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Event:
DMMA 378
Date: Dec 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Bonaparte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaparte shapes to counter with a head kick.
Bonaparte misses with a body kick.
Graves takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves misses with a right hand
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Bonaparte connects with the punch.
A jab from Graves misses.
Bonaparte throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CUT#It looks like Jacques Bonaparte has been cut.
Bonaparte lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Graves misses with a right hand
and Bonaparte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Bonaparte releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Daverio Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Bonaparte is out of range.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
enabling Bonaparte to counter with a crisp jab.
Donk. Graves catches Bonaparte right on the button with a cross.
Bonaparte lands a nice shot to the body.
Graves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a body kick that stops Graves in his tracks momentarily.
Bonaparte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonaparte.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with a left hand
and Bonaparte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#Graves is rocked!#CUT2#Daverio Graves's cut is getting worse.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a slapping leg kick.
Graves swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a big right hand! Oh Graves is in trouble here! Bonaparte follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques Bonaparte!
Our winner, Jacques Bonaparte, 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. |
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Event:
DMMA 374
Date: Nov 24, 2024 |
#R1#
Stankovic scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Stankovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
Graves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stankovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Stankovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Graves.
Jab from Stankovic.
Graves avoids the body shot from Stankovic.
Stankovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stankovic throws a looping overhand right but Graves ducks down to avoid it.
Stankovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stankovic throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Stankovic lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Graves swings widly with a right hand
and Stankovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Stankovic jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stankovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Graves.#ROC#Stankovic is rocked!
Stankovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Graves pounces like a tiger and cracks Stankovic with a vicious hook! Stankovic is down but not out! Graves follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daverio Graves!
Daverio Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
CCC 87
Date: Nov 03, 2024 |
#R1#
Graves tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farquharson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Graves misses with a hook.
Farquharson slips under a jab from Graves.
Farquharson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Farquharson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
Farquharson ducks right into an uppercut from Graves.
Graves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Farquharson on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with an uppercut. Farquharson saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Farquharson.
Farquharson attempts a counter takedown but Graves avoids it well and moves away.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farquharson moves away.#T1#
Graves looks to land a right hand but Farquharson moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Graves. Those never looked like landing.
Farquharson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Farquharson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farquharson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farquharson attempts a counter takedown but Graves avoids it well and moves away.
Farquharson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Daverio Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Graves misses with an uppercut
#TD#
and Farquharson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Graves!
Graves takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Graves dodges the ground and pound from Farquharson.
Farquharson is looking to take a break and control but Graves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farquharson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Graves is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farquharson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Graves down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves being controlled for a moment.
Graves defending against the ground and pound. #T3#
Farquharson working the ground and pound from side control.
Graves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farquharson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Graves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Farquharson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Farquharson with the ground and pound but Graves regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Graves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farquharson.
Farquharson trying to control from half guard but Graves is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Graves can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Farquharson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Graves's thigh. Graves counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Farquharson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Farquharson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Farquharson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daverio Graves will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD#
and Farquharson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graves's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farquharson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graves keeping moving, preventing Farquharson from controlling successfully.
Graves can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Farquharson controls the pace.
Farquharson passes Graves's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Farquharson not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Farquharson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T1#
Graves has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Farquharson is working away from the top position though.
Farquharson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
Well, if Farquharson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Farquharson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Graves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Farquharson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farquharson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Duncan Farquharson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Farquharson is taking a breather. Graves says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Farquharson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graves wants to control but Farquharson is keeping busy.
Farquharson trying to pass the guard but Graves defending well.
Farquharson trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farquharson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Graves sprawls and moves away.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Farquharson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Graves sprawls and moves away.
Graves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farquharson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Graves sprawls and moves away.
Farquharson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farquharson feinted with a counter takedown.
Farquharson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Farquharson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
#TD#
and Farquharson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Graves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farquharson.
Graves on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farquharson 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.
Farquharson slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Farquharson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Farquharson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
Farquharson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farquharson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Farquharson dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Farquharson staying out of range there.
Graves misses with a hook
#TD#
and Farquharson counters with a takedown into side control.
Farquharson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Graves's face as Farquharson controls the position.
Graves takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Farquharson throws an elbow but Graves slips to the side and avoids it well.
Farquharson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Graves!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farquharson tries to control but Graves wriggling away.
Farquharson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Farquharson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T1#
Farquharson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Farquharson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graves?
#CUT#It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Farquharson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graves?
