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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Granger (ranked 64 p4p, 13 weight class) and Aldo O Donno (ranked 131 p4p, 22 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Granger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy. O Donno has chosen Make Some Noise - Beastie Boys as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
24 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo O Donno!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Donno connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Donno throws a predictable looking body shot
and Granger counters with a nice body kick.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donno was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
O Donno throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Granger counters with a good low kick that O Donno was not able to check.
We've been told by Granger's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
O Donno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Granger checks a leg kick.
It looked like Granger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Donno.
Granger throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O Donno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Granger tries to land a front kick but O Donno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from O Donno misses.
Granger tried to counter with a leg kick but O Donno avoided it.
O Donno throws a right hand that misses
and Granger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger cracks the inside of O Donno's front leg.
Granger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Donno moves away.
Granger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Donno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Granger thinking.
Granger digs a good body shot into O Donno's ribs.
O Donno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Granger counters with a solid body kick.
Granger misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Donno! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger moves away from the strike by O Donno.
Granger with a hook.
O Donno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Donno wants to land a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Granger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Granger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Granger tests O Donno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Donno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good leg kick by Granger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
O Donno stuns Granger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger avoids the body shot from O Donno.
Granger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
O Donno swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
O Donno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Donno walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Granger checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Donno looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Donno.
O Donno blocks the body kick.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Donno.
O Donno cracks Granger with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Donno looks to land a combination but Granger avoids it well.
Granger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Donno connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Granger connects with a body shot that sends O Donno's belly button to the back.
O Donno throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Granger avoids the body shot from O Donno.
Granger scores with a nice strike.
Granger connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Donno. O Donno circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Donno tries to move into range but Granger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Donno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger throws a wild body kick that O Donno sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Donno just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donno takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Granger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Donno.
Granger throws a hook but O Donno avoids it easily.
Granger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on O Donno if he has to take too many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donno. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Donno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Donno takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Donno avoids the head kick by Granger.
Granger looks to land a right hand but O Donno moved out of range.
Granger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Donno throws a series of punches but Granger moves out of range.
O Donno moves out of range of the body kick.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donno scores with the left hand. Granger knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Donno.
Decent striking displayed by Granger there.
Granger blocks a jab.
Granger is looking to counter with a body kick.
Granger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Granger moves away from the strike by O Donno.
Granger tests O Donno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Donno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
O Donno uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
O Donno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Donno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Donno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
O Donno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Granger lands a nice looking body shot.
O Donno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pete Granger will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Granger throws the left hand but O Donno avoids the punch easily.
O Donno flicks out a counter leg kick but Granger steps away.
O Donno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from O Donno finds it's way through Granger's defenses.
O Donno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
O Donno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger motions for O Donno to come forward. Granger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Donno misses with a hook.
O Donno throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Granger needs to keep his hands up - O Donno had a free shot at his head there.
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Donno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger throws out a loose jab but O Donno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granger connects with a solid leg kick.
O Donno fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Granger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger cracks O Donno with a right hand to the side of the head.
O Donno throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
O Donno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
O Donno scores with a punch to the head.
Granger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Granger misses with a body kick.
O Donno missing with a left hand there. Granger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Donno ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Granger misses with a body kick.
Granger scores with a jab. O Donno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Donno.
O Donno has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Granger.
O Donno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Donno throws a big shot that misses.
Granger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
O Donno uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Granger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Granger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Donno to score with a decent uppercut.
Granger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Donno looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
O Donno takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Donno.
Granger tries to clinch up but O Donno circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Donno! But no joy.
O Donno walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Donno throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jab, jab by O Donno - just one landing.
Granger throws a good cross that connects.
O Donno misses with a hook
and Granger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Granger connects with a leg kick. O Donno looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Granger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Donno counters with a thumping low kick.
O Donno connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Donno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Donno throws a right hand that misses
and Granger counters with an outside leg kick.
Granger throws a solid leg kick but O Donno takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Granger.
Jab from Granger.
Granger feints and then cracks O Donno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Donno down.
O Donno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
O Donno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger misses the jab.
O Donno throws a nice looking combination but Granger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Granger backs off O Donno throws a huge counter combo but Granger manages to avoid it all.
Granger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Donno to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger lands a front kick.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pete Granger is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but O Donno is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Granger lands a jab.
Granger throws a hook to the side of O Donno's head but O Donno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Donno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Donno misses with a low kick.
O Donno's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Donno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Donno tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granger throws a jab when O Donno was well out of range.
O Donno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Granger with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bone on bone clash there as Granger blocks the leg kick.
O Donno moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
O Donno misses with a leg kick.
Granger lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pete Granger 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. This is the final round!
Granger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Donno.
O Donno moves out of range of the body kick.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Granger misses with a hook.
Granger throws a leg kick but O Donno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
O Donno throws an overhand right that lands on Granger's shoulder, as Granger tries to avoid the shot.
O Donno throws a left and a right that both miss
and Granger counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Donno thinking.
Granger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Donno.
O Donno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Granger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger is looking to counter the offense by O Donno and move into the clinch.
O Donno throws a front kick aimed at Granger's knee but Granger avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Donno throws a leg kick
and Granger counters with a good, hard body kick but O Donno shrugs it off.
Granger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Donno lands a lovely overhand right.
O Donno has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Granger.
O Donno misses with a leg kick.
O Donno throws out a loose jab but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger is looking to clinch but O Donno is avoiding it.
O Donno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granger blocks a low kick nicely.
O Donno avoids the body shot from Granger.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granger throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Donno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Donno digs a good hook to Granger's body.
O Donno takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from O Donno.
Granger misses with a low kick.
O Donno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Granger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Granger slips a jab from O Donno.
O Donno misses with a hook.
O Donno sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
O Donno takes one to the chin there.
Granger avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Aldo O Donno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Donno works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger lands a really nice looking cross but O Donno seems unphased.
O Donno lands a right hook to the body.
O Donno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Granger is looking to counter punch.
O Donno moves out of range of the leg kick from Granger.
A combination from Granger does no damage.
O Donno's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Granger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Donno scrambles back to his feet.
Granger looks to land a right hand but O Donno moved out of range.
A jab from Granger misses.
O Donno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Donno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Donno misses with a straight left.
Granger tries to land a front kick but O Donno steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Granger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws the kick towards the body but O Donno avoids it.
Granger with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Donno misses with a straight right.
It looked like Granger was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Donno.
Granger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Granger tries to move into range but O Donno moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Granger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Donno.
O Donno has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Granger delivers a nice body kick.
Granger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Donno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from O Donno.
Granger is looking to counter punch.
O Donno loads up on a big right hand but Granger slips the punch.
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!
O Donno avoids a kick to the body.
Granger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granger throws a jab when O Donno was well out of range.
O Donno looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
O Donno checks a leg kick nicely.
O Donno looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pete Granger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donno misses with a body shot.
O Donno throws a low kick but Granger avoids it.
O Donno cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Granger throws a hook but O Donno blocks it.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Donno was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Granger connects with the punch.
Granger feints and then cracks O Donno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Donno down.
Granger lands the left hand.
O Donno checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Granger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Donno checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Donno fails to land with a series of punches.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
O Donno throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
O Donno ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Granger lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pete Granger.
Well Granger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Granger!
Pete Granger bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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