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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Trump (ranked 89 p4p, 66 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 15 p4p, 8 weight class). Graves has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
Excellent 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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donald Trump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Graves looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Trump misses with the head strike.
Graves prevents a body shot from Trump.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Trump scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Trump looking to slow down the pace here.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves misses with a body punch.
Graves prevents a body shot from Trump.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump stalling the fight.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trump can't get the takedown.
A short uppercut from Trump.
Graves blocks a body shot from Trump.
Trump pulls Graves into guard.
Graves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Trump has a closed guard, preventing Graves from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Graves is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trump has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between Trump's legs - danger averted.
Trump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Graves tries to stand but Trump is controlling from the bottom.
Graves stays in close to Trump's body and controls the position.
Trump had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Graves defends it easily.
Trump seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Graves avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trump is proving hard to escape from.
Trump working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Graves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Graves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Trump is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trump has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between Trump's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Trump is working an open guard so Graves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trump.
Trump blocks a body shot from Graves.
Graves misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trump breaks from the clinch.
Trump drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trump.
Trump blocks an uppercut.
Trump prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trump swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Trump lands with a straight right. Graves didn't see that one coming.
Graves jabs Trump right on the nose. Trump blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Donald Trump has been cut.
Trump uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Graves has time to react.
Trump shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trump tries to pass the half guard into mount. Graves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graves gets back to full guard.
Graves managing to control the position.
Trump looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Trump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Trump's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trump jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trump's elbow.
Trump looking to stall.
Graves digs a right hand into Trump's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trump's gas tank.
Graves gets through Trump's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Trump throws a head punch that misses.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graves presses Trump against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Trump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trump swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trump gets through Graves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves pushes Trump back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trump wants a takedown.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trump has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Graves is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Trump stalling in the clinch but Graves improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Trump.
Trump lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Trump backwards.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Graves connects with a jab.
Trump swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves works on Trump's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves tries to land a knee to the head but Trump blocks with his arms.
Trump tries to pull guard but Graves forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Trump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves tries to land knees in the clinch but Trump avoids the damage to the body.
Nick Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trump can't find room to land a body shot as Graves controls the action.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Trump makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trump has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Graves is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Trump throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trump tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Graves just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Trump has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Trump blocks a body shot from Graves.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Trump lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Trump avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Trump goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves prevents a body shot from Trump.
Trump fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves prevents a body shot from Trump.
A short left from Graves.
Graves misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trump blocks a body shot from Graves.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trump.
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trump doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Trump is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 cracks Trump with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Graves!
After winning the bout, Nick 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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