Graves in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Farquharson looking to finish with strikes here!
Farquharson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Graves blocking the ground and pound. #T2#
Farquharson wants to control the pace but Graves is squirming around nicely.
Farquharson controlling from the full mount.
Farquharson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Graves is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Farquharson looking to control but Graves is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Farquharson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Farquharson landing strikes, looking to finish! #T3#
Farquharson working the ground and pound effectively.
Farquharson looking to ground and pound but Graves is blocking nicely.
Farquharson looking to finish with strikes here!
Farquharson throwing strikes but Graves recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Farquharson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #CUT#That has opened up Daverio Graves's cut even more.
Farquharson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Farquharson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Farquharson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Graves for as long as he can get away with.
Farquharson 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.
Farquharson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Farquharson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Farquharson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Farquharson is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farquharson to get the leverage.
Farquharson trying to control the pace.
Further stalling from Farquharson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Farquharson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Farquharson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan Farquharson! |
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Event:
CCC 78
Date: Oct 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Spencer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Spencer misses the target.
Graves throws a hook but Spencer blocks it.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.#KD2#
Graves feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Spencer sprawling to the canvas! Spencer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Graves finish him?!
Horrible takedown attempt by Spencer or perhaps it was just good defense by Graves, which made it look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Spencer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spencer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Spencer's head, knocking him out cold! Graves is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daverio Graves!
An out of breath Daverio Graves thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
CCC 65 : Rolf vs McMichael
Date: Aug 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Graves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Graves wants it to stay on the feet.
Praust tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Praust.
Praust staying out of range there.
Praust takes one on the button.#CUT#It looks like Marshall Praust has been cut.
No luck for Praust with that takedown attempt.
Graves misses with a hook
#TD2#
and Praust counters with a nice double leg into side control. Graves won't be happy with that.
Graves being controlled for a moment.
Praust trying to control the position but Graves is working away. #T1##SUB2#
Praust in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Graves is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marshall Praust!
After winning the bout, Marshall Praust thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
CCC 51 : Fedetenko vs Hulk
Date: Jul 14, 2024 |
#R1#
Dalrymple showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Graves.
Graves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#It looks like Teddy Dalrymple has been cut.
Graves cracks Dalrymple with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dalrymple falls to his knees and Graves doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daverio Graves!
A relieved looking Daverio Graves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
CCC 40 : Helpmann vs Bekzod
Date: Jun 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves misses with a hook. Van De Leide ducked under it nicely.
Daverio Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Van De Leide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van De Leide scores with a sloppy right hand. Graves should have avoided that one.
Van De Leide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Van De Leide.
Van De Leide looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Van De Leide.
Van De Leide doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van De Leide shoots in looking for a takedown. Graves tries to sprawl out of it but Van De Leide keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Graves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van De Leide moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van De Leide swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van De Leide defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Graves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Van De Leide.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van De Leide.
And Graves counters with a quick kick to the body but Van De Leide blocks it.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Graves.
Good shot there by Graves.
Van De Leide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Graves misses.
Van De Leide let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Van De Leide scores with the left hand. Graves knows he should have avoided that one.
Graves avoids the body shot from Van De Leide.
Graves throws an off balance right hand
and Van De Leide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Van De Leide bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#It looks like Silvio Van De Leide has been cut.
Van De Leide misses with an uppercut.
Graves is looking to counter with a body kick.
Van De Leide has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Van De Leide throws a head kick that misses
and Graves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van De Leide jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Van De Leide forces Graves back against the cage and clinches.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van De Leide has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T2##BC#
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Graves throws a body punch but Van De Leide moves out of range.
Graves works Van De Leide's body with a nice hook.#KD#
Graves sends Van De Leide crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Graves is motioning to the referee to let Van De Leide up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Van De Leide is rocked!
Graves cracks Van De Leide with a left hook right on the temple and Van De Leide goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Graves lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Van De Leide is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daverio Graves!
A victorious Daverio Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Silvio Van De Leide had this to say: 'War should only be in the cage. Peace on Earth.'. |
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Event:
RSE 80:
Date: May 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Constantinou moves away and avoids it.
Graves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Constantinou momentarily.
#CUT#It looks like Lazaros Constantinou has been cut.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Graves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Constantinou counters with a nice uppercut. #KD#
Graves feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Constantinou sprawling to the canvas! Constantinou rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Graves finish him?!
