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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Glass (ranked 135 p4p, 22 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 49 p4p, 8 weight class). Glass comes to the cage accompanied by Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack. Granger has chosen Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Desmond Glass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Granger throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Granger misses with a looping left.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Granger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Glass moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granger is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Granger tries to land a front kick but Glass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
Glass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Granger throws an overhand right that lands on Glass's shoulder, as Glass tries to avoid the shot.
Glass catches Granger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Granger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Granger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Glass.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Granger is looking to score with low kicks.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Glass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Granger wants to land a leg kick but Glass is out of range.
Glass with a nice cross.
A jab from Granger does it's job there.
Granger loads up on a big right hand but Glass slips the punch.
Granger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glass looks to land a body kick but Granger moved away.
Granger moves out of range of the strikes.
Granger connects with a single shot there.
Glass scores with a hook to the body. Granger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Granger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Glass swings widly with a right hand
and Granger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glass throws a jab when Granger was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger misses with a hook. Glass ducked under it nicely.
Glass sizes up Granger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Glass darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glass momentarily.
Glass misses with a straight right.
Glass misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass throws a looping overhand right but Granger ducks down to avoid it.
Granger connects with a leg kick. Glass looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Glass moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Glass on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass throws a big shot that misses.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Glass needs to keep his hands up - Granger had a free shot at his head there.
Glass pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Desmond Glass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger throws a sloppy head kick and Glass moves out of range easily.
Granger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glass throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Granger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Granger.
Glass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Granger is out of range and Glass settles back down.
Glass throws a leg kick but Granger checks it.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
Granger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Granger tries to work over Glass's front leg with a kick but Glass checks it.
Granger scoring well with a low kick there.
Granger throws a push kick but Glass slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Granger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Granger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glass missing with a left hand there. Granger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Granger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Granger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glass connects with a body shot that sends Granger's belly button to the back.
Granger moves away from the strike by Glass.
Granger was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Glass scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a jab to Glass's midsection.
Granger lands with a cross.
Granger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glass connects with the punch.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Granger thinks about the counter body kick.
Granger scores with a spinning back kick!
Glass stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger scores with a body shot.
Granger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Glass stuns Granger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Glass checks a leg kick.
Granger misses with a looping right.
Glass throwing a counter right hand but Granger manages to avoid it.
Glass slips a jab and a cross from Granger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass scores with a sloppy right hand. Granger should have avoided that one.
A big right from Glass misses.
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glass.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by Glass.
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.
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 looks to land a left hand but Glass moved out of range nicely.
Good work by Granger as he checks the leg kick.
Granger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Glass lands a body shot.
Glass lands the left hand.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glass dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
A big right from Granger misses.
Granger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glass dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Granger. That did some damage!
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Glass checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Glass tries to land a leg kick but Granger saw it coming and moves away.
Glass moves away from the strike by Granger.
Granger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glass lands a right hook to the body.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Glass is looking to counter punch.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
Glass tried to score with a low kick but Granger checks it.
Granger works the jab nicely.
A big right from Granger misses.
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.
A jab from Glass finds it's way through Granger's defenses.
Granger swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Desmond Glass is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Glass.
Glass misses with a low kick.
Glass looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Glass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Glass tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glass tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Granger missing with a left hand there. Glass was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glass.
A jab lands there for Granger.
Glass lands a nice hook to Granger's body. Granger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Granger's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Glass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Granger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Granger circles away quickly and effectively.
Granger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Glass scores with a punch to the head.
Granger throws a leg kick but Glass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Granger tries to move into range but Glass moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Granger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Granger jabs at Glass's body.
Glass tries to land a leg kick but Granger saw it coming and moves away.
Glass walks into a left hand.
Granger attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glass blocks a low kick nicely.
Glass misses with an attempted mid kick.
Granger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Granger connects with a single shot there.
Glass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glass checks the leg kick.
A big right from Granger misses.
Glass tried to counter with a leg kick but Granger avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass scores with a nice right hand.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Granger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Granger is looking to score with low kicks.
Glass tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granger slips a straight right by Glass.
Glass catches Granger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Glass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Glass wants to land a leg kick but Granger is 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 has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Granger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Glass's calf.
Glass connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glass is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
Granger feints a counter leg kick.
Granger throws out a leg kick but Glass moves out of range and Granger only half commits.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger misses with a looping left.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Glass throws a shot to the body.
Glass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Nice straight punches there by Glass. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glass.
Glass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Glass checks a leg kick.
Glass misses with a looping left.
Glass dodges the punch combination from Granger.
An attempted straight right counter from Glass misses the target.
Granger throws a leg kick but Glass moved away.
Glass swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Granger defending well as Glass loads up on a big left hand.
Glass misses the shot to the body.
Granger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granger is looking to land body kicks.
Granger is looking to land body kicks.
Granger uses good head movement to avoid the hook 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! Back to the action!
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Granger lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Glass blocks the body kick.
Granger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Granger misses with a low kick as Glass jumps back.
Granger scores with a one two! Glass had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Glass jabs Granger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Granger takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Granger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glass.
Granger takes a swing at Glass's ribcage but misses.
Glass shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Granger eats them both and turns towards Glass to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Granger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glass tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Granger blocks a jab.
Glass swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 tries to score with a low kick but Glass moves his leg out of the way.
Granger lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Granger as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass tries to land a front kick but Granger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Glass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glass throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Granger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Granger swings for the body but Glass moves out of range.
Granger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Glass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Granger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Glass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger is looking to slow Glass down with leg kicks.
Glass thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Granger misses with a low kick as Glass jumps back.
