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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 542 p4p, 426 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 48 p4p, 36 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Drake misses.
Grant tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Grant bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake misses with a looping left.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Grant - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant digs a good hook to Drake's body.
Grant scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grant.
Grant is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drake, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Grant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grant blocking some punches.
Drake working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.
Drake tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Grant is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grant tries to stall but Drake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grant stalling against the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Grant pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Grant controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grant throws a sloppy body shot
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Drake misses.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good shot there by Grant.
Grant lands with a nice body punch.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grant misses with a left hand
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Grant misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Grant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Grant throws a front kick that sends Drake stumbling back into the cage.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Grant lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grant has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grant wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Grant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Drake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Drake tries to keep at a distance but Grant has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grant's elbow.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Grant landing knees to the head.
Grant is trying to maintain a safe position but Drake gets an underhook and turns Grant into the cage.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake blocking some punches.
Drake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant misses with some punches.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grant tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Grant fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Grant effectively controlling the action here.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Grant back against the cage.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Grant stalling in the clinch but Drake improves position.
Grant stalling in the clinch.
Grant misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake working aggressively here.
Grant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Grant lands a shot to the body.
Grant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grant looking to stall.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Grant prevents a body shot from Drake.
Grant is trying to maintain a safe position but Drake gets an underhook and turns Grant into the cage.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Grant lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grant misses with a body punch.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dezmond Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant lands with a light punch inside.
Grant lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Grant trying to stall but Drake improves his position.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Grant struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Grant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Grant throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant lands a head shot.
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
Grant looks for the body kick but Drake saw that one coming.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Drake misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant with a jab.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grant to score with a decent uppercut.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drake slips under a jab from Grant.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant feints a counter leg kick.
Drake scores with a decent looking hook.
Grant with a nice calf kick.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grant was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Drake avoids the body shot from Grant.
Drake blocks a jab.
Grant throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dezmond Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Grant coming out on top.
Grant tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
Grant thuds his shin into the meat of Drake's side.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Grant shapes to counter with a head kick.
Drake blocks a leg kick.
Drake moves forwards but Grant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drake cracks Grant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant with a nice cross.
Grant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drake walks into a jab.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant tries to move into range but Drake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Grant fakes the leg kick and cracks Drake in the body.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
Grant works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
A relieved looking Aubrey Grant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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