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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 100 p4p, 226 weight class) and Xylon Kofel (ranked 14 p4p, 33 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kofel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kofel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kofel looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Kofel throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grant.
Grant avoids the head kick by Kofel.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Kofel moves away and avoids it.
Kofel takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kofel's head.
Kofel 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.
Grant throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
A jab from Kofel misses.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kofel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slow jab from Kofel misses its intended target.
Kofel throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Kofel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kofel backwards.
Grant softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kofel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kofels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grant getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kofel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kofel lands a two punch combo.
Kofel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Kofel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Kofel moved out of range.
Kofel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kofel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Grant misses the target.
Kofel tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kofel.
Kofel moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kofel. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Kofel.
Grant misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Kofel looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A solid body kick from Grant.
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kofel drops his hands momentarily and Grant takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
It looked like Grant was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kofel.
Grant lands a head kick!
Kofel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Kofel.
Kofel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kofel lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
Kofel throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kofel.
Grant connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kofel misses with a straight right.
Kofel misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
Grant scores with a jab. Kofel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kofel missing with a left hand there. Grant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant throws a leg kick that misses.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grant throws a low kick, looking for Kofel's leg but Kofel calmly moves out of range.
Grant takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kofel moves into the clinch successfully.
Kofel is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kofel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grant dips to his left and cracks Kofel with an uppercut!
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kofel's head.
Grant moves out of range as Kofel strikes.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Kofel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kofel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grant will feel that in the morning.
Grant throws the kick towards the body but Kofel avoids it.
Kofel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant is looking to counter with head kicks.
Crunch! Grant slams his shin into Kofel's torso.
Kofel throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Grant feints and then cracks Kofel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kofel down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
A swing and a miss from Kofel.
Kofel throws a head kick that misses.
Kofel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 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.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Kofel.
Grant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Kofel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grant appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kofel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good shot there by Kofel.
Kofel throws a body kick that misses.
Kofel ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
An inside leg kick from Kofel misses.
Kofel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grant.
Kofel throws a leg kick but Grant moved away.
Grant appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kofel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grant finds it's way round the side to connect with Kofel's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Kofel should have avoided that one.
Kofel moves away from the strike by Grant.
Grant lands a right hook to the body.
Aubrey Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Kofel walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Kofel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kofel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left lands for Grant.
Kofel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kofel checks a low kick from Grant.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kofel can do to turn this around?
Grant missing with a left hand there. Kofel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kofel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Grant's head.
Kofel throws a wild body kick that Grant sees coming a mile off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kofel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
Kofel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kofel throws a low kick but Grant avoids it.
Grant thows a leg kick but Kofel checks it
and Kofel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant connects with a jab.
Grant cracks Kofel with an open hand slap.
Kofel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grant.
Grant bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kofel's head backwards.
Kofel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kofel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kofel misses with a low kick.
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Kofel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel avoids the body shot from Grant.
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grant throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Kofel.
A nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kofel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kofel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kofel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grant throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Grant misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kofel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kofel misses with a body kick.
Kofel misses with a looping left.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kofel.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grant scores with a hook to the body. Kofel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kofel scores with a nice head shot.
Kofel avoids a kick to the body.
Grant scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant blocks a head kick by Kofel.
A little feinted left hand from Grant on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Grant there.
Kofel looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Kofel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Kofel misses with a leg kick
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Grant is looking to slow Kofel down with leg kicks.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant throws a leg kick but Kofel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kofel throws an off balance right hand
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Kofel throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Grant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grant is looking to chop away at Kofel's legs.
Grant slips under a jab.
Kofel tries to score with a low kick but Grant moves his leg out of the way.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Kofel.
Kofel checks a leg kick nicely.
Kofel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kofel lands with an uppercut that bounces Grant off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kofel scores with a jab.
Kofel scores with a push kick.
Grant cracks Kofel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kofel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grant moves out of range as Kofel strikes.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Kofel throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
Grant is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kofel.
Grant lands with a kick to the ribs.
Some wild striking there from Kofel.
Grant lands a head shot.
That's two 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!
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.
Kofel lands with a right hand.
A big left from Kofel misses.
Grant throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grant thuds his right hand into Kofel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kofel checks a leg kick.
Kofel moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kofel.
Grant lands with a nice body kick.
Kofel misses with a straight right.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Kofel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kofel scores with a jab. Grant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Grant. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to land a front kick but Kofel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kofel tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Kofel seems unphased.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Kofel is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kofel.
