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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jakov Pavlek (ranked 1211 p4p, 916 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 116 p4p, 86 weight class). Pavlek comes to the cage accompanied by Cool Kids of Death - Czloweik Mucha. Aubrey Grant will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jakov Pavlek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Pavlek misses.
Grant ducks right into an uppercut from Pavlek.
Pavlek moves out of range of the strikes.
Pavlek feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pavlek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Pavlek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Grant.
Grant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grant wants to clinch but Pavlek slips to the side
and Pavlek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pavlek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlek pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grant is out of range and Pavlek settles back down.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pavlek jabs at Grant's body.
Pavlek ducks right into an uppercut from Grant.
Grant misses with a lunging right hand
and Pavlek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A good leg kick by Grant.
Grant darts in and clinches Pavlek up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavlek's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grant.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlek is defending well for now.
Pavlek is trying to break free.
Grant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlek lands a body punch.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlek is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavlek blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlek scores with a shoulder strike.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Pavlek.
Grant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Grant keeps control of Pavlek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pavlek scores with a shot to the side of Grant's head.
Pavlek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pavlek throws an elbow but misses.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlek managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Grant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Grant.
Pavlek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlek.
Grant tries to clinch up.
Grant throws a head kick but Pavlek moves out of range.
Grant has closed the distance and engaged Pavlek in a clinch.
Pavlek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and Pavlek moves out of range easily.
Pavlek was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Grant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grant with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grant throws a head kick but Pavlek moves out of range.
Grant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pavlek misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek misses with a body shot.
Grant misses with a left hand
and Pavlek counters with a two punch combo.
Pavlek looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Pavlek moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGrant.
Pavlek throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Pavlek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grant scores with a nice head shot.
Grant misses with a hook. Pavlek ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Pavlek.
Pavlek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Pavlek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grant defending well as Pavlek loads up on a big left hand.
Pavlek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pavlek is able to avoid easily.
Grant throws a solid leg kick but Pavlek takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grant.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Pavlek ducks down to avoid it.
Grant misses with a low kick as Pavlek jumps back.
Pavlek appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Pavlek is looking to counter punch.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pavlek with a jab.
Pavlek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlek walks into a straight right hand from Grant.
Pavlek throws a right hand that Grant ducks under and follows up with a left that Grant also avoids with ease.
Grant is looking to slow Pavlek down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pavlek.
Grant tries to score with a low kick but Pavlek moves his leg out of the way.
Pavlek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pavlek throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grant misses with the combination.
Good work by Pavlek as he checks the leg kick.
Pavlek throws a big counter combination but Grant scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Grant smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pavlek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pavlek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Pavlek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pavlek.
Pavlek just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Pavlek as he checks the leg kick.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
Pavlek looks to land a combination but Grant avoids it well.
Grant appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grant moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Pavlek throws a big shot that misses.
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant throws an overhand right that lands on Pavlek's shoulder, as Pavlek tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Pavlek wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pavlek throws a body punch but Grant moves out of range.
Grant appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pavlek moves out of range as Grant strikes.
Pavlek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pavlek ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Pavlek misses with a straight left.
Pavlek misses with a wild body shot.
Grant swings widly with a right hand
and Pavlek counters with a right hand to the body.
A low kick lands for Pavlek.
Pavlek swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jakov Pavlek is winning the standup battle so far.
A leg kick checked by Pavlek.
Grant connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grant throws a hook but Pavlek avoids it easily.
Grant misses with a left hand
and Pavlek counters with a thumping low kick.
Grant checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pavlek throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grant thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a jab when Pavlek was well out of range.
It looked like Pavlek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pavlek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grant.
Pavlek lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pavlek.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Grant tests Pavlek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grant clinches up against the cage.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlek is blocking nicely.
Pavlek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick lands for Grant.
Pavlek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grant tries to clinch but Pavlek moves out of range.
Pavlek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grant throws a hook but Pavlek blocks it.
Pavlek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant moves out of range as Pavlek strikes.
Pavlek lands the left hand.
Grant slips under a jab.
Pavlek's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grant under the eye.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlek throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Pavlek throws the left hand but Grant avoids the punch easily.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavlek scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grant doesn't seem bothered though.
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 tries to clinch there but Pavlek circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pavlek.
Grant sizes up Pavlek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pavlek checks the leg kick.
Pavlek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
It looked like Pavlek was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Grant.
Pavlek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Grant does it's job there.
Grant throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pavlek to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pavlek cracks Grant with an open hand slap.
Pavlek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It appears Pavlek was looking to counter with a kick there.
Grant misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aubrey Grant will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pavlek lands a nice looking body shot.
Pavlek connects with an inside leg kick.
Pavlek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant looks to land a body kick but Pavlek moved away.
Pavlek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pavlek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Grant.
Grant throws a low kick but Pavlek moves out of range easily.
As Grant looks to move away, Pavlek throws a big counter combo but Grant just gets out of the way.
Grant looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pavlek gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pavlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavlek fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grant just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlek throws a looping overhand right but Grant ducks down to avoid it.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Pavlek should have avoided that one.
Grant is looking to slow Pavlek down with leg kicks.
Pavlek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pavlek moves out of range as Grant throws a body kick.
Pavlek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant takes a swing at Pavlek's ribcage but misses.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Pavlek should have avoided that one.
Pavlek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jakov Pavlek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavlek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grant is looking to chop away at Pavlek's legs.
Some wild striking there from Pavlek.
Grant swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pavlek counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Pavlek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pavlek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pavlek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice combination there by Pavlek.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Pavlek moved out of range nicely.
Pavlek is looking for a counter combo.
Grant throws a lazy uppercut
and Pavlek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakov Pavlek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek throws a jab when Grant was well out of range.
Grant misses with a hook.
Pavlek seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pavlek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pavlek scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Pavlek counters with a head kick. That will keep Grant thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pavlek throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Pavlek.
Pavlek went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A leg kick checked by Pavlek.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grant throws a leg kick
and Pavlek makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Grant tries to land a leg kick but Pavlek saw it coming and moves away.
Pavlek appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pavlek.
Pavlek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Pavlek.
Pavlek tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek checks the leg kick.
Grant slips under a jab from Pavlek.
Pavlek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pavlek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grant uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlek.
Pavlek blocks a jab.
Pavlek throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant counters with a low kick, right behind Pavlek 's knee.
Grant pushes Pavlek away with a front kick.
Grant clinches up with Pavlek and pushes him back against the cage.
Pavlek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlek is looking to control Grant's arms but Grant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pavlek has his back to the cage.
Grant stalling the fight.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pavlek digs a right hand into Grant's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grant's gas tank.
Pavlek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aubrey Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Pavlek misses.
Pavlek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pavlek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pavlek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch lands to the side of Pavlek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donk. Grant catches Pavlek right on the button with a cross.
Pavlek throws a leg kick but Grant checks it.
Grant throws a leg kick which misses Pavlek's front leg but catches the back leg as Pavlek tries to avoid it.
Pavlek has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grant.
Pavlek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlek walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aubrey Grant.
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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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