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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 1072 p4p, 946 weight class) and Humors Lacplesis (ranked 143 p4p, 128 weight class). Humors Lacplesis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 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 45 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Humors Lacplesis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacplesis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lacplesis throws a big shot that misses.
Lacplesis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Graves. Graves obviously looking to wear him down.
Graves throws a leg kick but Lacplesis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Lacplesis tries to get set, Graves tries to push him back and clinch up but Lacplesis manages to avoid the attempt.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lacplesis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Graves has a takedown stuffed.
Lacplesis throws a body punch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves tries to counter by clinching up but Lacplesis breaks away and moves out of range.
Lacplesis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Lacplesis 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lacplesis circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Graves will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacplesis. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Graves tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Graves's defenses.
Lacplesis scores with a shot to the side of Graves's head.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Lacplesis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Lacplesis blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lacplesis throws an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Graves avoids a wild elbow strike from Lacplesis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lacplesis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis digs a right hand into Graves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graves's gas tank.
Graves lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves breaks from the clinch.
Humors Lacplesis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lacplesis scores with a jab.
It looks like Terrance Graves has been cut.
Lacplesis jabs at Graves's body.
Graves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lacplesis throws a shot from downtown. Graves moves away and avoids it.
Lacplesis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lacplesis sizes up Graves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Graves shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lacplesis sprawls well. Lacplesis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Graves gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis misses with a hook.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Graves has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lacplesis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lacplesis throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch.
Lacplesis blocking some punches.
Lacplesis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Graves is trying to push Lacplesis away but Lacplesis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Lacplesis to work.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Lacplesis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Graves's elbow.
Lacplesis lands an elbow inside.
Lacplesis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis throws a wild body kick that Graves sees coming a mile off.
Lacplesis darts in and clinches Graves up against the cage.
Lacplesis misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Lacplesis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Graves blocks the elbow strike.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Lacplesis back against the cage.
Graves wants to take the fight to the mat but Lacplesis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lacplesis lunges at Graves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graves's hand.
Lacplesis misses with a looping left.
Graves tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lacplesis manages to circle out of the way.
Lacplesis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Humors Lacplesis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lacplesis lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Lacplesis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacplesis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lacplesis moves into the clinch successfully.
Lacplesis tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Lacplesis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Graves tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Lacplesis lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lacplesis.
Lacplesis trying to stall but Graves improves his position.
A short left from Graves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lacplesis.
Lacplesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacplesis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Graves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lacplesis tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacplesis scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick from Lacplesis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lacplesis tries a low kick but Graves avoids it.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lacplesis manages to circle out of the way.
Lacplesis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Lacplesis.
Graves moves out of range of the strikes.
Lacplesis missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lacplesis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Graves.
Graves gets tackled into the cage by Lacplesis. Lacplesis maintains the clinch.
Graves is trying to pull guard but Lacplesis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Graves dodges an elbow strike from Lacplesis.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lacplesis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lacplesis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Graves prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis tries to stall but Graves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graves blocks a body shot from Lacplesis.
Graves lands a nice knee to the body.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lacplesis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lacplesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Lacplesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Lacplesis slips a jab from Graves.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Graves jabs Lacplesis right on the nose. Lacplesis blinks but takes it well.
Graves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lacplesis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lacplesis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lacplesis takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Lacplesis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lacplesis scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacplesis darts in and clinches Graves up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graves creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacplesis controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Lacplesis.
Lacplesis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Graves.
Lacplesis struggles to land a body shot inside as Graves controls his hands.
Graves lands a right hand.
Lacplesis misses with a body punch.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lacplesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lacplesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves tries to work over Lacplesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lacplesis tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Terrance Graves will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terrance Graves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lacplesis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lacplesis has managed to clinch.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacplesis misses with an uppercut
and Graves holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Graves pushes Lacplesis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Graves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lacplesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lacplesis lands a damaging elbow.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lacplesis backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacplesis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Lacplesis.
Graves lands an uppercut.
Lacplesis stalls.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lacplesis's elbow.
Lacplesis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Terrance Graves's cut is getting worse.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Graves.
Graves avoids the elbow strike from Lacplesis, against the cage.
Graves letting Lacplesis take a breather here.
Lacplesis tries to stall but Graves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacplesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lacplesis clinches up with Graves and pushes him back against the cage.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves is working Lacplesis over against the cage.
Graves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lacplesis is defending well for now.
Graves misses with some punches.
Graves tries a body shot but Lacplesis blocks it.
Graves escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lacplesis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lacplesis moves out of range as Graves strikes.
Lacplesis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Graves's hands.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Lacplesis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lacplesis, as that shot connected.
Lacplesis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Graves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Lacplesis as he connects with a hook.
Graves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Graves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lacplesis drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
Graves blocks an elbow strike from Lacplesis.
Lacplesis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lacplesis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Graves being controlled against the cage.
Graves tries to throw a body punch but Lacplesis avoids it by throwing Graves back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lacplesis lands a body punch.
Terrance Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Graves prevents a body shot from Lacplesis.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lacplesis blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacplesis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lacplesis walks away with a smile on his face. Graves gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lacplesis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacplesis misses the shot to the body.
Graves seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lacplesis is looking to land body kicks.
Graves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Graves is looking to land body kicks.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lacplesis is trying to defend but Graves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lacplesis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Humors Lacplesis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humors Lacplesis!
Humors Lacplesis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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