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Event:
IXF XXX
Date: May 30, 2021 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Nelson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Graves sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Nelson misses the target.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Nelson takes one on the button.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
Tim Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Graves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nelson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing. #ROC#Nelson is rocked!
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Graves on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?#T1#
Nelson throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Graves misses the target.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nelson misses with an uppercut
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graves.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves drops Nelson with a big left hand! Nelson is injured, injured bad! Graves jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Graves! |
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Event:
IXF XXIV
Date: May 15, 2021 |
#R1#
Graves misses with a looping left.
Blank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blank definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Blank swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Blank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves lands a slapping body shot.
Blank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves scores with a jab. Blank acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blank throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blank swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blank takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T1#
Blank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Graves moves away from the strike by Blank.
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves lands with a straight right. Blank didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Blank misses
and Blank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Frank Blank has been cut.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Blank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves looks winded!
Blank misses with a few strikes there.
Graves connects with a single shot there.
Javier Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with a hook.#T2#
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blank doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.
Graves throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Blank swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blank is looking to wear down Graves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blank lands a jab to Graves's midsection.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Blank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blank throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Blank makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blank lands with a nice body punch.
Blank tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range. #T3#
Blank jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blank throws a combination. Graves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Graves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blank punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Blank.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blank throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Blank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Blank misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Blank closes the distance and pushes Graves back into the cage.#BC#
Blank breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blank. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blank feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#KD#
Blank lands a left and a right that send Graves crashing to the mat, dazed. Blank thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Graves is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Javier Graves has been cut.
Blank looks to land a combination but Graves avoids it well.
Blank swinging wildly here.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blank grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Graves takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Blank cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Blank! |
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Event:
IXF XIX
Date: May 01, 2021 |
#R1#
Graves lands a jab to the nose.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Graves.
Turner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Graves is out of range and Turner settles back down.
Turner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CUT#It looks like Zeus Turner has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Graves works Turner's body with a nice hook.
Javier Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Turner looks winded!
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turner momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Turner 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Graves works the jab nicely.
Graves lands a jab to the head.
Turner misses the jab.
Graves connects with a crisp jab.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Graves.#T1#
and Graves counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Turner! He's just covering up as Graves starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Graves! |
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Event:
IXF XI
Date: Apr 07, 2021 |
#R1#
Graves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sokolova at a distance.
Sokolova misses with the combination.
Graves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#It looks like Yeetr Sokolova has been cut.
Sokolova blocks a head kick by Graves.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sokolova's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sokolova's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sokolova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Sokolova 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sokolova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves with a poor takedown #TD2#
and Sokolova counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokolova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sokolova working over Graves with some ground and pound. Graves looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Sokolova takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sokolova slips a nice elbow through Graves's hands, connecting with Graves's forehead.
Nice strikes from Sokolova there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sokolova working the head and body with strikes.
Sokolova is nestled in close to Graves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sokolova has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sokolova looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sokolova lands a nice short elbow.
Graves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Graves tries to get out of the position.
Nice strikes from Sokolova there.
Graves has hold of Sokolova's hands but Sokolova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Graves taking some punishment here, with Sokolova in his half guard.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Sokolova controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Graves is out! Sokolova gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yeetr Sokolova! |
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Event:
IXF V
Date: Mar 21, 2021 |
#R1#
A lazy body kick from Clegane
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves moves to clinch but Clegane breaks away #TD2#
and Clegane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Clegane thows a huge punch but Graves dodges it nicely.
Clegane is taking a breather. Graves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Clegane has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Graves defend it? Clegane steps over the head and cranks it - Graves is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Clegane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ser Gregor Clegane! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Pavlovic shoots for a takedown but Graves saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Graves unleashes a big counter combination but Pavlovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pavlovic is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Graves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Graves wants to control from the top but Pavlovic keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavlovic wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
Graves is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavlovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Graves shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pavlovic napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Graves is trying to get an arm triangle but Pavlovic is defending well.
Pavlovic is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
Graves trying to control the action but Pavlovic is working from the bottom.
Graves tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Pavlovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pavlovic is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Graves scoring with punches and elbows.
Graves controls the position.
Pavlovic is trying to control Graves's posture but Graves avoids it.
Pavlovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Graves wants to control but Pavlovic is keeping him busy. #SU2#
Graves has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #TD2#
Graves shoots in and gets a takedown into Pavlovic's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Graves not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pavlovic keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Pavlovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Graves controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pavlovic keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Graves dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
Graves looking to score a takedown here. Pavlovic is defending well but Graves drives through and ends up in Pavlovic's guard.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Graves trying to control but Pavlovic is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Graves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#SUB#
Pavlovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T1#
Pavlovic keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Graves looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pavlovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graves.
Pavlovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#CL2#
Graves pushes Pavlovic up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Graves throws a head kick that half lands.
Graves with the inside leg kick. #TD2#
Graves darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Pavlovic looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
Graves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pavlovic is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Graves stalling.
Javier Graves has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pavlovic wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pavlovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pj Pavlovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
Graves closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pavlovic quickly recovers to half guard.
Graves is thwarting Pavlovic's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Pavlovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#ES#
Pavlovic manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pavlovic backs up against the cage.
#CUT2#It looks like Pj Pavlovic has been cut.#CL2#
Pavlovic gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves throws a head kick that half lands.
Graves lands a head kick!
#ROC2#Pavlovic is rocked!
Graves connects with a right that clearly hurt Pavlovic. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Graves proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Pavlovic collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Graves! |
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