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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Xiaolong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Graham might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Ready To Deal. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
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173 cm
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145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Li Xiaolong!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Li Xiaolong has been cut.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graham throws a right hand that Xiaolong ducks under and follows up with a left that Xiaolong also avoids with ease.
Xiaolong tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham works the jab nicely.
Graham throws a big shot that misses.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch but Graham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaolong.
Graham looks to land a left hand but Xiaolong moved out of range nicely.
Graham tests Xiaolong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xiaolong doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Xiaolong lands a head shot.
Graham thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graham throws a combination. Xiaolong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xiaolong fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Graham, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham scores with a shot to the side of Xiaolong's head.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it misses.
Graham lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xiaolong throws an elbow but misses.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graham scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Graham jumps guard.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Graham looking for a sweep. Not yet Graham, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Graham looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Graham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graham lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Xiaolong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries to reverse the position but Graham maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Graham.
Graham has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Xiaolong's face.
Graham throwing strikes but Xiaolong recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Xiaolong blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong wants to control but Graham is keeping busy.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Graham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Xiaolong keeps working.
Xiaolong won't allow Graham to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiaolong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Graham.
Graham looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Li Xiaolong's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab from Graham misses.
Xiaolong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graham with a jab.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch.
Xiaolong moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Xiaolong tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch but Graham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Graham is having none of it.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch but Graham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graham shoots in for a double leg but Xiaolong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Xiaolong doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Xiaolong staying out of range there.
Graham throws a hook to the side of Xiaolong's head but Xiaolong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graham throws a lazy right hand but Xiaolong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Xiaolong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch but Graham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li Xiaolong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Xiaolong.
Xiaolong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch but Graham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaolong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Graham throws a hook but Xiaolong blocks it.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiaolong doesn't manage to clinch there - Graham circles away.
Graham with a hook.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaolong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaolong clinches.
Graham is trying to break the clinch but Xiaolong has him pressed against the cage.
Xiaolong throws an elbow but it misses.
Graham is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Xiaolong missing with knees to the body.
Graham works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters up against the cage, Xiaolong throws an elbow but misses.
Graham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xiaolong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graham throws out the jab.
Li Xiaolong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Graham connects with a right hand. Xiaolong shakes it off.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
A big left from Graham misses.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Graham misses with a looping right.
Graham fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Graham lands a jab-cross combination.
Graham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That has opened up Li Xiaolong's cut even more.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Xiaolong avoids the body shot from Graham.
A swing and a miss from Xiaolong.
Graham misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
Xiaolong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xiaolong moves out of range of the strikes.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
Graham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xiaolong is breathing heavily.
Xiaolong wants to clinch.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up.
Graham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Graham misses.
Graham misses the shot to the body.
Xiaolong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up but Graham circles away and keeps his distance.
Graham misses with a looping right.
Billy Graham is winning the standup battle so far.
Xiaolong fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graham keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Xiaolong.
Graham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiaolong moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Xiaolong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xiaolong is looking to clinch but Graham is avoiding it.
Graham is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Graham keeps the fight on the outside.
Graham misses with a hook. Xiaolong ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graham. Xiaolong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaolong tries to clinch but Graham moves out of range.
Xiaolong tries to clinch there but Graham circles away.
Graham swats away the attempt to clinch by Xiaolong.
Donk. Graham catches Xiaolong right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Graham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Graham throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xiaolong's waist but Xiaolong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graham off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Graham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graham misses the jab.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Graham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Li Xiaolong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Graham keeps the fight on the outside.
Xiaolong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xiaolong moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graham paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xiaolong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaolong wants to clinch up but Graham keeps it at a distance.
Graham stuns Xiaolong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xiaolong tries to clinch up.
Xiaolong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Xiaolong needs to keep his hands up - Graham had a free shot at his head there.
Graham scores with a hook.
The cut above Li Xiaolong's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Xiaolong slips a jab and a cross from Graham.
Graham misses with a hook. Xiaolong ducked under it nicely.
Graham avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xiaolong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Graham drives through with a takedown into guard.
Xiaolong trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Xiaolong trying to control the position.
Graham wants to pass the guard but Xiaolong is keeping the position.
Graham lands a couple of digs.
Graham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two 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.
Graham wants to control from the top but Xiaolong keeps moving.
Graham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graham is looking to work some ground and pound but Xiaolong has wrist control.
Graham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graham trying to control but Xiaolong is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graham fails with a takedown attempt.
Xiaolong moves in looking to clinch but Graham pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Xiaolong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xiaolong thuds his right hand into Graham's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Xiaolong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Xiaolong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xiaolong ducks under a wild hook from Graham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaolong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xiaolong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaolong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Graham to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Graham looking to sit in guard and control but Xiaolong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Graham looking to hit a scissor sweep but Xiaolong is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Graham showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Graham has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
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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