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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aubrey Grant (ranked 1060 p4p, 2112 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 99 p4p, 184 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin |
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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 26 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Joshy's head but Joshy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joshy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Joshy misses.
Joshy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joshy throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant with a nice cross.
Grant throws a hook to the side of Joshy's head but Joshy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Despite the aggression on Joshy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Joshy finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
Grant takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Joshy throws a shot from downtown. Grant moves away and avoids it.
Joshy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Joshy digs a good body shot into Grant's ribs.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Joshy moved out of range.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Grant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joshy tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
And Joshy responds with a good body kick, but Grant manages to step out the way in time.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grant throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joshy.
Joshy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant leaning against his opponent.
Joshy misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joshy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grant lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Joshy.
Grant really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Grant avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the cage.
Joshy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Joshy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joshy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joshy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grant is defending well for now.
Grant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joshy throws a head punch that misses.
Joshy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Joshy.
Joshy drags the fight down to the ground.
Joshy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joshy throws his legs up looking for a submission but Grant uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
Grant stands up.
Grant lands a nice shot that snaps Joshy's head back.
That's four 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.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joshy.
Joshy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Joshy misses.
Grant throwing a counter right hand but Joshy manages to avoid it.
Grant lands with a straight right. Joshy didn't see that one coming.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant looks to throw the jab but Joshy is out of range.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshy checks a leg kick.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joshy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joshy swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Grant throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Joshy's head.
Joshy throws a jab but it's blocked by Grant.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bam Bam Joshy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grant staying out of range there.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
Joshy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Joshy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joshy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joshy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
Grant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grant moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Joshy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joshy tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joshy misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Joshy is able to avoid easily.
Grant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshy misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy misses with a looping right.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick from Joshy.
Grant misses with a straight left.
Joshy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grant.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grant. That's going to slow Joshy down.
Joshy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grant motions for Joshy to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joshy throws a wild body kick that Grant sees coming a mile off.
Grant lands a slapping body shot.
Grant misses with a right hand
and Joshy counters with an inside leg kick.
Joshy throws a solid leg kick but Grant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joshy.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Grant instigates a clinch.
Joshy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grant stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joshy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joshy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joshy working aggressively here.
Grant taking a breather.
Joshy lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Grant.
Joshy misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Joshy.
Joshy tries a knee to the head but Grant blocks it.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joshy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bam Bam Joshy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joshy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grant smiles and moves away.
Joshy misses with a head kick.
Joshy feints a jab promting Grant to slip. Joshy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Joshy swings widly with a right hand
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshy takes a swing at Grant's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Grant.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands with an overhand left.
Joshy throws a big shot that misses.
Joshy moves away from the strike by Grant.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Joshy blocks the body kick.
Grant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Joshy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Grant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Joshy counter with a right hand.
Joshy moves out of range of the strikes.
Joshy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Grant jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Grant saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Joshy.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grant throws a body punch but Joshy moves out of range.
Grant throws a head kick but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joshy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grant.
Joshy misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Joshy misses with a low kick.
Grant checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joshy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant blocks a head kick by Joshy.
Grant scores with a hook.
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 Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Grant coming out on top.
Joshy blocks a head kick by Grant.
A leg kick checked by Joshy.
Joshy looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant is looking to counter punch.
Grant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Nice cross by Joshy.
Grant throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Grant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joshy.
Grant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant catches Joshy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grant looks to land a left hand but Joshy moved out of range nicely.
Grant misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Grant misses the target.
Grant punishes Joshy's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joshy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joshy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joshy 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.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joshy. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy throws a good cross that connects.
Joshy avoids a kick to the body.
Grant is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Joshy throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Joshy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grant in his tracks.
Joshy stuns Grant with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grant takes a swing at Joshy's ribcage but misses.
Joshy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Grant misses.
A jab from Grant misses.
Grant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Grant swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joshy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joshy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joshy's hands.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joshy.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
Joshy throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joshy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant wants to slow Joshy down by chopping away at his legs.
Joshy throws a low kick but Grant moves out of range easily.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joshy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joshy throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joshy.
Grant tried to score with a low kick but Joshy checks it.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Joshy. That's going to slow Grant down.
Joshy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Grant catches Joshy right on the button with a cross.
Joshy throws a combination. Grant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Joshy connects with a body shot that sends Grant's belly button to the back.
Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant misses with a hook. Joshy ducked under it nicely.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant slips a jab from Joshy.
Joshy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joshy throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joshy slips under a jab.
That kick from Joshy tenderised Grant's leg. Grant is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joshy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grant is looking to counter punch.
Grant thumps Joshy with a low kick.
Joshy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Joshy jabs at Grant's body.
Grant lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joshy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grant throws a lazy right hand but Joshy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joshy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy throws a head kick that Grant semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Joshy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grant throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Joshy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Grant cracks Joshy with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grant.
Joshy throws out a powerful jab.
Joshy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joshy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grant.
Grant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Joshy looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
A big left from Joshy misses.
Grant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
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 Aubrey Grant.
I think Grant 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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