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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Nose (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
13 - 3 - 1 |
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156 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 1, 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, Ronnie Nose!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nose.
Graham connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nose fails to land the takedown.
Nose takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graham throws a body punch but Nose moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graham stuffs the takedown attempt from Nose. Nose gets slowly back to his feet.
Billy Graham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Nose.
Graham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Graham as he avoids it easily.
Graham slips a jab from Nose.
Graham swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Graham.
Nose misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nose, right into the meat.
Nose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graham pinned against the cage. Graham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from Graham misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Graham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Graham throws a jab when Nose was well out of range.
Graham lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nose is looking to slow Graham down with leg kicks.
Graham throws a right and a left that both miss.
Graham throws a hook to the side of Nose's head but Nose sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nose misses with a double jab
and Graham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graham cracks Nose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose shoots in but no luck this time.
Nose misses with a takedown
and Nose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nose moves out of range as Graham strikes.
Nose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nose misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Graham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nose uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Nose scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nose misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Graham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nose.
Graham throws an overhand right that lands on Nose's shoulder, as Nose tries to avoid the shot.
Nose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graham.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graham throws a combination that misses
and Nose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billy Graham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graham throws a hook but Nose avoids it easily.
Graham gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nose preventing the sweep.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nose lands a body shot.
Nose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graham defends it nicely.
Graham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Graham wants it to stay on the feet.
Nose jabs at Graham's body.
Nose 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 Ronnie Nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nose slips under a jab from Graham.
Graham misses with a hook.
Nose moves away from the strike by Graham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Graham pinned against the cage. Graham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Graham looks to land a left hand but Nose moved out of range nicely.
Graham misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nose counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Graham is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Graham looks to land a combination but Nose avoids it well.
Nose doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Graham makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graham lands with a nice body punch.
Nose bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two 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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Nose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
Graham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nose was well out of range. Poor timing from Graham.
Nose misses with a head kick.
Graham cracks a nice hook into Nose's ribs.
Graham misses with a looping right.
Nose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nose fakes the leg kick and cracks Graham in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nose shoots in for a takedown but Graham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graham moves away.
Nice shot by Graham.
Nose fails with the takedown
letting Graham counter with a right hand.
Graham drops his hands momentarily and Nose takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Graham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nose.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graham is on top in guard.
Graham sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nose wants to sweep but no luck.
Graham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Graham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here.
Nose 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Graham will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Graham swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nose counters with a takedown into side control.
Graham wants to get back to his feet but Nose is dominant here and he's now got Graham's back!
Nose avoiding Graham 's attempts to control his hands.
Nose working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Nose trying to control momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham tries to escape but Nose has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Graham wants to control his opponent's hands but Nose gets his hands free.
Ronnie Nose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nose has the hooks in. Graham is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Graham looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Graham turns into Nose and is now in his guard.
Nose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nose steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graham.
Graham is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nose.
Nose throws a head kick that misses
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graham throws a hook but Nose blocks it.
Nose throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Graham misses with a hook. Nose ducked under it nicely.
Graham throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Graham jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graham misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Nose lands but Graham takes it in his stride.
Nose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graham defends it nicely.
Graham misses with a two punch combination.
Nose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graham.
Nose ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graham cracks Nose with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Graham misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Nose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority 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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FIGHT
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