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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Granger (ranked 164 p4p, 24 weight class) and Randy Poffo (ranked 492 p4p, 68 weight class). Granger comes to the cage accompanied by Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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20 - 5 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger slips a jab from Poffo.
Poffo misses with an uppercut
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poffo 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.
Granger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Granger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Poffo's leg but Poffo calmly moves out of range.
Granger swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Poffo to counter with a crisp jab.
Poffo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Poffo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Poffo tries to land a body kick
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poffo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Poffo throws a leg kick
and Granger counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poffo. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Poffo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid body kick from Granger.
We've been told by Granger's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Donk. Granger catches Poffo right on the button with a cross.
Poffo throws a leg kick which misses Granger's front leg but catches the back leg as Granger tries to avoid it.
Poffo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Granger at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo is looking to chop away at Granger's legs.
Granger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poffo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Granger scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Granger misses.
Poffo throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Poffo throws a leg kick that misses.
Poffo tries to land a leg kick but Granger saw it coming and moves away.
Poffo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poffo tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pete Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Poffo misses
and Granger counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Granger.
Granger 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.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Poffo throws out a counter right but Granger avoids it with no problem.
Poffo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Poffo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Poffo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Granger throws a big shot that misses.
Poffo throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Granger avoids the body shot from Poffo.
Granger connects with a crisp jab.
Poffo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Poffo connects with a crisp jab.
Granger staying out of range there.
Granger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poffo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granger misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Poffo misses the target.
Granger feints and then cracks Poffo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poffo down.
A swing and a miss from Poffo.
Poffo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger connects with a leg kick. Poffo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Granger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Poffo misses.
Poffo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Granger. Granger obviously looking to wear him down.
Granger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Granger swats away the attempt to clinch by Poffo.
Granger lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Poffo. Beautiful body shot.
Granger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Granger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Poffo misses.
Poffo lands with a nice body punch.
Granger scores with a nice body kick.
Poffo throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Poffo's leg but Poffo calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Granger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Granger scores with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Poffo.
A leg kick checked by Poffo.
Granger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Granger.
Granger blocks a leg kick.
Granger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poffo lands with a cross.
Poffo throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A counter left hand to the body from Granger misses its target.
Poffo tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger thows a body kick. Poffo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Poffo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Poffo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Granger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Granger blocks a jab.
Granger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poffo can do to turn this around?
Poffo checks a leg kick.
Granger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poffo slips under a jab from Granger.
Granger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Granger feints and then cracks Poffo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Poffo down.
Poffo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granger scores with a decent looking hook.
Poffo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Granger throws a leg kick but Poffo moved away.
Poffo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granger thumps Poffo with a low kick.
Granger throws a hook but Poffo avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Poffo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poffo.
Granger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Poffo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Poffo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Granger has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger lands with a shot to the body.
Poffo checks a low kick from Granger.
Granger scores with a nice body kick.
Poffo looks to throw a body kick
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand.
Poffo misses with a right hand
and Granger counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Poffo looks to throw the jab but Granger is out of range.
Poffo takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Poffo if he has to take too many more of those.
Granger tries a head kick but it misses.
Poffo just misses with a punch to the body.
Poffo misses with a shot to the body
and Granger makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Poffo really felt that one!
Poffo is breathing heavily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poffo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Granger - the referee stops the clock and Poffo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Granger. Poffo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poffo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Randy Poffo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Poffo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Granger.
Granger cracks Poffo with an open hand slap.
Poffo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poffo is rocked!
Granger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Poffo is still on wobbly legs! Can Granger finish him?
Poffo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Granger throws a good cross that connects.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Poffo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Granger throws an overhand right that drops Poffo like a sack of potatoes! Granger dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Granger!
Pete Granger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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