#ROC#Constantinou is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Constantinou is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Graves doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Constantinou crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Constantinou's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daverio Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Daverio Graves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
TOF 82
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Graves connects with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Graves thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith blocks a jab.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith slips under a jab.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves lands with a cross to side of 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!
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Graves avoids it.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Graves thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves misses with a two punch combination.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith moves away from the strike by Graves.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Graves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Graves walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Smith drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Graves swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Smith's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daverio Graves!
A relieved looking Daverio Graves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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Event:
TOF 74
Date: Jan 28, 2024 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Graves. Those never looked like landing.
Manfred displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Graves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manfred.
Manfred scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Manfred defending well as Graves loads up on a big left hand.
Manfred let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Manfred throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Graves misses with a hook. Manfred ducked under it nicely.
Manfred tries to work over Graves's front leg with a kick but Graves checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfred ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves works the jab nicely.#CUT#It looks like Klaus Manfred has been cut.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manfred manages to avoid it.
Manfred with the counter takedown but Graves avoids it easily.
Graves connects with a nice looking jab.
#T1#
Graves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Manfred connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manfred ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klaus Manfred seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manfred looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Manfred smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Manfred was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Manfred throws a leg kick
and Manfred takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manfred manages to avoid it.#T2#
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Manfred to score with a decent uppercut.#TD2#
Manfred closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Graves quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves is not content to let Manfred control the position.
Graves trying to hold on to Manfred's head to control him but Manfred postures up.
Manfred trying to control from Graves's half guard. Graves has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Manfred throws a big right hand that misses.
Manfred throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Manfred throws a big elbow that misses.
Manfred seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Manfred looking to pass the guard.
Graves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Manfred is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#KD#
Graves drops Manfred with a beautiful combination! Manfred stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Graves is looking for the KO!#T4##TD2#
Manfred decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves is in trouble now - Manfred has advanced to mount!
Manfred looking to control and managing it successfully.
Graves takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Graves tries to hold on but Manfred pushes him away. #SUB2#
Manfred looking to secure an arm triangle but Graves defends it well.
Manfred controlling the position easily from mount. #T5#
The referee warns Graves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#SUB2#
Manfred looking for a guillotine from mount but Graves is having none of it.
Manfred looking to control and managing it successfully.
Manfred throws some wild stikes that Graves manages to avoid easily.
Manfred sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!#T6#
Graves is wriggling around trying to escape.
Manfred landing punches.
Manfred throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Manfred trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Graves keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manfred fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Manfred scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graves?
Manfred with shots to the head and body - Graves looks very uncomfortable down there. #T7#
Manfred controlling the position easily from mount.
Manfred has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manfred landing strikes from the mount and Graves is in trouble!
Manfred in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Manfred looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Poor strikes thrown by Manfred there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Manfred dominating with strikes here.#CUT2#It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Manfred postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Graves bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Manfred and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klaus Manfred!
Klaus Manfred decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
TOF 65
Date: Dec 30, 2023 |
#R1#
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
Moore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That kick from Moore tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
letting Graves counter with a right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Peyton Moore has been cut.
Graves defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Graves blocks a head kick by Moore.
Graves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore lunges at Graves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graves's hand.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Graves has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.#T1#
Moore misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Graves lands a nice hook to Moore's body. Moore takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore connects with a right hand. Graves shakes it off.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves slips under a jab from Moore.
Graves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Moore blocks it well.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Moore throws the kick towards the body but Graves avoids it.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moore throws out the jab.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moore moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore connects with a leg kick.
Graves lands with a hook. Moore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Graves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore thinks about countering with a body kick.#T3#
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore throws a half hearted mid kick.
Graves swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Moore connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Graves momentarily.
Moore misses with a hook.
Graves throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Moore circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T4#
Graves stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore connects with the punch.
Graves misses with a hook.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Graves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moore digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Moore.
Moore throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Graves.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T5#
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Moore misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Graves misses.
Moore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Moore avoids a kick to the body.
Graves wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Graves slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Graves's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Graves misses with a kick to the body.
Graves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Graves slips a straight right by Moore.#T6#
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Graves throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moore thinking.
Nice cross by Graves.#CUT2#Peyton Moore's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Graves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moore moves out of range of the leg kick from Graves.
Graves ducks right into an uppercut from Moore.
Graves is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Moore had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore throws a shot to the body.
#T7#
Graves lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Moore is breathing heavily.
