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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Cake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Van Der Heijden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cake comes to the cage accompanied by Stack Bundles - Far Rock America. Seymour Cake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dirk Van Der Heijden's chin.

Cake
vs
Van Der Heijden

191 cm
26
216 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

182 cm
22
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seymour Cake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Van Der Heijden!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Van Der Heijden clinches up against the cage.
Van Der Heijden throws a punch but it's blocked by Cake.
Cake controlling the action here for a moment.
Cake looking to slow down the pace here.
Cake lands an elbow inside that Van Der Heijden shrugs off.

It looks like Dirk Van Der Heijden has been cut.
Cake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cake.
Cake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Heijden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Der Heijden takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Der Heijden as Cake tries to tie him up.
Cake is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Heijden takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Dirk Van Der Heijden's cut even more.
Still in the clinch, Van Der Heijden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cake misses with an elbow strike.
Van Der Heijden misses with the head strike.
Cake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Van Der Heijden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Cake.

Van Der Heijden is rocked!
Cake has Van Der Heijden pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Van Der Heijden is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Cake - that's hurt Van Der Heijden badly! Oh, another knee lands and Van Der Heijden is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Van Der Heijden doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Seymour Cake!
Our winner, Seymour Cake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Griswold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jason Romziel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jason Romziel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Romziel
vs
Griswold

174 cm
26
166 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

178 cm
26
147 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jason Romziel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clark Griswold!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griswold throws a good cross that connects.
Romziel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Griswold lands a nice hook to Romziel's body. Romziel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Griswold misses.
Griswold connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romziel shoots in for a takedown but Griswold shows good takedown defense.
Romziel slips a straight right by Griswold.
Griswold blocks the body kick.
Griswold scoring well with a low kick there.
Griswold looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Griswold!

Griswold clinches up with Romziel and pushes him back against the cage.
Romziel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Romziel wants to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romziel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griswold as Romziel tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel avoiding damage as Griswold throws knees to the body.
Griswold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romziel just leaning against Griswold, taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Romziel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romziel swings wildly with an uppercut but Griswold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griswold lands a nice shot to the body.
Romziel tries to throw a body punch but Griswold avoids it by throwing Romziel back against the cage.
Romziel is looking to control Griswold's arms but Griswold gets an underhook and turns him. Now Romziel has his back to the cage.
Griswold lands an uppercut.
Griswold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romziel tries to stall but Griswold uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jason Romziel has been cut.
Griswold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Romziel backwards.
A short right from Griswold on the inside.

Romziel is rocked!
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!
Nice elbow from Griswold.
Oh Romziel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griswold pushes Romziel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romziel taking a breather.
Griswold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Romziel backwards.
Griswold keeps control of Romziel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griswold missing with knees to the body.
Romziel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Romziel seems to have got his legs back now.
Romziel tries a body shot but Griswold blocks it.
Griswold lands a nice uppercut.
Romziel stalling in the clinch but Griswold improves position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Romziel.
Griswold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Griswold stalks Romziel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romziel's face. Romziel staggers backwards, shaken.
Good work by Griswold as he checks the leg kick.
Romziel takes one to the chin there.
Griswold misses with a series of wild punches.

Griswold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Romziel, pushing him back against the cage.
Griswold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Romziel backwards.
Romziel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Griswold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jason Romziel.
Romziel throws a big shot that misses.
Romziel looks to score with a jab to the body but Griswold is just out of range.
Griswold defending well as Romziel loads up on a big left hand.

Griswold has closed the distance and engaged Romziel in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Griswold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Griswold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Griswold lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Griswold.
Griswold scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Griswold.
Griswold creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Romziel's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Romziel drops to his knees and Griswold pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clark Griswold!
Clark Griswold decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boon Baboon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baboon comes to the cage accompanied by Masterchef Synesthesia. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Baboon
vs
Romziel

180 cm
29
168 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

179 cm
25
183 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boon Baboon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Romziel!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baboon shoots in for a double leg but Romziel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Baboon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Baboon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Baboon trying to control the action but Romziel is working from the bottom.

Baboon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Romziel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Baboon's guard! Nice work there by Romziel!

Baboon has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Romziel is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Baboon.
Baboon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Romziel's best efforts.

Baboon looking for submissions off his back.
Baboon is looking for a sweep. Romziel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baboon works his way to full guard. Good work.

Baboon looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Romziel passes into half guard.
Baboon regains full guard. Nicely done.
Romziel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Romziel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baboon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romziel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Romziel throwing strikes but missing.

Baboon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Romziel defends it easily.
Baboon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romziel manages to get himself to full guard.
Baboon prevents Romziel from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baboon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Romziel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Baboon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Romziel keeping moving, preventing Baboon from controlling successfully.
Baboon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baboon slips nicely into half guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baboon seems to be looking for submissions.
Romziel is looking to escape.
Baboon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Romziel kicks Baboon off and gets back to his feet.
Corey Romziel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Baboon with that takedown attempt.
Romziel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Romziel. No joy for Baboon on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boon Baboon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baboon shoots in looking for a takedown. Romziel tries to sprawl out of it but Baboon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romziel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Baboon fails with a takedown attempt.
Baboon is breathing heavily.
Baboon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Baboon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Baboon lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romziel wants to get back to his feet but Baboon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Romziel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Baboon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Baboon fails with the takedown.
Romziel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Romziel as Baboon shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baboon shoots and misses
and Romziel counters with a head kick.
Romziel scores with a nice right hand.
Baboon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romziel throws a nice head kick!

Baboon is rocked!