Kofel slips a straight right by Grant.
Grant misses with a wild body shot.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kofel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kofel swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kofel on the side of the head.
Kofel swinging wildly here.
Kofel throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant slips a straight right by Kofel.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Kofel manages to avoid it.
Grant takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kofel moves out of range of the body kick from Grant.
Kofel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kofel throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel misses with a looping left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
Kofel throws a right hand that misses
and Grant counters with a body kick.
Kofel throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grant throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kofel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kofel swinging wildly here.
Kofel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Kofel is out of range.
Kofel takes one to the side of the head.
Grant cracks Kofel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grant catches Kofel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kofel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel jabs Grant right on the nose. Grant blinks but takes it well.
Grant looks for the body kick but Kofel saw that one coming.
Grant misses with a straight right.
Kofel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kofel takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kofel unleashes a big counter combination but Grant bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kofel keeps Grant at a distance using the push kick.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kofel.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant checks a leg kick nicely.
Grant moves away from the strike by Kofel.
Kofel throws a head kick that misses.
Grant is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Grant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grant chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A left lands for Grant.
Grant thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kofel if he has to take too many more of those.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Kofel throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a hook
and Kofel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grant.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kofel misses with a double jab
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kofel throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kofel takes a step back to recover.
Grant staying out of range there.
Grant throws out a leg kick but Kofel moves out of range and Grant only half commits.
Kofel misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a low kick, right behind Kofel 's knee.
Grant catches Kofel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kofel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant scores with a nice body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kofel.
Nice jab there from Grant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kofel cracks Grant with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kofel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kofel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Kofel misses
and Grant counters with an outside leg kick.
Grant connects with a looping right hand.
Jab by Grant.
Nice body kick there by Grant.
Kofel misses with the combination.
Grant connects with a jab.
Grant throws a wild body kick that Kofel sees coming a mile off.
Despite the aggression on Kofel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Kofel counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant stuns Kofel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant avoids the head kick by Kofel.
Kofel avoids the head kick by Grant.
Kofel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kofel misses with a kick to the body.
Grant fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kofel on the side of the head.
Grant throws the left hand but Kofel avoids the punch easily.
Kofel throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Kofel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant throws a counter high kick but Kofel was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grant. Kofel shrugs it off though.
A low kick lands for Grant.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kofel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grant defending well as Kofel loads up on a big left hand.
Kofel misses with an uppercut
and Grant counters with a thumping low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aubrey Grant had his way with Xylon Kofel in that 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. This is the final round!
Kofel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kofel throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kofel throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Grant misses the target.
Grant avoids the head kick by Kofel.
Kofel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kofel tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Grant as he connects with a hook.
Kofel throws a hook but Grant blocks it.
Kofel tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Kofel misses
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
Kofel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kofel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grant.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grant defending well as Kofel loads up on a big left hand.
A left lands for Kofel.
Grant connects with a single shot there.
Kofel throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant misses with a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kofel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grant staying out of range there.
Kofel avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kofel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A low kick from Kofel misses
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Kofel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grant counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kofel thinking.
Grant throws a head kick but Kofel moves out of range.
Grant lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kofel thows a leg kick but Grant checks it
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Kofel throws a leg kick but Grant sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kofel throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
A big right from Kofel misses.
Grant fakes the leg kick and cracks Kofel in the body.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kofel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kofel.
Kofel looks to land a body kick but Grant moved away.
Kofel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grant blocks a head kick by Kofel.
Kofel misses with a body kick.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Kofel.
Grant lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kofel connects with a high kick.
Kofel throws a head kick that misses.
Grant thuds his right hand into Kofel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kofel throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Kofel throws a front kick aimed at Grant's knee but Grant avoids it well.
Grant blocks a jab.
Xylon Kofel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Aubrey Grant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grant swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kofel.
Grant scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kofel throws a sloppy head kick and Grant moves out of range easily.
Kofel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Grant.
Kofel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grant lands a jab to Kofel's midsection.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Kofel.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grant.
Kofel misses with a hook
and Grant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kofel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kofel thumps Grant with a low kick.
Kofel throws a series of punches but Grant avoids them all with ease.
Kofel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Grant with the inside leg kick.
Kofel throws out a leg kick but Grant moves out of range and Kofel only half commits.
Grant thinks about countering with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kofel.
Kofel misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grant 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
Aubrey Grant retains his lightweight title!
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A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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