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GC 499: White VS Granger PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam Walker (ranked 4574 p4p, 23884 weight class) and Maxi Hernandez (ranked 513 p4p, 640 weight class). Hernandez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Machete kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liam Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maxi Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hernandez follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hernandez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.
A big right from Walker misses.
It seemed like Hernandez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Walker misses the jab.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hernandez doesn't seem bothered though.
Walker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hernandez under the eye.
Hernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Hernandez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hernandez cracks Walker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Walker lands a really nice looking cross but Hernandez seems unphased.
Walker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hernandez on the side of the head.
Walker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Hernandez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernandez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hernandez misses with a straight left.
Walker needs to keep his hands up - Hernandez had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez 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.
Hernandez works the jab nicely.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker misses with an uppercut
and Walker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hernandez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hernandez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hernandez there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Hernandez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Hernandez was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Walker lands a nice hook to Hernandez's body. Hernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
Walker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hernandez slips a straight right by Walker.
Hernandez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Walker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Hernandez throws a low kick but Walker moves out of range easily.
Maxi Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
 Walker is rocked!
Hernandez drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Walker's head, knocking him out cold! Hernandez is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxi Hernandez!
Maxi Hernandez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Don (ranked 4161 p4p, 3783 weight class) and Tyrone Muesli (ranked 147 p4p, 131 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Monty Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Muesli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Don takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Muesli works over Don's head and body with a nice combination.
Don blocks a jab.
Muesli thuds his right hand into Don's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muesli throws a hook to the side of Don's head but Don sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Don throwing a counter right hand but Muesli manages to avoid it.
Don cracks Muesli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Muesli throws a series of punches but Don avoids them all with ease.
Muesli lands with a cross.
Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muesli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Muesli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Don's head 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!
Don misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Don misses its intended target.
Don throws a wild body kick that Muesli sees coming a mile off.
Muesli wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muesli lands with a cross.
Muesli misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Muesli does it's job there.
Muesli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Don.
Muesli misses with a hook. Don ducked under it nicely.
Don ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muesli moves away.
Don throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muesli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Don.
Don slips a jab and a cross from Muesli.
A cross from Muesli lands.
Muesli tests Don's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Don throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Don misses.
Muesli tries to clinch but Don moves out of range.
Don takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muesli lunges at Don with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Don's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Muesli misses the target.
Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Muesli has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Muesli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Don at a distance.
The fighters circling - Don throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muesli misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Muesli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muesli.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Muesli!
Muesli lands with a nice combination. Don backs away looking to recover.
Muesli misses with a jab to the body
and Don connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Don takes one on the button.
Muesli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyrone Muesli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Muesli.
Don changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Muesli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Muesli throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Muesli lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muesli lands with a shot to the body.
Muesli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Don.
Don takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrone Muesli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muesli lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Don.
Don displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muesli throws out the jab.
Muesli cracks Don with a good jab.
Muesli stuffs the takedown.
Muesli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muesli scores with a jab to the jaw.
Don takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Don misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muesli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Don moves forwards but Muesli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Don walks into a left hand.
Don takes one on the button.
Muesli ducks under a wild hook from Don.
Don is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Muesli's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Muesli moves into range and clinches up with Don.
Muesli blocks a body shot from Don.
Don wants to take the fight to the mat but Muesli manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Muesli - that landed with a thud.
Don is breathing heavily.
Muesli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Don walks into a stiff left hand from Muesli.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muesli cracks Don with an open hand slap.
Muesli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Don had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Don moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Muesli misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Muesli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Muesli. Those never looked like landing.
Muesli lands with an uppercut that bounces Don off the cage and back into range.
Muesli is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Don throws a hook to the side of Muesli's head but Muesli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Muesli enables Don to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Muesli manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Muesli is looking for a triangle but Don pushes his legs off easily.
Don not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Muesli keeping full guard, as Don tries to pass.
Muesli working for a triangle but Don defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muesli looking for a guillotine here but Don defends easily.
Don stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muesli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Don gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Don postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyrone Muesli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Don scoring with some ground and pound.
Don trying to control but Muesli is working from the bottom.
Don throwing strikes but missing.
Muesli is looking to cinch up a triangle. Don throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Muesli's body to avoid the submission. Muesli has instead reached around Don's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Muesli arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyrone Muesli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brabus Tonal (ranked 2200 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Fortunado Sampaio (ranked 351 p4p, 436 weight class). Sampaio has chosen Corre Riba Corre Baixo as his entrance music. Fortunado Sampaio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brabus Tonal's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brabus Tonal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fortunado Sampaio!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sampaio. Sampaio obviously looking to wear him down.
Sampaio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonal.
Tonal throws a body punch but Sampaio moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Sampaio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tonal doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Brabus Tonal has been cut.
Sampaio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tonal goes for a double leg but Sampaio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sampaio continues to drive forward.
