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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Galen Dall Jr (ranked 3451 p4p, 3301 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 415 p4p, 403 weight class). 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galen Dall Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall Jr with a nice cross.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Dall Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dall Jr misses with a double jab.
Dall Jr moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrant.
Grant scores with a head kick.
It looks like Galen Dall Jr has been cut.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dall Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dall Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Jab from Grant.
Nice shot by Grant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Dall Jr looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr is looking to clinch.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr misses with an uppercut
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grant connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Grant slips under a jab from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grant counters with a solid body kick.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dall Jr throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dall Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dall Jr with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Grant.
A little feinted left hand from Dall Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dall Jr misses with a looping right.
Grant throws a big counter head kick but Dall Jr avoids it with no problem.
Grant moves away from the strike by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Grant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dall Jr, as that shot connected.
A jab lands there for Dall Jr.
Grant lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a nice head kick!
Grant throws a hook but Dall Jr blocks it.
Dall Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dall Jr looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Nice shot by Grant.
Dall Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dall Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Dall Jr misses with a straight right.
Dall Jr misses with a body shot
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
Dall Jr ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
A little feinted left hand from Dall Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant connects with 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!
Donk. Grant catches Dall Jr right on the button with a cross.
Dall Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grant on the side of the head.
Grant has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dall Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dall Jr's hands.
Dall Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grant throws a jab when Dall Jr was well out of range.
Dall Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Dall Jr throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Dall Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grant slips under a jab from Dall Jr.
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.
The cut man is working on Galen Dall Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dall Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A punch combination from Dall Jr misses.
Grant throws a jab when Dall Jr was well out of range.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grant scores with a nice head shot.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dall Jr momentarily.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Dall Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grant, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dall Jr.
Grant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dall Jr backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dall Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Dall Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant landing knees to the head.
Dall Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Grant.
Nice body punch from Dall Jr - that landed with a thud.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Dall Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a body kick that misses.
Dall Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Grant is quick to defend against it.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Dall Jr off the cage and back into range.
Dall Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grant's head.
Dall Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall Jr throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant slips a jab from Dall Jr.
Dall Jr misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Dall Jr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grant trying to control the position here.
Dall Jr looking to pass the guard.
Dall Jr is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr passes into half guard.
Dall Jr is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Grant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dall Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Dall Jr trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grant manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dall Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grant defends it easily.
Grant preventing the sweep.
Dall Jr working for submissions but it's allowed Grant to get to half guard.
Dall Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dall Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grant wants to take a breather but Dall Jr is having none of it.
Dall Jr is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Galen Dall Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Galen Dall Jr'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. And we move into the final round!
Dall Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dall Jr tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Dall Jr wants to clinch.
Grant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dall Jr wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
Grant lands a nice hook to Dall Jr's body. Dall Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall Jr throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Dall Jr is looking to counter the offense by Grant and move into the clinch.
Dall Jr misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant misses with a hook.
Dall Jr throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dall Jr avoids the head kick by Grant.
Dall Jr is looking to counter punch.
Grant slips a straight right by Dall Jr.
Dall Jr moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Dall Jr attempts a counter takedown but Grant avoids it well and moves away.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Dall Jr moved out of range nicely.
Grant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dall Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dall Jr. Dall Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dall Jr moves in looking to clinch but Grant pushes him off.
Dall Jr defending well as Grant loads up on a big left hand.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dall Jr throws a series of strikes that have Grant backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr tries to clinch but Grant moves out of range.
Dall Jr closes the distance but Grant moves to the side
and Grant counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant lands a head shot.
Dall Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grant.
Dall Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Dall Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dall Jr misses with a looping right.
Grant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheers as Grant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dall Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Galen Dall Jr's cut is getting worse.
Dall Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grant. That one must have hurt.
Grant scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant throws a lazy head kick
and Dall Jr moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Dall Jr closes the distance but Grant moves to the side
and Grant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dall Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Dall Jr lands with a cross.
Grant plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grant works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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