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Event:
BFT-490
Date: Jan 28, 2017 |
#R1#
Graham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tuilagi.
Tuilagi throws a chopping leg kick but Graham manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Graham misses with a body shot.
Graham just misses with a punch to the body.
Graham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Graham misses with a looping right.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuilagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mason Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuilagi throws a hook but Graham blocks it.
Tuilagi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graham on the side of the head. #T1#
Tuilagi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tuilagi.
Tuilagi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Graham's head.
Tuilagi misses with a takedown attempt - Graham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tuilagi throws the left hand but Graham avoids the punch easily.
Graham's corner calls for a 1-2. Graham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mason Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham throws an off balance right hand
and Tuilagi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tuilagi checks a low kick from Graham.
Tuilagi throwing a counter right hand but Graham manages to avoid it.
Tuilagi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Graham.#T2#
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tuilagi circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Tuilagi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Graham does no damage.
A punch combination from Graham misses.
Tuilagi is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Tuilagi.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuilagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
Graham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tuilagi.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
Tuilagi fails with the takedown.
Graham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Graham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tuilagi.
Graham doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tuilagi slips under a jab from Graham.
Tuilagi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tuilagi checks a low kick from Graham.
Graham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuilagi throws out the jab.
Graham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuilagi counters with a straight right hand.
Tuilagi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Graham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tuilagi counters with a low kick, right behind Graham 's knee.
Graham throws a series of punches but Tuilagi moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Tuilagi misses the target.
Tuilagi lands an overhand right.
Graham misses with a double jab.
#T4#
Graham misses with a hook
and Tuilagi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuilagi cracks Graham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tuilagi thumps Graham with a low kick.
Graham looks to land a right hand but Tuilagi moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Tuilagi finds it's way through Graham's defenses.
Tuilagi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tuilagi cracks Graham with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick from Graham misses.
Graham lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mason Graham will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Graham falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tuilagi counters with a stiff right hand.
Graham displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tuilagi throws out the jab.
Graham slips a jab from Tuilagi.
Tuilagi misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Graham releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tuilagi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graham swings for the body but Tuilagi moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#TD#
Tuilagi gets a double leg takedown into Graham's guard.
Tuilagi sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T1#
Graham controls Tuilagi momentarily but Tuilagi frees himself.
Graham pulls Tuilagi in close to his closed guard and prevents Tuilagi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Graham bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tuilagi's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Tuilagi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tuilagi is on top in guard.
#REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Tuilagi tries to roll over but Graham keeps him under control.
Tuilagi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Graham is working away from the top position though.
Tuilagi wants to improve his position but Graham is controlling well.
Tuilagi is looking to control Graham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tuilagi avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Tuilagi looking for submissions off his back.
Tuilagi is pressing down on Graham's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Tuilagi looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuilagi, not yet. #SUB#
Tuilagi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Graham stacks Tuilagi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Graham!
Tuilagi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tuilagi is avoiding damage well.
Tuilagi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graham trying to control the position but Tuilagi is working away.
Graham taking a breather here. #T4#
Tuilagi is looking to regain half guard here but Graham keeps moving and retains side control.
Graham taking a breather here.
Tuilagi misses with a strike from the bottom.
Tuilagi wants to control but Graham postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tuilagi is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Graham off and has taken his back!
Tuilagi has the hooks in. Graham is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tuilagi has Graham flattened out and is raining down punches.
Tuilagi is working the ground and pound. Can Graham escape?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A low kick from Tuilagi misses
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mason Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tuilagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graham avoids it really well and circles away.
Graham feints the counter takedown.
Tuilagi throws a low kick but Graham avoids it.
Graham throws a hook but Tuilagi blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Tuilagi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi scoring well with a low kick there.
Graham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graham misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Graham misses the target.
It looked like Tuilagi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Graham throws a series of punches but Tuilagi moves out of range.
Tuilagi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tuilagi avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Tuilagi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tuilagi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tuilagi looks to throw the jab but Graham is out of range.
Graham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tuilagi throws a good cross that connects.
#CUT#
It looks like Mason Graham has been cut.#T2#
Good leg kick by Tuilagi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tuilagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graham throws out the jab.
Tuilagi misses with a looping right.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
Tuilagi clobbers Graham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD#
Tuilagi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham trying to control but Tuilagi postures up.
#T3#
Tuilagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tuilagi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Graham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tuilagi lands with a punch from half guard.
Tuilagi trying to control from half guard but Graham is working away.
Tuilagi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tuilagi drops an elbow to the side of Graham's head.
Graham is looking to control Tuilagi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Graham avoid being mounted?
Tuilagi prevents Graham from improving his position.
Tuilagi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tuilagi missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tuilagi lands a nice short elbow.
Tuilagi drops an elbow to the side of Graham's head.
Graham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tuilagi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Graham tries to get to full guard but Tuilagi has control of the leg.
Graham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tuilagi scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB#
Tuilagi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Graham is just riding it out for now. Tuilagi eventually gives up the hold.
Graham taking some punishment here, with Tuilagi in his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuilagi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Tuilagi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuilagi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Tuilagi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Manu Tuilagi thanked HERITAGE Threads for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Graham has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.#KD2#
Graham cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brown looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Graham finish him?
#ROC2#
Brown is rocked!
A low kick from Brown misses #TD2#
and Graham shoots in for a double leg counter - driving through into a slam and Brown is out! The slam has knocked him out cold! Devastating for Brown but Graham is celebrating as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Mason Graham!
Mason Graham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 25, 2016 |
#R1#
Graham checks a low kick from Bubby.
Graham stuns Bubby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Graham has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bubby with a hook.
A head kick from Bubby lands but Graham takes it in his stride. #CUT2#
It looks like Mason Graham has been cut.
Bubby lands a jab to the nose.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graham misses the shot to the body.
Bubby punishes Graham's body with a nice straight punch.
Bubby works the jab nicely.
Bubby throws a right hand that Graham ducks under and follows up with a left that Graham also avoids with ease.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Bubby is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bubby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bubby looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Graham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bubby lands a nice looking kick to the body. Graham takes a step back to recover. #T1#
Bubby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bubby was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
Boy Bubby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bubby.
Bubby defending well as Graham loads up on a big left hand.
Graham takes a kick to the side of the head.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bubby lands a really nice looking cross but Graham seems unphased.
Bubby feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grahams jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bubby moves out of range of the strikes.
Bubby thumps Graham with a low kick.
Bubby lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Graham checks a low kick from Bubby.
Graham is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Graham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bubby. Bubby obviously looking to wear him down.
Graham is looking to wear down Bubby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bubby tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Bubby misses the body punch
and Graham counters with a nice uppercut.
Bubby scores with a nice strike.
A nice combination there by Graham.
Bubby cracks the inside of Graham's front leg.
Bubby throws a head kick that misses.
Graham avoids the body shot from Bubby.
Graham misses with a straight right.
Graham needs to keep his hands up - Bubby had a free shot at his head there.
Graham throws a series of strikes that have Bubby backpedaling.
Graham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bubby ducks right into an uppercut from Graham. #ROC#
Bubby is rocked!#T3#
Graham connects with a crisp jab.
Bubby is still on wobbly legs! Can Graham finish him?
Graham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bubby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graham throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Graham.
Bubby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graham had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Graham swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bubby seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice straight punches there by Graham. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Graham.
Graham connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Bubby! He's out on his feet! Graham rushes in and drops Bubby with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mason Graham!
A relieved looking Mason Graham thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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