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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Marsden Jr (ranked 42 p4p, 6 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 27 p4p, 3 weight class). Marsden Jr comes to the cage accompanied by 7 Words by Deftones. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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177 lbs
12 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
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178 lbs
30 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Marsden Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Marsden Jr wants to clinch up but Graves keeps it at a distance.
Marsden Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Marsden Jr thuds his right hand into Graves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Graves gets tackled into the cage by Marsden Jr. Marsden Jr maintains the clinch.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Marsden Jr presses Graves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graves tries a body shot but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Graves lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Marsden Jr prevents a body shot from Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Marsden Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Graves.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr is working Graves over against the cage.
Graves blocking some punches.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr blocks a body shot from Graves.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graves.
Graves gets through Marsden Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marsden Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves trying to land knees to the body.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Marsden Jr.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
Graves blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves prevents a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr is breathing heavily.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden Jr controls his hands.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graves misses with a knee to the head.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Marsden Jr misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Marsden Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Graves blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Marsden Jr's head.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Marsden Jr's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Marsden Jr misses with the head strike.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
A right hook to the body lands for Graves.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves lands a body punch.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Graves misses.
Graves catches Marsden Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marsden Jr is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graves cracks Marsden Jr with a left hook right on the temple and Marsden Jr goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Graves lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Marsden Jr is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
Nick Graves is the new welterweight champion!
The defeated Brandon Marsden Jr had this to say: 'Yo, in my mind, I didn't lose that fight. You know, you got this punks who roided up, and I'm all natural.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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