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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 48 p4p, 9 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 209 p4p, 33 weight class). Glass kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Granger is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy. 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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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
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glass throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Crunch! Granger slams his shin into Glass's torso.
Glass avoids a kick to the body.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glass feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Granger's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Granger throws a leg kick but Glass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Granger thows a leg kick but Glass checks it
and Glass counters with a leg kick.
Granger scores with a spinning back kick!
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Glass walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granger ducks right into an uppercut from Glass.
Granger misses with a body kick.
Glass swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Granger cracks the inside of Glass's front leg.
Nice uppercut there from Granger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glass circles away quickly and effectively.
Glass looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Granger misses.
Glass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glass clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Granger throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Glass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Granger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glass scrambles back to his feet.
Glass looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Glass.
Granger throws a hook but Glass blocks it.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Granger avoids the body shot from Glass.
Granger misses with a kick to the body.
Granger throws a nice looking combination but Glass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glass takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger swings widly with a right hand
and Glass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Granger throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass lands with a straight right. Granger didn't see that one coming.
Glass tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granger staying out of range there.
Granger tries a quick counter leg kick but Glass is wise to it.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
Glass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glass tried to counter with a leg kick but Granger avoided it.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Glass scores with a hook to the body. Granger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Granger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Granger cracks the inside of Glass's front leg.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Glass. That's going to slow Granger down.
A swing and a miss from Glass.
Granger avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass moves out of range as Granger throws a body kick.
Glass slips a jab and a cross from Granger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A left lands for Glass.
Granger loads up on a big right hand but Glass slips the punch.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Granger is out of range.
Glass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glass thumps Granger with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Granger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Granger.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
Granger lands a nice looking body shot.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
Glass shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Granger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glass.
Glass throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Granger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Granger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Glass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Glass's head but Glass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Granger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Granger counters with an outside leg kick.
Granger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glass.
Glass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Granger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glass connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Granger momentarily.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Glass is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Granger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Glass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glass clobbers Granger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big right from Glass misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Granger counters with a straight right hand.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Glass moved away.
Glass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glass tries to move into range but Granger moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
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 Desmond Glass 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.
Granger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger throws a leg kick that misses.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger throws a push kick but Glass slaps the foot to one side.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Granger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Glass blocks it well.
Granger throws a nice looking combination but Glass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Granger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Glass takes a step back to recover.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Granger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger thuds his shin into the meat of Glass's side.
Glass throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
Glass throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Glass throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger connects with a solid leg kick.
Granger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glass lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Granger! But no joy.
Glass comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glass will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Glass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Glass was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Granger.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger lands a leg kick that knocks Glass off balance momentarily.
Glass tries to score with a low kick but Granger moves his leg out of the way.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glass is looking to counter punch.
Granger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glass works Granger's body with a nice hook.
Glass misses with the combination.
Glass misses with a right hand
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Granger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glass on the side of the head.
Granger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glass.
Granger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Glass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glass blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger looks for the body kick but Glass saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Granger.
Granger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Granger moves away from the strike by Glass.
Pete Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
Glass scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Granger throws a push kick but Glass slaps the foot to one side.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Granger connects with a body shot.
Granger misses with a few strikes there.
Glass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Glass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Granger tries to move into range but Glass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Glass throws a leg kick but Granger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granger throws a head kick but Glass moves out of range.
Granger defending well as Glass loads up on a big left hand.
Glass has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Granger.
Glass avoids the body shot from Granger.
Glass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glass with a nice cross.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Glass lands a nice hook to Granger's body. Granger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Granger blocks a leg kick.
Granger throws out a counter right but Glass avoids it with no problem.
Granger throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Granger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Glass's head but Glass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Glass throws a low kick but Granger avoids it.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger thuds his right hand into Glass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass.
A telegraphed right hand from Granger misses the target.
Glass ducks right into an uppercut from Granger.
Glass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Granger.
Glass motions for Granger to come forward. Glass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Granger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Granger.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Granger 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 Glass has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glass and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Granger is out of range.
Granger looks to land a left hand but Glass moved out of range nicely.
Granger slips under a jab from Glass.
Glass lands a slapping body shot.
Granger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Glass misses.
Granger lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Glass.
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 Desmond Glass will probably get the nod.
That's time! Glass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Glass lands a lovely overhand right.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glass misses with a straight right.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Granger throws a front kick aimed at Glass's knee but Glass avoids it well.
A jab from Granger misses.
A quick step to the side and Glass tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Granger! But no joy.
Granger moves away from the strike by Glass.
Glass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Granger. That's going to slow Glass down.
Granger misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Granger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Granger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Granger throws a leg kick but Glass checks it.
Glass throws out a loose jab but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass wants to land a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Glass throws a lazy uppercut
and Glass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Granger.
Glass 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.
Glass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Granger catches Glass with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Granger scores with a jab.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick.
Granger connects with a body shot.
Granger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Granger jabs Glass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granger is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Glass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Granger throws a leg kick but Glass moved away.
Pete Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Granger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Granger.
Granger thuds a left hand into Glass's body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Glass crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Granger - the referee stops the clock and Glass gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Granger. Glass manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Glass misses the jab.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Glass blocks a jab.
Glass slips under a jab.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot lands for Granger.
Granger slips under a jab.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Granger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Glass scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Glass throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Granger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Granger walks into a straight right hand from Glass.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Glass bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Granger's head backwards.
The crowd cheers as Glass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Granger doesn't seem phased though.
Glass lands a jab to the head.
Granger takes one to the side of the head.
Glass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Glass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glass catches Granger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Glass, as that shot connected.
Granger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Glass connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Granger.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glass blocks a low kick nicely.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Granger counters with a head kick. That will keep Glass thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Granger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Glass connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Granger scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Glass in his tracks.
Granger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Granger checks a low kick from Glass.
A low kick from Granger is predictable there
and Glass counters with a straight right hand.
Glass feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grangers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Granger misses with a leg kick
and Glass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Granger moves out of range of the strikes.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Glass cracks a nice hook into Granger's ribs.
Granger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Glass moved away.
Granger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger takes one on the button.
Jab by Glass.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass's jab looks to have found its range, popping Granger under the eye.
Glass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
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 Desmond Glass.
Well Glass 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pete Granger!
After the fight, Pete Granger was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Desmond Glass stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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