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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas McDonald (ranked 457 p4p, 250 weight class) and Terrance Graves (ranked 63 p4p, 37 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Graves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDonald uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McDonald scores with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald misses with a double jab
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from McDonald.
That kick from McDonald tenderised Graves's leg. Graves is trying to keep his angry face on.
Graves avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Graves blocks a jab.
It seemed like Graves was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Graves there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDonald throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Graves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
McDonald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
Graves checks the leg kick.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McDonald takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
McDonald is looking to slow Graves down with leg kicks.
McDonald swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
McDonald feints and then cracks Graves's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Graves down.
Graves slips under a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonald.
McDonald feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nicholas McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nicholas McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Graves's sensitive parts.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
Graves flicks out a counter leg kick but McDonald steps away.
McDonald lands a jab.
Graves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
McDonald misses with a low kick as Graves jumps back.
McDonald misses with a wild combination.
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 avoids the head kick by McDonald.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McDonald blocks it well.
Graves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDonald's waist but McDonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Graves off to one side.
Graves checks a leg kick.
McDonald throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
A nice leg kick from McDonald, right into the meat of the thigh.
McDonald tries to land a leg kick but Graves saw it coming and moves away.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throws a leg kick but Graves sees it coming and checks it nicely.
McDonald misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald thumps Graves with a low kick.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Graves checks it
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonald lands with an overhand left.
McDonald lands with a good body shot.
McDonald tries to work over Graves's front leg with a kick but Graves checks it.
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald looks to land a body kick but Graves moved away.
A cross from McDonald lands.
McDonald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Graves with the counter takedown but McDonald avoids it easily.
McDonald wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
Graves replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McDonald blocks it well.
McDonald scores with a leg kick.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a nice combination. Graves backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves throws a shot from downtown. McDonald moves away and avoids it.
McDonald throws a lazy head kick
and Graves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McDonald is on top in guard.
Graves tries to strike from the bottom.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
McDonald lands a couple of digs.
Graves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McDonald.
Graves has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Graves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Graves! But no joy.
McDonald is looking to chop away at Graves's legs.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Graves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McDonald throws an off balance right hand
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Graves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
McDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws a half hearted mid kick.
McDonald misses with a low kick.
Graves moves out of range as McDonald throws a body kick.
Graves changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
McDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circle momentarily. McDonald darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by McDonald.
McDonald misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Graves walks into a left hand.
McDonald's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
McDonald throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Graves let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McDonald stalks Graves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Graves's face. Graves staggers backwards, shaken.
McDonald throws a leg kick that is checked
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Nicholas McDonald has been cut.
McDonald throws a hook but Graves avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Graves releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDonald throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDonald throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves feints the counter takedown.
McDonald tries to work over Graves's front leg with a kick but Graves checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McDonald lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Graves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Graves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Graves tries a quick counter leg kick but McDonald is wise to it.
Graves blocks a head kick by McDonald.
Graves feints the counter takedown.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves blocks a leg kick.
Graves tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Graves was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonald.
McDonald scores with a punch to the head.
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 avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McDonald wants to slow Graves down by chopping away at his legs.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by McDonald.
McDonald's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McDonald duly obliges.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Graves avoids the body shot from McDonald.
Graves flicks out a counter leg kick but McDonald steps away.
Graves throws a shot to the body.
McDonald thows a leg kick but Graves checks it
and Graves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick lands for McDonald.
McDonald tries to bum rush Graves with a series of wild strikes but Graves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGraves.
McDonald throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves looks to land a right hand but McDonald moved out of range.
Nice body punch from McDonald.
Graves lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends McDonald sprawling to the canvas. Graves follows him down, looking for the kill. Can McDonald hang on?
McDonald is rocked!
Graves lands a big elbow - McDonald is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Graves!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrance Graves!
Terrance Graves thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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