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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 83 p4p, 14 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 82 p4p, 13 weight class). Glass's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Granger has chosen Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Glass. Beautiful body shot.
Granger misses with an uppercut
and Glass counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Granger looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Glass 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Granger.
Glass avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Granger throws a hook to the side of Glass's head but Glass sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Granger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick from Granger.
A clash of legs there as Granger blocks the low kick.
Glass throws a low kick but Granger avoids it.
Granger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Granger thumps Glass with a low kick.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Glass misses with a looping right.
Granger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger drops his hands momentarily and Glass takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Granger cracks Glass with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Glass moves out of range of the leg kick from Granger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Glass's leg but Glass calmly moves out of range.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Glass.
Granger misses with an uppercut. Glass saw that one coming.
Glass chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Granger can pounce on him.
Glass lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good leg kick by Glass there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Granger slips under a jab from Glass.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Granger.
Glass works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Glass can pounce on him.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger throws a leg kick which misses Glass's front leg but catches the back leg as Glass tries to avoid it.
Glass throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glass thuds his right hand into Granger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Glass checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Granger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Granger misses.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Glass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Granger. Granger obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Granger scores with a jab.
Glass lands with an uppercut that bounces Granger off the cage and back into range.
Granger lunges at Glass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glass's hand.
Granger feints and then cracks Glass's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glass down.
Glass on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Granger thows a body kick. Glass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Granger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Glass misses with a shot to the body
and Granger counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glass eats them both and turns towards Granger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Granger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Granger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A left lands for Glass.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Glass, right into the meat.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Glass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Granger on the side of the head.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glass throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Granger misses with a straight right.
Glass misses with a looping right.
Granger swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger scores with a jab to the body.
Glass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Glass's leg but Glass calmly moves out of range.
Glass misses with a straight right.
A big left from Granger misses.
Glass takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab from Granger.
Granger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Glass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Granger misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass is looking to score with low kicks.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass checks a low kick from Granger.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glass throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pete Granger will probably get the nod.
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 ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Granger moves out of range as Glass strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Glass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Granger lands a jab to Glass's midsection.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger slips under a jab from Glass.
Glass will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Granger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Granger is looking to score with low kicks.
Granger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Granger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Granger.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Granger 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glass throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Granger.
Glass lands a right hook to the body.
Glass throws a nice inside leg kick.
Glass listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Granger checks the leg kick.
Granger jabs Glass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Granger, as that shot connected.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Glass throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
Glass loads up on a big right hand but Granger slips the punch.
Granger has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Granger misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glass misses with a leg kick
and Granger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Granger looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Glass was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Granger.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Glass throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger connects with a right hand. Glass shakes it off.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Granger.
Glass throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Glass takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Granger throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
Granger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Granger scores with a jab to the head.
Glass throws a leg kick which misses Granger's front leg but catches the back leg as Granger tries to avoid it.
Glass throws a leg kick but Granger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Granger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws an off balance right hand
and Granger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger walks into a straight right hand from Glass.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Glass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glass moves out of range as Granger throws a body kick.
Granger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glass. Glass obviously looking to wear him down.
Glass misses the body punch
and Granger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glass avoids a kick to the body.
Glass is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Granger takes one to the side of the head.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Granger looks for the body kick but Glass saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
It looked like Glass wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Glass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Granger slips a straight right by Glass.
Glass scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands the left hand.
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glass.
Granger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Glass lands a body shot.
Glass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Granger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Granger throws out a leg kick but Glass moves out of range and Granger only half commits.
Glass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Glass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Granger defending well as Glass loads up on a big left hand.
Glass throws a leg kick but Granger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Granger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pete Granger 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. And we move into the final round!
Glass scores with a decent looking hook.
Granger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glass.
Granger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Glass's leg but Glass calmly moves out of range.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Glass swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Granger lands a really nice looking cross but Glass seems unphased.
Glass misses the jab.
Granger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Glass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Glass uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Granger has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glass tried to score with a low kick but Granger checks it.
Granger thinks about the counter body kick.
Glass cracks Granger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger defending well as Glass loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Glass lands an impressive looking overhand right. Granger doesn't seem phased though.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Granger cracks the inside of Glass's front leg.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Glass motions for Granger to come forward. Glass throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Glass throws a shot to the body.
Glass connects with a jab.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glass sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Granger lands with a good body shot.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Glass.
Glass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Granger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Glass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Glass misses with a left hand
and Granger counters with a nice body kick.
Granger blocks a jab.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Granger.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Glass takes a swing at Granger's ribcage but misses.
Granger moves away from the strike by Glass.
A punch lands to the side of Granger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Glass.
Granger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Granger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glass.
Granger slips under a jab from Glass.
Granger let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Granger moves out of range of the leg kick from Glass.
Granger avoids the body shot from Glass.
Glass misses with a left hand
and Granger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glass throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Glass throws a sloppy body shot
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Granger.
Granger feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Glasss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Glass moves out of range as Granger throws a body kick.
Granger tries to work over Glass's front leg with a kick but Glass checks it.
Glass swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Glass misses with a jab to the body
and Granger counters with a nice leg kick.
Pete Granger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glass swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger checks a low kick from Glass.
Pete Granger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws the left hand but Granger avoids the punch easily.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Granger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
Granger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Granger scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Granger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Glass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Granger throws out a counter right but Glass avoids it with no problem.
Granger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glass.
Glass throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Glass throws a low kick but it's checked well by Granger.
Granger scores with a nice body kick.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger scores with a nice strike.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Glass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granger throws out the jab.
Granger scores with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Granger.
Well Granger has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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.
Desmond Glass was interviewed post fight and said 'I have to get with my coaches and manager, and rethink my gameplan going forward. I'll be back.'.
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