Graves stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Graves scores with a head kick. Moore tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Graves misses with a looping right.
Graves is looking to land body kicks.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T8#
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves thinks about the counter body kick.
Moore throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Moore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick from Graves is predictable there
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Moore throws a leg kick which misses Graves's front leg but catches the back leg as Graves tries to avoid it.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Graves responds with a good body kick, but Moore manages to step out the way in time.
Moore throws a sloppy body shot
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Moore.#T9#
Moore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moore throws a body kick that misses.
Graves goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Graves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Moore thinks about countering with a head kick.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Moore.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daverio Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peyton Moore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Graves throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore throws a body kick that misses.
Graves misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves defending well as Moore loads up on a big left hand.
Jab, jab by Moore - just one landing.
Graves misses the jab.
It appears Moore was looking to counter with a kick there.
Graves throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice shot by Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Peyton Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Moore misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Moore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
Graves throws a push kick but Moore slaps the foot to one side.
Graves staying out of range there.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Moore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Graves attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Moore takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Graves is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Graves misses. #T2#
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Moore tries a head kick but it misses.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Moore ducks down to avoid it.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore fakes the leg kick and cracks Graves in the body.
Graves lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore moves away from the strike by Graves.
Moore moves away from the strike by Graves.
Moore throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T3#
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Moore misses with a hook to the body
and Graves counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves lands a jab.
Jab by Graves.#ROC2#Moore is rocked!#CUT2#Peyton Moore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4#
Moore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Graves's head.
Moore misses the body punch
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves misses with a left hand
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore moves away from the strike by Graves.
Moore was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Moore blocks a jab.
Moore misses with a body punch
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore blocks a jab.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Graves.
Moore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Donk. Moore catches Graves right on the button with a cross.#T5#
Moore misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a one-two to the body.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Graves checks the leg kick.
Moore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Graves shrugs it off though.
Moore with a nice cross.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Moore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T6#
A head kick misses from Moore.
Graves throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graves has time to react.
Moore throws a body kick that misses
and Graves counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Moore badly! Graves follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Moore out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Graves finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daverio Graves!
A victorious Daverio Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
The Island Season 14, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jul 02, 2023 |
#R1#
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves wants to counter the offense by Moore and move into the clinch position.
Moore getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Graves takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Graves has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Graves on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Moore thumps Graves with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Moore catches Graves right on the button with a cross.
Moore wants to land a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Moore misses with a right hand
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Peyton Moore has been cut.
Moore throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Graves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Moore lands a nice shot to the body.
Moore misses with a hook
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore throws a combination that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Graves scrambles back to his feet.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.#T2#
Moore pushes Graves away with a front kick.
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore scores with a hook.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moore. Graves shrugs it off though.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Moore staying out of range there.
Graves throws a body punch but Moore moves out of range.
Moore throws a combination. Graves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Moore scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Moore looks to land a combination but Graves avoids it well.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4##CL2#
Graves clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Graves prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore tries to circle away but Graves has him pinned against the cage.
Moore throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Moore dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Moore digs a good body shot into Graves's ribs.
Moore fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moore swinging wildly here.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moore darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moore misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Graves moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Moore misses with some punches.
Moore blocking some punches.
Moore is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T1#
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Graves has double underhooks.
Graves lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
A short left from Graves.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
#BC2#
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Moore misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a straight right hand.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moore slips a jab from Graves.
A little feinted left hand from Moore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T2#
Graves moves away from the strike by Moore.
Moore cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Moore misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Moore lands with an uppercut that bounces Graves off the cage and back into range.#T3#
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore misses with a body shot.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Moore scores with a jab.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Graves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Graves moves away.
Graves throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.#T4#
Good work by Graves as he checks the leg kick.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Peyton Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moore throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Moore.
Moore jabs Graves to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A low kick from Moore is predictable there
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peyton Moore dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Moore looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range.
Graves wants to counter the offense by Moore and move into the clinch position.
Moore walks into a stiff left hand from Graves.
Graves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Graves counters with a nice body shot.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Graves.
Moore tries to land a leg kick but Graves saw it coming and moves away.
Moore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.#T1##CL2#
Graves forces Moore back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Graves breaks the clinch.
Moore misses with a two punch combination.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moore.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Moore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Moore misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Moore misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#Peyton Moore's cut is getting worse.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moore is trying to break free.
