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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Graves (ranked 3786 p4p, 404 weight class) and Conner Clondalkin (ranked 24556 p4p, 539 weight class). Conner Clondalkin struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 188.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Christopher Graves is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Graves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Conner Clondalkin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clondalkin tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clondalkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Graves swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clondalkin misses with a takedown
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clondalkin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves counters with a left to the body.
Clondalkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clondalkin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Graves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graves .
Graves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clondalkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Graves postures up in Clondalkin's guard and throws a big left but Clondalkin blocks it.
Clondalkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Graves . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves throwing strikes but missing.
Graves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clondalkin's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clondalkin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Graves working some strikes from top position.
Graves lands a couple of digs.
Graves stops Clondalkin from standing up.
Clondalkin looks winded!
Graves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Graves throwing strikes from guard but Clondalkin blocks nicely.
Clondalkin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clondalkin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Graves keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clondalkin's head.
Graves scoring with some ground and pound.
Graves postures up in Clondalkin's guard and throws a big left but Clondalkin blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Graves throwing strikes but missing.
Graves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clondalkin has momentary wrist control but Graves slips an elbow through the middle.
Graves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Clondalkin's head.
Graves works over Clondalkin with some ground and pound from guard.
Graves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Graves landing some decent shots from guard.
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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Graves is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Graves lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Graves makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Graves working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Clondalkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Graves .
Graves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Graves scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Graves cracks Clondalkin with a solid left hand.
Graves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Clondalkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Graves is working Clondalkin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Graves works over Clondalkin with some ground and pound from guard.
Clondalkin is rocked!
Graves works over Clondalkin with some ground and pound from guard.
Clondalkin is still in real trouble! Can Graves finish him?
Graves with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Graves loads up on a big left hand. Clondalkin felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Graves looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Clondalkin can't hide his disappointment, as Graves celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Graves !
A very excited looking Christopher Graves made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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