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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 271 p4p, 951 weight class) and Charles Traynor (ranked 39 p4p, 120 weight class). Traynor has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Traynor!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traynor misses with a double jab.
Graves connects with a jab.
Traynor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a body kick that stops Traynor in his tracks momentarily.
Graves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Graves connects with a solid leg kick.
Graves takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Traynor fails to land with a series of punches.
Traynor moves in looking to clinch but Graves pushes him off.
Traynor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Traynor just misses with a punch to the body.
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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traynor throws out the jab.
It looked like Graves was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Traynor.
Traynor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Graves.
It looks like Charles Traynor has been cut.
Graves misses with a looping right.
Graves misses with a hook. Traynor ducked under it nicely.
Traynor misses with a looping left.
Graves looks to land a body kick but Traynor moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traynor.
Graves jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Traynor blocks the body kick.
Despite the aggression on Traynor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traynor.
Traynor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Traynor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Graves throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Traynor on the side of the head.
Traynor throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Graves wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Traynor avoids a kick to the body.
Graves misses with a few strikes there.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Traynor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves throws a low kick, looking for Traynor's leg but Traynor calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Traynor misses with a double jab.
Traynor misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traynor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Graves throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Traynor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves slips a jab and a cross from Traynor.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Traynor misses with a two punch combination.
Graves missing with a left hand there. Traynor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Graves sets himself, and Traynor steps forward looking for the clinch! Graves avoids it this time.
Traynor tries to clinch but Graves is having none of it.
Graves throwing a counter right hand but Traynor manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Traynor, as that shot connected.
Traynor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Graves.
Traynor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graves has time to react.
Graves misses with a double jab.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Traynor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Traynor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Graves to score with a decent uppercut.
Traynor throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Traynor connects with a jab.
Graves slips a straight right by Traynor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Graves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Traynor gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Graves gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Graves!
A victorious Terrance 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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