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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ness Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Get Ready To Deal. 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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147 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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150 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Graham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ness Webster!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Webster attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Webster tries a head kick but it misses.
Webster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice takedown defense from Graham. No joy for Webster on that attempt.
Graham blocks a low kick nicely.
Graham blocks a head kick by Webster.
Billy Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Graham bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Webster's head backwards.
Webster misses with a head kick.
Webster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham digs a good body shot into Webster's ribs.
Webster tries to work over Graham's front leg with a kick but Graham checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Graham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Graham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster moves forwards but Graham connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Webster throws and low kick but Graham moves out of range easily.
Webster throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
Webster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham lands a body shot.
Graham throws a jab when Webster was well out of range.
Graham leaves Webster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graham throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Graham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Webster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
Webster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Webster throws a leg kick but Graham moved away.
Webster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graham throws out the jab.
Webster tries to score with a low kick but Graham moves his leg out of the way.
Graham misses with a wild combination.
Webster tries a head kick but it misses.
Webster lands with a slapping head kick.
Webster moves away from the strike by Graham.
Webster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Graham's calf.
Webster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graham swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Webster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Webster throws a nice inside leg kick.
Webster keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graham.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Webster lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Graham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Graham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Graham misses with the combination.
Webster moves out of range as Graham strikes.
A slow jab from Graham misses its intended target.
Graham with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Webster. That's going to slow Graham down.
Graham works over Webster's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham throws a series of punches but Webster avoids them all with ease.
Webster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham throws a right hand that Webster ducks under and follows up with a left that Webster also avoids with ease.
Graham throws a nice looking combination but Webster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graham throws a body punch but Webster moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Graham.
Webster fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graham checks it well.
Some wild striking there from Graham.
Webster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Graham as he jumps to the side.
Billy Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ness Webster.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Webster.
Webster avoids the body shot from Graham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Graham will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Graham looks to land a combination but Webster avoids it well.
Webster tries a head kick but it misses.
Graham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graham avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billy Graham is winning the standup battle so far.
Graham lands with a nice combination. Webster backs away looking to recover.
Graham avoids the head kick by Webster.
Webster scores with a head kick.
Graham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Webster can pounce on him.
Webster slips under a jab from Graham.
Graham looks to score with a jab to the body but Webster is just out of range.
Webster scores with a leg kick.
Webster tries to move into range but Graham moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graham throws a right and a left that Webster avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham throws a series of punches but Webster moves out of range.
Webster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Webster.
Webster drops his hands momentarily and Graham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Webster throws a front kick aimed at Graham's knee but Graham avoids it well.
Webster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Graham.
Webster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webster circles away quickly and effectively.
Graham misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Webster.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot lands for Graham.
Webster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graham lands a nice hook to Webster's body. Webster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Webster tries to score with a low kick but Graham moves his leg out of the way.
Webster tries to work over Graham's front leg with a kick but Graham checks it.
Graham fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graham throws out a loose jab but Webster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graham throws a series of punches but Webster moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Webster stopping the sweep attempt from Graham.
Graham is looking for a triangle but Webster pushes his legs off easily.
Webster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Webster with a nice head shot there.
Graham is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Webster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Graham's guard.
Graham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Webster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Webster's back!
Will Graham go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Graham throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Webster avoids the strikes from Graham.
Webster tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Webster really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Graham looking to ground and pound but Webster is blocking nicely.
Webster taking shots to the head.
Graham with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Webster shoots in and drives through. Graham sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Webster.
Graham throws out a loose jab but Webster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billy Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Graham misses its intended target.
Webster throws a sloppy head kick and Graham moves out of range easily.
Webster shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense.
Graham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Webster is looking to score with low kicks.
Some wild striking there from Graham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Webster.
Webster dodges the punch combination from Graham.
Webster avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Graham as he checks the leg kick.
Webster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Webster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Webster plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Webster slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Webster.
Graham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Graham throws a looping overhand right but Webster ducks down to avoid it.
Ness Webster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Webster.
Graham takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Webster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Webster is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Webster shoots in for a double leg but Graham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Billy Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ness Webster.
Webster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Webster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Webster scores with a takedown into Graham's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graham working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Webster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Webster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Webster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is trying to keep Webster in close.
Webster is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Webster distracts Graham with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Graham looking for a sweep. Not yet Graham, not yet.
Webster stops Graham from standing up.
Graham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Graham wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Graham blocks a leg kick.
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 combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
An inside leg kick from Webster misses.
Graham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Webster doesn't seem bothered though.
A combination from Graham does no damage.
Webster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Graham lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Graham avoids the head kick by Webster.
Webster changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Graham tries to avoid it but Webster manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Graham to the ground. Graham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Graham looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Webster shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Webster throws a head kick that misses.
Webster throws a leg kick but Graham moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ness Webster.
I think Graham 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Graham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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