Tonal drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampaio pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tonal blocks a jab.
Sampaio slips under a jab from Tonal.
Tonal throws a hook but Sampaio blocks it.
Tonal wants to slow Sampaio down by chopping away at his legs.
A big left from Tonal misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sampaio checks a low kick from Tonal.
Tonal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sampaio is out of range.
Tonal throws a hook to the side of Sampaio's head but Sampaio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Tonal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampaio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sampaio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tonal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sampaio moves away.
Brabus Tonal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tonal. That's going to slow Sampaio down.
Sampaio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sampaio lands with a hook. Tonal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tonal with a poor takedown
and Sampaio counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brabus Tonal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Tonal.
Tonal throws a low kick but Sampaio moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Sampaio.
Tonal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tonal is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonal throws a right hand that misses
and Sampaio counters with a right hand from hell and Tonal is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fortunado Sampaio!
Fortunado Sampaio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 2204 p4p, 3760 weight class) and Booger Magee (ranked 76 p4p, 130 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Booger Magee!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magee.
Magee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul.
Paul slips a straight right by Magee.
Booger Magee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Magee is predictable there
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Magee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Paul counters with a thumping low kick.
Paul looks to land a left hand but Magee moved out of range nicely.
Magee shoots in for a takedown but Paul shows good takedown defense.
Paul attempts a counter takedown but Magee avoids it well and moves away.
Magee missing with a left hand there. Paul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Paul avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice cross by Magee.
It looks like John Paul has been cut.
Magee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magee throws a sloppy head kick
and Paul makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magee looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paul scores with a kick to the body.
Magee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magee throws a right hand that misses
and Paul counters with a nice uppercut.
Magee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paul connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee throws an off balance right hand
and Paul counters with a slapping leg kick.
Magee misses with a looping left.
Paul feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Paul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Magee throws a combination that misses
and Magee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paul listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Paul jabs at Magee's body.
Paul digs a good hook to Magee's body.
Paul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paul paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Paul. That snapped Magee's head back.
Paul scores with a hook to the body. Magee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paul is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magee misses with a leg kick
and Paul counters with a takedown into side control.
Paul cracks Magee with a big right hand but Magee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Paul tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paul scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul is chipping away with strikes.
Magee is looking for a sweep.
Magee taking punishment in the form of punches.
Paul lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Paul wants to stand but Magee is controlling his arm.
Paul connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Magee some visible discomfort.
Magee is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Paul is controlling him well.
Paul taking a breather here.
Paul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Magee keeps working.
Paul moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul continues to stall.
Magee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Magee is concentrating on defense, preventing Paul from advancing position.
Magee is trying to get back to full guard.
Magee is controlling Paul's trapped leg to prevent Paul from advancing to side control.
Magee is trying to stand.
Magee trying to control from the bottom.
Paul keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Paul is trying to control. Magee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paul won't allow Magee to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Magee looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Paul checks a leg kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Paul misses the target.
Magee swings for the body but Paul moves out of range.
Paul tests Magee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magee misses with a leg kick
so Paul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Magee is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Paul presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul avoids the elbow strike from Magee, against the cage.
Magee tries to circle away but Paul has him pinned against the cage.
Paul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paul makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paul.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paul avoids the elbow strike from Magee, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Magee fails to land.
Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Magee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Paul's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Magee wants to clinch
and Paul counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paul cracks Magee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Paul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magee throws a hook but Paul avoids it easily.
Paul tries to counter with a takedown but Magee is quick to defend against it.
Magee is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Paul lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paul cracks Magee with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Paul.
We've been told by Paul's head coaches at Mentor Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
John Paul is winning the standup battle so far.
Magee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magee tries to bum rush Paul with a series of wild strikes but Paul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paul tries to counter with a takedown but Magee is quick to defend against it.
Good work by Paul as he checks the leg kick.
Paul swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magee cracks Paul with a good jab.
Magee misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Magee.
Paul moves away from the strike by Magee.
Magee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Magee is breathing heavily.
Magee misses with an uppercut
and Paul counters with a straight right hand.
Magee throws a hook but Paul avoids it easily.
Paul sends Magee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Paul is motioning to the referee to let Magee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Magee is rocked!
Paul fakes the body blow, causing Magee to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Magee goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Paul!
In defeat, Booger Magee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ouchie.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert White (ranked 1682 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 226 p4p, 286 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Granger enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert White!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws out a powerful jab.
Granger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from White.
White instigates a clinch.
Granger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White tries to clinch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Granger backs up against the cage.
 It looks like Frank Granger has been cut.
Granger tests White's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White lands with a hook. Granger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. White showed some decent athleticism there.
White perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Granger wants to get back to his feet.
White is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Granger is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Albert White!
Albert White retains his middleweight title!
Albert White seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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