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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 1291 p4p, 2339 weight class) and Thufir Hawat (ranked 168 p4p, 288 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thufir Hawat!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Graves.
Graves cracks Hawat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hawat 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.
Graves darts in and clinches Hawat up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawat.
Graves presses Hawat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawat avoiding damage as Graves throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Hawat blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves tries to work over Hawat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves digs a right hand into Hawat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawat's gas tank.
Graves prevents a body shot from Hawat.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Hawat's head.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves presses Hawat against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graves manages to break the clinch.
Graves scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawat doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Graves looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Graves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hawat wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
Graves keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Graves wants to control but Hawat is keeping him busy.
Hawat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graves lands with a punch from half guard.
Graves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Graves drops an elbow to the side of Hawat's head.
Graves looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graves scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hawat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graves.
Graves is pressing down on Hawat's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hawat is holding on for now.
Graves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Graves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawat defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat is concentrating on defense, preventing Graves from advancing position.
Graves takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hawat is trying to control but can't.
Graves passes into side control, despite Hawat's attempt to control the position.
Hawat is not content to let Graves control the position.
Graves fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Graves scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Graves seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hawat is trying to get back to half guard.
Graves working the head with strikes.
Graves throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hawat works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Graves is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Graves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Graves not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hawat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that round.
That's time! Graves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Graves shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hawat's guard.
Graves wants to control from the top but Hawat keeps moving.
Graves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Graves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hawat's head.
Graves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graves's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawat trying to control the position.
Graves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hawat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graves is one step ahead there.
Graves trying to control but Hawat is working from the bottom.
Hawat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Graves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hawat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Graves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Graves lands a couple of elbows.
Graves throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Graves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Hawat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graves pulls Hawat in to control the position.
Hawat controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hawat won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
Graves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawat manages to get himself to full guard.
Graves sitting in guard here, content to control.
Graves trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Graves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Graves passes Hawat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hawat wants to improve his position but Graves is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawat wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
Graves looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Graves scores with a takedown into Hawat's guard.
Graves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Graves advances position into side control!
Graves is chipping away with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves wants to control but Hawat is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawat is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Graves off and has taken his back!
Graves has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Hawat.
Graves tries to escape the position.
Hawat trying to control.
Hawat avoiding Graves 's attempts to control his hands.
Terrance Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves is really stuck here.
Graves surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Hawat controlling the position well here. Graves rolled but Hawat kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Thufir Hawat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawat's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Graves rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Graves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hawat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hawat's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawat can't escape the position.
Graves has good solid back control here.
Graves gets his hands free as Hawat looks to control.
Hawat is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Graves.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Graves'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's the end of the fight!
Terrance 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Graves!
After winning the bout, Terrance Graves 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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