Daverio Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##BC2#
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves blocks a leg kick.
Graves throws out a counter right but Moore avoids it with no problem.
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Graves circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore looks for the body kick but Graves saw that one coming.
Moore throws a right hand that Graves ducks under and follows up with a left that Graves also avoids with ease.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Graves is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Moore with a body shot.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
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!
Moore misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves tries to counter with a clinch but Moore shakes him off and moves away.#T3#
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Graves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore's jab looks to have found its range, popping Graves under the eye.
Graves walks into a jab.
Moore swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T4#
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Moore misses with a kick to the body #KD2#
and Graves counters with a crisp right hand that drops Moore! Graves lets Moore back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Peyton Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#ROC2#Moore is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore misses with a body kick.
Moore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves moves forwards but Moore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Moore misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Graves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moore throws a lazy body kick
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Peyton Moore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moore, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Peyton Moore!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Peyton Moore!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Peyton Moore!
Peyton Moore wins by unanimous decision!
Peyton Moore was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2023 |
#R1#
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
#CL2#
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves gets underhooks to prevent Sanders's takedown attempt.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanderss head.
Graves works on Sanders's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a body shot.
Graves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanders or not.
A short left from Graves.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
Sanders gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Graves gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sanders is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daverio Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Daverio Graves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Graves jabs at Simpson's body.#CL#
Graves has managed to clinch.
Simpson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.#BC#
Graves manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves lands a body shot.
#CL#
Graves pushes Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Simpson tries to break the clinch but Graves is controlling the position. #BC#
Graves breaks the clinch.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simpson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves scores with a body shot.
Simpson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Graves lands with a hook. Simpson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves tries to clinch there but Simpson circles away.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Graves connects with a right hand. Simpson shakes it off.
Graves cracks Simpson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Decent striking displayed by Graves there.#CL#
Graves pushes Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Simpson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Simpson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
Simpson looks winded!#BC2#
Simpson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Simpson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daverio Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Simpson in a clinch.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've been informed that Simpson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T2#
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves works on Simpson's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graves.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graves. #BC#
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simpson, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves stuns Simpson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Simpson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graves lands a jab to Simpson's midsection.#T3##CL#
Graves forces Simpson back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
#BC#
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Simpson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Graves dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daverio Graves! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Lammaron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Lammaron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lammaron manages to avoid it.
Daverio Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lammaron takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch lands to the side of Lammaron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lammaron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lammaron.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Lammaron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graves misses with a hook. Lammaron ducked under it nicely.
Graves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lammaron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and Lammaron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves lands a lovely overhand right.
Graves lands a nice hook to Lammaron's body. Lammaron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves lands with a nice body punch.
Graves connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Lammaron is out of range.
Lammaron staying out of range there.
Lammaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graves misses with a body shot.
#T2#
Lammaron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves misses with a hook
and Lammaron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves connects with the punch.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lammaron manages to avoid it.
Lammaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves lands a nice shot to the body.
Graves connects with a nice looking jab.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Lammaron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Lammaron is just out of range.
Lammaron throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.#T3#
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Lammaron's head back.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Lammaron throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Lammaron takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Graves thuds a left hand into Lammaron's body.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Lammaron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lammaron throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Graves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lammaron looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lammaron walks into a jab.
Graves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves throws a jab when Lammaron was well out of range.
Lammaron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Graves takes a swing at Lammaron's ribcage but misses. #T4#
Graves throws a hook to the side of Lammaron's head but Lammaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Lammaron is just out of range.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves scores with a nice strike.
Graves lands a nice shot that snaps Lammaron's head back.
Graves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lammaron to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Daverio Graves has been cut.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daverio Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daverio 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.#R2#
A jab from Graves misses.
A little jabbing left from Lammaron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Lammaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Lammaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lammaron can do to turn this around?
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Lammaron.
It seemed like Lammaron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Graves scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Lammaron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lammaron manages to avoid it.#T1#
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Lammaron is just out of range.
Lammaron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lammaron manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Graves.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Lammaron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Graves lands with a right hand.
Graves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lammaron.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lammaron! But no joy.
Graves misses the body punch
and Lammaron counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Graves looks to throw the jab but Lammaron is out of range.
Lammaron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Lammaron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lammaron might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Graves has got the better of the exchanges.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Lammaron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lammaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lammaron slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Lammaron let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Lammaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Graves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lammaron now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lammaron manages to avoid it.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
Graves catches Lammaron with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Lammaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T4#
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lammaron was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Lammaron moved out of range nicely.