Romziel takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Baboon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Romziel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Romziel.
Baboon seems to have got his legs back now.
Romziel lands an elbow just above Baboon 's eye.
Nice elbow from Romziel.
Romziel has Baboon pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Corey Romziel will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baboon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Romziel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baboon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Baboon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romziel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romziel feints and then cracks Baboon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baboon down.
Baboon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romziel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baboon somewhat.
Romziel connects with an inside leg kick.
Romziel stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Romziel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baboon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romziel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Baboon somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boon Baboon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romziel cracks Baboon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baboon tries to move into range but Romziel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baboon throws the left hand but Romziel avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Romziel Rushes Baboon and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Baboon is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Romziel Piles on the pressure and Baboon crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Romziel!
During a confident post fight interview, Corey Romziel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kowalczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Living Colour - Cult Of Personality blaring out of the sound system. Williams has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Williams
vs
Kowalczyk

190 cm
23
250 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

170 cm
26
186 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remo Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Kowalczyk ducks down to avoid it.
Kowalczyk dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Kowalczyk lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.

It looks like Remo Williams has been cut.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Kowalczyk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kowalczyk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kowalczyk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kowalczyk throws out a powerful jab.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Kowalczyk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kowalczyk connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left and a right from Kowalczyk both land. Nice combination.

Remo Williams's cut is getting worse.
Kowalczyk is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Kowalczyk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kowalczyk scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kowalczyk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kowalczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kowalczyk looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Kowalczyk backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Williams's temple! It sends Williams violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Kowalczyk celebrates and the doctors try to help Williams!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Viktor Kowalczyk!
An out of breath Viktor Kowalczyk thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tantric Yogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Graves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alvarez. Tantric Yogi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Graves
vs
Yogi

190 cm
22
214 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
185 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tantric Yogi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yogi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yogi.
Graves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yogis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yogi avoids the body shot from Graves.
Graves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yogi.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Graves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves checks a low kick from Yogi.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yogi.
Nice uppercut lands for Graves. That snapped Yogi's head back.
Yogi throws a head kick that Graves semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yogi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Yogi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Graves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Graves tries to get out of the position.
Yogi throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves struggling a bit here.
Yogi lands a few punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Yogi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Graves is looking to reverse the position.
The strikes coming from Yogi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yogi working the ground and pound from side control.
Graves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yogi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graves seems a little lost for a moment, as Yogi dominates the positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Yogi throws a strike aimed at the side of Graves's head but Graves avoids it well.
Yogi working away.
Yogi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yogi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Yogi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogi advances to full mount.
Graves tries to hold on but Yogi postures up.
Graves is looking to get to half guard.
Yogi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Graves is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yogi lands a big elbow.
Graves holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yogi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Yogi is landing with some decent strikes but Graves is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yogi wants to control the pace but Graves is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Yogi cracks Graves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tantric Yogi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Yogi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Graves defends it nicely.
Yogi throws a front kick aimed at Graves's knee but Graves avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat.
Graves throws a hook but Yogi blocks it.
Yogi fails to land the takedown.
Graves throws a hook but Yogi avoids it easily.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves tries a head kick but it misses.
Yogi walks into a jab.
Yogi scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves misses with a looping right.
Yogi checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Yogi there.
A clash of legs there as Yogi blocks the low kick.
Yogi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yogi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yogi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yogi slips under a jab from Graves.
A big right from Graves misses.
Tantric Yogi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Graves as Yogi shoots in.
Doug Graves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tantric Yogi.
Yogi throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Yogi.
Yogi misses with a kick to the body
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yogi thinking.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yogi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yogi throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Yogi tries a head kick but it misses.
Doug Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yogi checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Yogi tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Yogi moved out of range nicely.
Graves avoids the head kick by Yogi.
Yogi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yogi slips under a jab from Graves.
Graves avoids a kick to the body.
Yogi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yogi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yogi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graves drops his hands momentarily and Yogi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Graves lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Graves, right into the meat.
Yogi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yogi wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
Yogi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yogi throws a sloppy head kick
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Yogi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yogi throws a body kick that misses.
Yogi thumps Graves with a low kick.
Yogi misses with a body kick.
Yogi wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
Yogi keeps Graves at a distance using the push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Graves as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves feints and then cracks Yogi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yogi down.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves avoids a kick to the body.
Graves steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yogi. That one must have hurt.
An inside leg kick from Yogi misses.
Yogi misses with a kick to the body.
Graves cracks a nice hook into Yogi's ribs.
Graves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yogi's hands.
Graves is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yogi looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming.
Yogi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Graves.
Graves lands a jab to the nose.
Graves tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Graves dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Graves moves out of range of the body kick from Yogi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yogi, right into the meat.
Graves defending well as Yogi loads up on a big left hand.
Yogi misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Yogi checks the leg kick.
Yogi wants to land a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
Yogi throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yogi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Graves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yogi's calf.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Yogi slips the punch.
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!
A head kick misses from Yogi.
Graves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yogi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Yogi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
Yogi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yogi wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
Doug Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Yogi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yogi tries for a takedown but Graves circles away easily
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yogi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Yogi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yogi looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
A big left from Graves misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yogi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Graves preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
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!
Yogi is trying to control the action in half guard but Graves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yogi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yogi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Graves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yogi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graves is trying to get back to full guard.
Yogi lands with a punch from half guard.
Yogi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yogi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yogi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves is refusing to be controlled, as Yogi sits in half guard.
Graves is trying to stand back up but Yogi is controlling him
Yogi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yogi throwing shots but Graves is blocking nicely.
Yogi lands strikes from half guard.
Yogi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yogi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tantric Yogi has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yogi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yogi.
Yogi throwing shots but Graves is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tantric Yogi.
I think Yogi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tantric Yogi!
An out of breath Tantric Yogi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.