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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Graves might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Alvarez. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24 - 14 - 0 |
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218 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves blocks a head kick by Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with a body shot
and Graves counters with a nice leg kick.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Kadoic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Graves's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kadoic throws a leg kick but Graves moved away.
Graves lands the left hand.
Graves checks a leg kick.
Kadoic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Graves is out of range and Kadoic settles back down.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves keeps Kadoic at a distance using the push kick.
Graves tries to move into range but Kadoic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves connects with a leg kick. Kadoic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kadoic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kadoic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kadoic misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a low kick but Graves avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kadoic doesn't seem phased though.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kadoic can pounce on him.
Kadoic misses with a leg kick.
Kadoic tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doug Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kadoic slips a straight right by Graves.
The fighters circling - Graves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kadoic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kadoic motions for Graves to come forward. Kadoic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Kadoic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A good leg kick by Kadoic.
Kadoic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Graves.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Kadoic moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kadoic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves throws a lazy body kick
and Kadoic counters with a thumping low kick.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kadoic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Doug Graves has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Graves blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Kadoic.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kadoic tries to move into range but Graves moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kadoic throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kadoic manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Kadoic. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves throws a leg kick
and Kadoic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kadoic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Graves can pounce on him.
Graves slips a straight right by Kadoic.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kadoic - that will leave a mark!
Graves connects with an inside leg kick.
Kadoic tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves throws a solid leg kick but Kadoic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Graves.
Kadoic misses with a body kick.
Graves avoids the head kick by Kadoic.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadoic moves out of range as Graves throws a body kick.
Graves throws a one two combo.
Graves connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kadoic throws a leg kick
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves connects with the punch.
Graves thuds a left hand into Kadoic's body.
Graves thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Kadoic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Kadoic is looking to score with low kicks.
Kadoic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kadoic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Graves checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Kadoic misses with a lunging right hand
and Graves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kadoic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
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.
Graves misses with a hook. Kadoic ducked under it nicely.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kadoic misses with a body shot.
Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kadoic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kadoic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters circling a little - Kadoic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kadoic.
Kadoic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Doug Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kadoic thumps Graves with a low kick.
Graves throws a shot to the body.
Kadoic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a hook.
Graves misses with a low kick.
Graves misses with a body shot.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Kadoic counters with a good low kick that Graves was not able to check.
A jab from Kadoic does it's job there.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Kadoic looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Kadoic moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Graves throws the left hand but Kadoic avoids the punch easily.
Kadoic lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Kadoic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Kadoic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
Graves throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadoic was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Kadoic is just out of range.
Graves throws a low kick, looking for Kadoic's leg but Kadoic calmly moves out of range.
Kadoic throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Graves throws a wild body kick that Kadoic sees coming a mile off.
Graves scores with a jab. Kadoic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kadoic instigates a clinch.
Kadoic misses with some punches.
Kadoic has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
A nice left hand lands by Kadoic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Graves blocking some punches.
Kadoic takes a shot to the head.
Kadoic scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic misses with some punches.
Graves is looking to control Kadoic's arms but Kadoic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Graves has his back to the cage.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves blocks a body shot from Kadoic.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Kadoic misses with a hook to the ribs.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Graves takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Graves tries to stall but Kadoic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graves blocks a body shot from Kadoic.
Kadoic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Kadoic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kadoic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Kadoic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Kadoic.
Graves misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic misses the shot to the body.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kadoic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kadoic!
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kadoic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kadoic throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kadoic can pounce on him.
Kadoic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kadoic thows a body shot but no joy.
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Kadoic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Graves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drazen Kadoic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doug Graves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Graves slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Kadoic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Kadoic throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadoic slips under a jab from Graves.
Graves cracks the inside of Kadoic's front leg.
Graves throws the left hand but Kadoic avoids the punch easily.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadoic was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
A low kick from Kadoic is predictable there
and Graves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
A short uppercut from Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with some punches.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kadoic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kadoic can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Kadoic.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Kadoic controls his hands.
Kadoic works on Graves's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kadoic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Kadoic misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic presses Graves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kadoic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Graves - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Doug Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kadoic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadoic.
Come on Graves - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kadoic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kadoic.
Graves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadoic throws a leg kick but Graves checks it.
Graves cracks Kadoic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Kadoic moves away and avoids it.
Kadoic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
Kadoic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Kadoic slips the punch.
Kadoic ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Kadoic checks a low kick from Graves.
Graves connects with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kadoic checks a leg kick.
Graves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kadoic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kadoic is looking to slow Graves down with leg kicks.
Kadoic lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadoic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kadoic.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Kadoic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kadoic. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kadoic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kadoic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kadoic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Kadoic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves ducks right into an uppercut from Kadoic.
Kadoic throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kadoic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadoic clinches.
Graves is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Doug Graves.
Well Graves 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Graves!
Doug Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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