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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Villa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cato McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villa comes to the cage accompanied by Faint. Cato McGraw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cato McGraw!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Villa is trying to get back to full guard.
Villa pushes McGraw off and gets back to his feet.
Villa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGraw.
Villa moves in looking to clinch but McGraw pushes him off.
McGraw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Villa tries for a takedown but McGraw circles away easily
and McGraw counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McGraw trying to control the position from guard on top but Villa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Villa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Villa wants to sweep but no luck.
McGraw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa wants to get back to his feet but McGraw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Villa is looking for a triangle but McGraw pushes his legs off easily.
Villa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villa trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Villa pushes McGraw off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Villa scores with a takedown into McGraw's guard.
McGraw wants to improve his position but instead Villa has moved into half guard.
McGraw keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Villa decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGraw counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McGraw working Villa over with strikes.
McGraw is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Villa has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Villa is looking to control McGraw's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Villa avoid being mounted?
Villa is not content to let McGraw control the position.
McGraw looks gassed!
McGraw decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Villa lands in his opponent's guard.
Villa wants to control from the top but McGraw keeps moving.
McGraw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villa wants to control from the top but McGraw keeps moving.
Villa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGraw keeping moving, preventing Villa from controlling successfully.
McGraw is pulling down on Villa's head. It's preventing any offense from Villa, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Villa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Villa is looking to stand up but McGraw won't let him.
Villa with a nice head shot there.
Villa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGraw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGraw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGraw throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Villa trying to control the position from guard on top but McGraw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cato McGraw will probably get the nod.
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.
McGraw tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Villa swivels and escapes.
Villa misses with a double jab
and McGraw counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Villa!
McGraw looking to control and managing it successfully.
Villa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Villa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGraw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Villa wants to control from the top but McGraw keeps moving.
Villa tries to stand but McGraw is controlling from the bottom.
McGraw is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McGraw, up you get!
Lee Villa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Villa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Villa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Villa trying to control the action but McGraw is working from the bottom.
McGraw manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McGraw is looking to improve his position.
McGraw lands with a few short shots to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villa prevents McGraw from improving his position.
McGraw is trying to maintain the position but Villa is very close to passing his half guard.
Cato McGraw has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGraw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Villa preventing the sweep.
Villa wants to stand but McGraw is controlling his posture from full guard.
Villa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw is looking for a triangle but Villa pushes his legs off easily.
Villa is looking to stand up but McGraw won't let him.
McGraw avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGraw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villa looking to sit in guard and control but McGraw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGraw preventing the sweep.
McGraw stops Villa from standing up.
Villa can't keep his opponent in guard - McGraw advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraw passes into side control, despite Villa's attempt to control the position.
McGraw working away.
Villa bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Villa instigates a clinch.
Villa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGraw tries for a takedown but Villa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGraw tries to clinch up but Villa circles away and keeps his distance.
McGraw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by Villa misses
and McGraw counters with a left and a right that stings Villa.
Lee Villa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Villa throws a push kick but McGraw slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cato McGraw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Oooh a lovely combination from Villa sends McGraw down but not out. Villa dives into side control looking to finish.
McGraw is rocked!
Villa scores with punches from side control.
McGraw is still on wobbly legs! Can Villa finish him?
Villa lands some shots froms side control.
Villa decides to stand back up.
Villa clinches up against the cage.
Villa unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McGraw! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Villa is unloading with more strikes now! McGraw drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Villa!
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