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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes into the arena with Mayhem blaring out of the sound system. Graham is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Ready To Deal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson wants to clinch.
Graham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Graham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlsson has a takedown stuffed.
Graham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graham scores with a jab to the head.
Karlsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karlsson somewhat.
Graham scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt.
Karlsson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Karlsson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Graham knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karlsson.
Karlsson is working for a kimura but Graham is defending it quite comfortably.
Graham has his hands clasped together around Karlsson's back. He's all about the action.
Karlsson thows a huge punch but Graham dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karlsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Karlsson is working away from the top position though.
Graham controlling the position well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Karlsson tries for a takedown but Graham sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Graham catches Karlsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fighters circling - Graham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karlsson.
A punch combination from Graham misses.
Graham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Graham scores with a four punch combination!
Good standup being displayed there by Graham as he connects with a hook.
Karlsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Graham circles away.
Graham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graham as he avoids it easily.
Karlsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Karlsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karlsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graham throws out the jab.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Graham moves away and avoids it.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Graham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graham dips to his left and cracks Karlsson with an uppercut!
Graham has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karlsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Graham's head.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karlsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Graham wants to sweep but no luck.
Graham is looking for a triangle but Karlsson pushes his legs off easily.
Karlsson throws a strike but Graham rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham looking to pass the guard.
Graham passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Karlsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Graham cracks Karlsson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Graham tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham trying to control the position but Karlsson is working away.
Graham taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Karlsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that round.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Karlsson.
Karlsson dives in and grabs Graham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes down on Karlsson's head and hops out.
Graham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Graham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karlsson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karlsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Karlsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karlsson shoots in but Graham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Billy Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham jabs Karlsson right on the nose. Karlsson blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Karlsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Graham looking for a sweep. Not yet Graham, not yet.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karlsson trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Graham is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Graham is trying to control the position but Karlsson postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graham has his hands on Karlsson's head, controlling the position.
Karlsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Graham is retaining full guard.
Graham manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Graham controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Graham is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Graham wants to take a breather but Karlsson is having none of it.
Graham is controlling the pace.
Karlsson tries to get to full guard but Graham has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Graham's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Graham's back!
Karlsson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Karlsson doesn't have the hooks in and Graham manages to turn into his guard.
Graham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karlsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karlsson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Karlsson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Karlsson working for submissions but it's allowed Graham to get to half guard.
Graham missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graham controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham wants to control but Karlsson is keeping him busy.
Graham tries to pass to full mount but Karlsson defends it.
Graham is trying to control the action in half guard but Karlsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karlsson trying to control here.
Graham trying to control the action but Karlsson is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Karlsson.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graham connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karlsson's hands.
Graham just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Karlsson shoots in for a double leg but Graham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Karlsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graham.
Karlsson looks for a takedown but Graham sprawls well.
Karlsson is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Karlsson is looking to clinch.
Graham throws a lazy right hand but Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graham tries to bum rush Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karlsson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Karlsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Graham is retaining full guard.
Karlsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Graham holds on and takes a little breather.
Karlsson trying to control but Graham is working from the bottom.
Karlsson prevents Graham from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlsson.
Karlsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graham trying to control the position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graham as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Karlsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karlsson throws a leg kick which misses Graham's front leg but catches the back leg as Graham tries to avoid it.
Graham throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Karlsson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Graham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Karlsson somewhat.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
Graham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Graham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Karlsson.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Graham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karlsson doesn't seem phased though.
Graham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
David Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karlsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Graham throws out a powerful jab.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Graham might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Graham closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Graham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Karlsson.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karlsson tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Graham swivels and escapes.
Graham misses with the combination.
Karlsson cracks the inside of Graham's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Graham misses the target.
Graham connects with a crisp jab.
Karlsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graham avoids it really well and circles away.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches up with Graham, looking for a takedown. Karlsson pushes Graham against the cage but Graham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Billy Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches up with Graham, looking for a takedown. Karlsson pushes Graham against the cage but Graham circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Karlsson slips a jab and a cross from Graham.
Karlsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Graham avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Graham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Graham misses the target.
Karlsson dives in and grabs Graham's left leg, looking for a takedown. Graham pushes down on Karlsson's head and hops out.
Graham swinging wilding here.
Karlsson lands with a cross.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Graham connects with a crisp jab.
Karlsson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Graham's waist but Graham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Karlsson off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Karlsson misses the target.
Graham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graham misses with a double jab.
David Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Graham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graham looks to land a combination but Karlsson avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Graham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graham 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Graham!
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energy
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hype
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