massive right hand! Cobb, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Graves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
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