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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 1406 p4p, 1611 weight class) and Vasily Khrapov Jr (ranked 187 p4p, 212 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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10 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Khrapov Jr!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Graves misses the shot to the body.
Khrapov Jr works Graves's body with a nice hook.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Khrapov Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Graves scoring well with a low kick there.
Graves lands with a good body shot.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khrapov Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Khrapov Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves throws a hook but Khrapov Jr avoids it easily.
A big right from Graves misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khrapov Jr! But no joy.
Khrapov Jr misses with a straight right.
Graves misses with a hook. Khrapov Jr ducked under it nicely.
Khrapov Jr slips a jab from Graves.
Graves misses with a body punch
and Khrapov Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Khrapov Jr is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands with a kick to the ribs.
Khrapov Jr rushes Graves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khrapov Jr can't get the takedown.
Khrapov Jr tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Khrapov Jr.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khrapov Jr backwards.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick there by Graves.
Jab, jab by Khrapov Jr - just one landing.
Graves cracks Khrapov Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Khrapov Jr.
Graves throws a head kick that misses.
Terrance Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Khrapov Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Khrapov Jr off balance momentarily.
Graves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Khrapov Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Khrapov Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khrapov Jr tries to clinch there but Graves circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a push kick but Khrapov Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Khrapov Jr tries to clinch up.
Graves appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khrapov Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Graves throws a half hearted mid kick.
Graves throws the kick towards the body but Khrapov Jr avoids it.
Graves misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Khrapov Jr there.
Graves feints and then cracks Khrapov Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khrapov Jr down.
Khrapov Jr tries to clinch there but Graves circles away.
Graves uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Khrapov Jr has time to react.
Terrance Graves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Khrapov Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Graves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Khrapov Jr misses its intended target.
A shot to the liver by Graves. Beautiful body shot.
Khrapov Jr walks into a jab.
Khrapov Jr slips a jab from Graves.
A jab from Graves finds it's way through Khrapov Jr's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Khrapov Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Graves connects with a good right hand that stumbles Khrapov Jr. Khrapov Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Khrapov Jr walks into a left hand.
Khrapov Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graves on the side of the head.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Khrapov Jr misses with a hook.
A cross from Khrapov Jr lands.
Graves pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Khrapov Jr moves forwards but Graves connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khrapov Jr lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Khrapov Jr misses the target.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves lands a jab to Khrapov Jr's midsection.
Khrapov Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Graves's head.
It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Khrapov Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khrapov Jr moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khrapov Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graves throws out the jab.
Graves throws a low kick but Khrapov Jr avoids it.
Khrapov Jr ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Khrapov Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crunch! Graves slams his shin into Khrapov Jr's torso.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Khrapov Jr. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Graves does it's job there.
Khrapov Jr looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Graves lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Graves throws a looping overhand right but Khrapov Jr ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khrapov Jr dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Khrapov Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khrapov Jr slips under a jab.
Graves punishes Khrapov Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khrapov Jr checks a low kick from Graves.
Graves connects with a nice looking jab.
Graves looks to throw a body kick
and Khrapov Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
Khrapov Jr cracks Graves with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Khrapov Jr throws a strike aimed at the side of Graves's head but Graves avoids it well.
Khrapov Jr is trying to ground and pound but Graves uses the momentary lack of control by Khrapov Jr to regain half guard.
Khrapov Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Khrapov Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graves defending well though.
Graves is pressing down on Khrapov Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Khrapov Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Graves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Khrapov Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Graves looking for a sweep. Not yet Graves, not yet.
Graves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Khrapov Jr working his ground and pound in the gym.
Graves is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Khrapov Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khrapov Jr is trying to maintain the position but Graves is very close to passing his half guard.
Khrapov Jr is staying active underneath Graves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Graves lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khrapov Jr is trying to maintain the position but Graves is very close to passing his half guard.
Vasily Khrapov Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graves is trying to control. Khrapov Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khrapov Jr wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
Graves is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Khrapov Jr is looking for a sweep. Graves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Graves scores with a jab to the head.
Khrapov Jr moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Khrapov Jr takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Khrapov Jr shoots in for a takedown but Graves shows good takedown defense.
Graves misses with a straight left.
Terrance Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves's corner calls for a 1-2. Graves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Khrapov Jr off balance momentarily.
Khrapov Jr closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
A nice left hand lands by Khrapov Jr.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graves.
Khrapov Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khrapov Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves lands with an overhand left.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
Khrapov Jr tries to clinch up
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
Khrapov Jr wants to clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Graves finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Graves throws a lazy right hand but Khrapov Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Graves dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Khrapov Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Khrapov Jr throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khrapov Jr misses with a body punch
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves lands a two punch combo.
Graves's corner calls for a 1-2. Graves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khrapov Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khrapov Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khrapov Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Graves walks into a straight right hand from Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov 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 scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khrapov Jr missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khrapov Jr gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrapov Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Khrapov Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Khrapov Jr prevents Graves from improving his position.
Khrapov Jr is thwarting Graves's attempts to control the position.
Khrapov Jr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Khrapov Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khrapov Jr can do to turn this around?
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Graves is trying to control but can't.
Khrapov Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Graves tries to roll over but Khrapov Jr keeps him under control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Terrance Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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 keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graves tries to get to full guard but Khrapov Jr has control of the leg.
Khrapov Jr trying to control the action but Graves is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Khrapov Jr.
Khrapov Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Graves.
A slapping leg kick lands for Graves.
Khrapov Jr misses with a takedown
and Graves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Graves throws a body punch but Khrapov Jr moves out of range.
Khrapov Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Graves.
Khrapov Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Graves in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Khrapov Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Graves scores with the left hand. Khrapov Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Khrapov Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Graves lands with a straight right. Khrapov Jr didn't see that one coming.
Khrapov Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Graves misses with a double jab
and Khrapov Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Graves's guard.
Graves trying to control the position here.
Khrapov Jr cracks Graves with a solid left hand.
Khrapov Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vasily Khrapov Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khrapov Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Graves is controlling Khrapov Jr's posture.
Graves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khrapov Jr's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khrapov Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Khrapov Jr, not yet.
Graves postures up.
Khrapov Jr wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
Khrapov Jr keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Graves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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 Terrance Graves.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graves, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrance Graves!
An out of breath Terrance 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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