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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cormac McCarthy (ranked 147 p4p, 452 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 20 p4p, 63 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Terrance Graves was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cormac McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
McCarthy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graves wants to counter with a clinch but McCarthy pushes him away.
We've been hearing reports that McCarthy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McCarthy misses with a series of wild punches.
And Graves tries to counter it with a takedown but McCarthy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nice cross by McCarthy.
Graves dodges the punch combination from McCarthy.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McCarthy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarthy throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves moves out of range as McCarthy strikes.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cormac McCarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCarthy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Graves moves away from the strike by McCarthy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by McCarthy.
McCarthy with a hook.
McCarthy blocks a jab.
McCarthy tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarthy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCarthy with a hook.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
Graves blocks a jab.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but McCarthy is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from McCarthy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Graves has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McCarthy cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCarthy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice shot lands for McCarthy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McCarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCarthy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Graves doesn't seem bothered though.
Graves staying out of range there.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
Graves looks to land a right hand but McCarthy moved out of range.
McCarthy misses with a wild combination.
Graves with the counter takedown but McCarthy avoids it easily.
McCarthy stalks Graves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graves's face. Graves staggers backwards, shaken.
Graves pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCarthy is out of range and Graves settles back down.
McCarthy looks to throw the jab but Graves is out of range.
Graves feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McCarthys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Graves misses with an uppercut. McCarthy saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves digs a good hook to McCarthy's body.
McCarthy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCarthy preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graves has control of McCarthy's left arm, preventing McCarthy from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graves is keeping the position for now.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
McCarthy won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
McCarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCarthy postures up in Graves's guard and throws a big left but Graves blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCarthy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCarthy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graves controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McCarthy won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
McCarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graves thinks about the counter body kick.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Graves swings for the body but McCarthy moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from McCarthy. Those never looked like landing.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as McCarthy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Graves misses its intended target.
McCarthy loads up on a big right hand but Graves slips the punch.
McCarthy backing away here, and Graves unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McCarthy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
McCarthy feints and as Graves raises his hands in defense, McCarthy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McCarthy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Graves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Graves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCarthy is in close to Graves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCarthy is in close to Graves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McCarthy passes Graves's left leg - he's now in half guard.
McCarthy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
McCarthy is thwarting Graves's attempts to control the position.
McCarthy prevents Graves from improving his position.
Graves trying to hold on to McCarthy's head to control him but McCarthy postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCarthy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graves trying to control but McCarthy postures up.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McCarthy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Graves trying to hold on to McCarthy's head to control him but McCarthy postures up.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McCarthy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graves is trying to control but can't.
McCarthy is pressing down on Graves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Graves is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Graves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Graves.
McCarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cormac McCarthy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCarthy forces his way into half guard.
McCarthy 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.
McCarthy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graves is trying to maintain the position but McCarthy is very close to passing his half guard.
Graves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCarthy.
Graves gets back to full guard.
Graves seems keen to control McCarthy's posture.
McCarthy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
McCarthy flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCarthy wants to get back to full guard.
Graves sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCarthy defending well though.
McCarthy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cormac McCarthy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCarthy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Graves.
Terrance Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cormac McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graves with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McCarthy to score with a decent uppercut.
McCarthy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCarthy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarthy manages to avoid it.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
McCarthy scores with a hook.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Graves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McCarthy trying to control the position but Graves is working away.
Graves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy happy to just control the position for now.
Graves is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks McCarthy politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McCarthy prefers to stall for the moment though.
McCarthy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate 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 is looking to regain half guard here but McCarthy keeps moving and retains side control.
Graves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McCarthy takes a little break here. Graves wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Graves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Graves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Graves keeps working.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
McCarthy throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves throws out a counter right but McCarthy avoids it with no problem.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCarthy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCarthy moves out of range of the body kick from Graves.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCarthy finds it's way round the side to connect with Graves's head.
A jab lands there for McCarthy.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCarthy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McCarthy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves misses with a body shot.
McCarthy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Graves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCarthy.
Nice shot lands for McCarthy.
Graves slips under a jab.
McCarthy digs a good hook to Graves's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCarthy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McCarthy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Graves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCarthy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McCarthy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Graves tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cormac McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCarthy 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormac McCarthy!
A very excited looking Cormac McCarthy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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