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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Pinkman (ranked 42 p4p, 193 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 7 p4p, 33 weight class). Pinkman's entrance music is Quavo & Takeoff - Hotel Lobby . A fine choice. Aubrey Grant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Pinkman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Pinkman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pinkman misses with a looping left.
Pinkman connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pinkman throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Pinkman lands a glancing blow to the side of Grant's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman drives through and clinches with Grant against the cage.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman lands with a light punch inside.
Pinkman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinkman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant lands with a right to the head.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman is trying to drag Grant to the mat but Grant just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pinkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Pinkman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman blocking some punches.
Pinkman misses with a punch to the body.
Grant prevents a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
Pinkman looking to stall.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
Pinkman throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pinkman - that landed with a thud.
Pinkman avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman scores with a hook to the body.
Knees to the body from Grant.
Pinkman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Pinkman throws a head punch that misses.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Pinkman is blocking nicely.
Grant is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinkman's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Grant.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinkman.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinkman is defending well for now.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pinkman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Good body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant blocks a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman lands a right hand.
Pinkman avoiding damage as Grant throws knees to the body.
Pinkman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinkman is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinkman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinkman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grant lands a right hand.
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!
Grant lands a good knee to the midsection. Pinkman won't want to take too many of those.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Pinkman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice body punch from Pinkman - that landed with a thud.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Pinkman.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman can't find room to land a body shot as Grant controls the action.
Grant lands an uppercut.
Grant missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinkman.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Pinkman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pinkman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinkman finds it's way round the side to connect with Grant's head.
Pinkman blocks a low kick nicely.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinkman scores with a jab.
Pinkman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Pinkman misses with a looping right.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant misses with a hook
and Pinkman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pinkman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
The fighters circling - Pinkman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grant.
Grant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pinkman closes the distance and pushes Grant back into the cage.
Pinkman tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Pinkman back against the cage.
Pinkman managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pinkman.
Pinkman swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant lands a knee to the head.
Grant prevents a body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinkman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant trying to land knees to the body.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aubrey Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinkman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinkman lands a left hand.
Pinkman goes for a takedown attempt but Grant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jesse Pinkman is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Pinkman throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
Pinkman lands with a straight right. Grant didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Grant is predictable there
enabling Pinkman to counter with a crisp jab.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Pinkman feints a jab promting Grant to slip. Pinkman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pinkman throws a big shot that misses.
Pinkman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Pinkman sees coming a mile off.
Grant avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman lands a nice looking body shot.
Grant misses with a hook.
Pinkman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pinkman throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinkman throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grant throws a series of punches but Pinkman avoids them all with ease.
Pinkman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grant avoids the body shot from Pinkman.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
Nice shot by Pinkman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant lands a lovely overhand right.
Pinkman misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinkman.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinkman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Pinkman was not able to check.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinkman misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
As Pinkman backs off Grant throws a huge counter combo but Pinkman manages to avoid it all.
Pinkman tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinkman doesn't manage to clinch there - Grant circles away.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pinkman swings for the body but Grant moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Grant throws a body kick that misses.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Grant doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pinkman misses with a double jab
and Grant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pinkman thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pinkman tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pinkman wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Pinkman blocks a jab.
Pinkman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinkman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Pinkman moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Pinkman checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinkman.
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pinkman looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pinkman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinkman throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Grant only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grant walks into a stiff left hand from Pinkman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinkman slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Pinkman.
Pinkman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pinkman connects with a crisp jab.
Pinkman wants to clinch.
Grant throws a hook but Pinkman avoids it easily.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Pinkman misses with a looping right.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good standup being displayed there by Pinkman as he connects with a hook.
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman slips a jab from Grant.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pinkman, as that shot connected.
Grant staying out of range there.
Pinkman is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Pinkman lands with a good body shot.
Pinkman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinkman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pinkman lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pinkman throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grant throws the left hand but Pinkman avoids the punch easily.
Pinkman attempts a counter takedown but Grant avoids it well and moves away.
Pinkman cracks Grant with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pinkman scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pinkman connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Pinkman finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
Pinkman throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinkman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pinkman rushes Grant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Pinkman.
Pinkman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinkman pushes Grant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant working aggressively here.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinkman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman working aggressively here.
A short right from Pinkman on the inside.
Pinkman tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinkman backwards.
Pinkman takes a shot to the head.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Pinkman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pinkman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
Pinkman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman is trying to pull guard but Grant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pinkman lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Grant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinkman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grant smiles and moves away.
Grant slips under a jab.
Pinkman throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinkman is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Grant takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinkman ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Pinkman throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Pinkman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
A little jabbing left from Grant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pinkman misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pinkman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Pinkman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grant! But no joy.
Grant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses the jab.
Pinkman swings widly with a right hand
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pinkman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grant defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Pinkman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant misses with a looping left.
A big right from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant needs to keep his hands up - Pinkman had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a body shot but no joy.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pinkman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinkman finds it's way round the side to connect with Grant's head.
Pinkman tries to clinch there but Grant circles away.
Pinkman slips a jab from Grant.
Pinkman throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Pinkman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinkman.
Pinkman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grant counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinkman. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pinkman missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Pinkman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from Grant.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Pinkman's head but Pinkman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinkman lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pinkman is looking for a kimura but Grant is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pinkman to get the leverage.
Pinkman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grant does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pinkman lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinkman is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman stalling away here and it's allowed Grant to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Aubrey Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesse Pinkman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Pinkman tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Pinkman won't allow Grant to sweep him here.
Pinkman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Grant misses with a hook. Pinkman ducked under it nicely.
Pinkman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grant.
Pinkman staying out of range there.
Pinkman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pinkman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pinkman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grants jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grant throws out a loose jab but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman drives through with a takedown into Grant's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pinkman stands and throws Grant's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pinkman is looking to take a break and control but Grant is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grant felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Grant is being controlled here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Grant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pinkman creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pinkman trying to control the action but Grant is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinkman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Pinkman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinkman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:47
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesse Pinkman!
Jesse Pinkman retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Jesse Pinkman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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