Lammaron now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Lammaron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lammaron moves out of range of the strikes.
Lammaron slips a jab from Graves.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Lammaron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Graves finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daverio Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daverio Graves's cut.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Lammaron takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lammaron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
A big right from Graves misses.
A little jabbing left from Lammaron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lammaron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Graves lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a straight right.
Graves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lammaron.
Lammaron ducks right into an uppercut from Graves. #T1#
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Lammaron moves away and avoids it.
Lammaron now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lammaron.
Lammaron doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Graves.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lammaron misses with a straight right.
Lammaron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Graves finds it's way round the side to connect with Lammaron's head.
Graves rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lammaron to counter with a crisp jab.
Paxton Lammaron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A big left from Graves misses.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lammaron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lammaron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves misses with a hook to the body
letting Lammaron counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Lammaron to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Lammaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Lammaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lammaron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lammaron.
Lammaron takes one to the side of the head.
Lammaron ducks under a wild hook from Graves.#T3#
Lammaron blocks a jab.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Lammaron moved out of range.
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Lammaron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.
Graves misses the jab.
A little jabbing left from Lammaron on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lammaron takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lammaron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Graves.
A shot to the body from Graves misses
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#Daverio Graves's cut is getting worse.#T4#
Lammaron avoids the body shot from Graves.
Lammaron looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. Lammaron moves away and avoids it.
Lammaron might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Graves with a hook.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
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!
Graves misses with an uppercut
and Lammaron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves throws a body shot but no joy.
Lammaron staying out of range there.
It seemed like Lammaron was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daverio Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice defenses there by Lammaron.
Lammaron looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daverio Graves showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daverio Graves! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Graves jabs Montgomery Jr right on the nose. Montgomery Jr blinks but takes it well.
Graves sizes up Montgomery Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Montgomery Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Graves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Graves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Graves gets tackled into the cage by Montgomery Jr. Montgomery Jr maintains the clinch. #BC#
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Graves lands.
Graves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montgomery Jr's head backwards.
Graves with a hook.
Montgomery Jr is looking to clinch but Graves is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves lands with a hook. Montgomery Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Graves keeps the fight on the outside.
Montgomery Jr moves in looking to clinch but Graves pushes him off.
Graves swats away the attempt to clinch by Montgomery Jr.
Montgomery Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montgomery Jr is looking to clinch.
Graves was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montgomery Jr wants to clinch up but Graves keeps it at a distance.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Montgomery Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Montgomery Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Montgomery Jr wants to clinch.#T1#
Graves cracks Montgomery Jr with a good jab.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Graves dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range. #CL2#
Montgomery Jr takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montgomery Jr's head backwards.
Montgomery Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch up.
Graves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montgomery Jr's head backwards.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch there but Graves circles away.
Graves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Montgomery Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.
Montgomery Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
Graves works Montgomery Jr's body with a nice hook.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice cross by Graves.
Montgomery Jr wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Montgomery Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves scores with a jab to the jaw.
Graves connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Montgomery Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Graves swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Montgomery Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves lands a body shot.
Montgomery Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Graves lands a right hook to the body.
Graves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Montgomery Jr. Montgomery Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Graves throws a shot to the body.
Graves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Montgomery Jr wants to clinch up but Graves keeps it at a distance.
As Montgomery Jr looks to move away, Graves throws a big counter combo but Montgomery Jr just gets out of the way.#T3#
Graves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Montgomery Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC#Montgomery Jr is rocked!
Montgomery Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Montgomery Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Graves finish him?
Montgomery Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montgomery Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Montgomery Jr tries to clinch but Graves is having none of it.
Montgomery Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graves connects with a body shot that sends Montgomery Jr's belly button to the back.
Graves with a nice cross.
Graves avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Graves lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves scores with a jab. Montgomery Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Graves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Graves lands a jab.
Montgomery Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Montgomery Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Montgomery Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Graves lands with a nice body punch.
Montgomery Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graves lands with a shot to the body.
Graves lands with a straight right. Montgomery Jr didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Montgomery Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Graves cracks Montgomery Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Montgomery Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Graves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Montgomery Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Graves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Montgomery Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Graves jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montgomery Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
#KD#
Graves cracks Montgomery Jr with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Montgomery Jr looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Graves finish him?
Graves walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Montgomery Jr drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Graves swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Montgomery Jr's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daverio Graves! |
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