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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raymore Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Charles Grace is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
23
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymore Ardona! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Grace! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ardona. Grace shrugs it off though. Ardona throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Ardona scores with a body shot.
Grace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ardona is out of range. Ardona keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grace. Ardona throwing a counter right hand but Grace manages to avoid it. Ardona tries for a takedown but Grace circles away easily and Grace counters with a lovely straight right hand! Grace is looking to slow Ardona down with leg kicks. Ardona throws a jab when Grace was well out of range. Grace is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Ardona seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Ardona comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Ardona is looking to land body kicks. Grace tries to counter with a clinch but Ardona shakes him off and moves away. Grace thows a left - swing and a miss! Good standup being displayed there by Grace as he connects with a hook. The crowd cheers as Grace lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ardona doesn't seem phased though. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good exchange - Ardona coming out on top. Grace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Grace blocks the body kick.
Ardona throws a sloppy head kick and Grace moves out of range easily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Ardona misses. Grace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ardona dives in and scores a takedown into Grace's guard. Ardona throws a big right hand that misses. Grace not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ardona trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Ardona throws a big elbow that misses. Grace looking to control.
Grace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ardona is looking to work some ground and pound but Grace has wrist control.
 The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Grace jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ardona lands a nice shot to the body.
Charles Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace. Grace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ardona. Ardona takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses. Ardona lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice body punch from Ardona. Ardona misses with a hook to the body
and Grace counters with a good low kick that Ardona was not able to check. Ardona staying out of range there. Ardona's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ardona duly obliges. Ardona fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Grace tests Ardona's chin there with a solid looking shot. Grace moves into range and connects with a jab.

Ardona is rocked!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ardona dives in and grabs Grace's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grace pushes down on Ardona's head and hops out. Oh Ardona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymore Ardona. That's going to take a lot out of him. Grace dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Ardona seems to have got his legs back now. Ardona checks the leg kick. A counter left hand to the body from Ardona misses its target. Ardona throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ardona fails to land with a series of punches.
Grace scores with a jab to the body. Ardona misses with a body shot.
Grace looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ardona is looking to wear down Grace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Grace lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ardona. Ardona throws a jab but it's blocked by Grace. Grace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ardona throws a low kick but Grace moves out of range easily. Grace lands a nice shot to the body.
Grace lands with a hook. Ardona tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ardona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ardona catches Grace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Ardona tries a low kick but Grace avoids it. Ardona connects with a body shot. Grace scores with a punch to the head. Ardona takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grace throws a body kick that misses and Ardona counters with a nice uppercut. Ardona with a hook. Grace gets in close and tags Ardona with a short punch that almost sends Ardona to the mat! Oh Ardona is in big trouble! He turns his back on Grace, trying to create some distance but Grace rushes him, striking wildly and Ardona goes down! The referee tackles Grace into the cage to end the fight! Grace is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Grace! Charles Grace took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm gonna debate the f@ck outta myself as soon as I hit the shower!'.
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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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