Glass attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Glass feints and then cracks Granger's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Granger down.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Glass misses with a kick to the body
and Granger counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Glass blocks the low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glass looks to land a right hand but Granger moved out of range.
Granger pushes Glass away with a front kick.
Glass takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Granger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Glass under the eye.
Granger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crunch! Granger slams his shin into Glass's torso.
Glass looks to land a body kick but Granger moved away.
Granger throws a low kick, looking for Glass's leg but Glass calmly moves out of range.
Glass walks into a straight right hand from Granger.
Granger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Glass - just one landing.
Glass throws out a leg kick but Granger moves out of range and Glass only half commits.
Granger walks into a straight right hand from Glass.
Granger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Granger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Glass with a body shot.
Glass misses with a lunging right hand
and Granger counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Granger. That's going to slow Glass down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger looks to land a body kick but Glass moved away.
Granger throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Glass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glass cracks Granger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Glass.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Granger.
Glass checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Glass misses.
Glass backing away here, and Granger unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Granger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Glass.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Glass throws a body punch but Granger moves out of range.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Good leg kick by Granger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger avoids the body shot from Glass.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Glass takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Granger misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Granger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger slips under a jab from Glass.
Granger throws a leg kick but Glass checks it.
Glass is looking to counter punch.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Granger counters with a good low kick that Glass was not able to check.
Granger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Granger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glass.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Glass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Granger connects with a single shot there.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Granger manages to avoid it.
Glass lands the left hand.
Granger scores with a punch to the head.
Glass lands a glancing blow to the side of Granger's head.
Granger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Pete Granger just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Granger checks a leg kick.
Glass checks a leg kick nicely.
Glass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Glass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granger.
Glass connects with a leg kick. Granger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
Granger throws a push kick but Glass slaps the foot to one side.
Glass throwing a counter right hand but Granger manages to avoid it.
Granger misses with a hook
and Glass counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glass swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Glass misses with a low kick as Granger jumps back.
Granger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Granger replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Glass blocks it well.
Glass 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.
Granger is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass throws an overhand right that lands on Granger's shoulder, as Granger tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger throws the left hand but Glass avoids the punch easily.
Glass was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Granger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
Granger misses with a straight right.
Glass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Glass.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Granger cracks Glass with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glass scores with the left hand. Granger knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Granger.
Glass misses with a wild body shot.
Granger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Granger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Glass.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Glass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
Granger tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glass is able to avoid easily.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands a nice leg kick that just misses Granger's sensitive parts.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice cross by Granger.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glass was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Glass swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Granger! But no joy.
Glass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Glass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Granger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 dips to his left and cracks Granger with an uppercut!
Granger tries to land a front kick but Glass steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Granger slips under a jab.
Glass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glass throws a body shot but no joy.
Glass looks to land a combination but Granger avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Granger.
Granger thumps Glass with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Granger.
Glass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass scores with a leg kick.
Granger throws a shot from downtown. Glass moves away and avoids it.
Glass throws an overhand right that lands on Granger's shoulder, as Granger tries to avoid the shot.
Granger just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Glass throws a hook to the side of Granger's head but Granger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glass misses with a straight left.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Glass misses with a series of wild punches.
Glass is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Granger.
Glass getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glass misses the jab.
Granger follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Glass misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger connects with a nice looking jab.
Glass misses with a hook. Granger ducked under it nicely.
Granger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Granger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger throws a leg kick that misses.
Granger tries to score with a low kick but Glass moves his leg out of the way.
Glass throws a hook but Granger blocks it.
Glass misses with a lunging right hand
and Granger counters with a thumping low kick.
Glass takes one on the button.
Glass ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Granger moves away.
Glass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Glass misses the target.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Glass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Granger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Granger.
Granger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Desmond Glass will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A big left from Glass misses.
Glass keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Granger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Granger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Granger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glass avoids the body shot from Granger.
Glass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Granger on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Granger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Glass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Granger.
Glass looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Glass misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand.
Granger slips under a jab.
Glass looks to score with a jab to the body but Granger is just out of range.
Glass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass throws a lazy right hand but Granger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Granger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Glass.
Glass throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
A big left from Glass misses.
Granger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Granger throws a front kick that sends Glass stumbling back into the cage.
Glass misses the jab.
Granger throws a leg kick but Glass checks it.
Glass misses with a hook to the body
and Granger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Glass's knee momentarily.
Granger blocks a jab.
Glass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Glass appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass misses with a hook
and Granger counters with a thumping low kick.
Glass catches Granger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Glass walks into a left hand.
Nice shot by Granger.
Pete Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Granger misses with a kick to the body.
Granger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Glass lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Glass misses.
A jab from Glass finds it's way through Granger's defenses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Granger.
Granger slips under a jab.
Glass just misses with a punch to the body.
Granger is looking to slow Glass down with leg kicks.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Granger. That snapped Glass's head back.
Glass dodges the punch combination from Granger.
Granger takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A leg kick checked by Glass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granger lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Granger tries a low kick but Glass avoids it.
Granger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Granger slips a jab from Glass.
Granger throws a low kick but Glass avoids it.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Glass lands a jab to the head.
Glass throws a right hand that misses
and Granger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Desmond Glass has been cut.
Glass throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Granger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Glass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Granger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Glass digs a good hook to Granger's body.
Granger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Granger misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger throws a hook but Glass avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Glass tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glass lands a body shot.
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.
Crunch! Granger slams his shin into Glass's torso.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Granger misses with an uppercut.
Granger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glass lands a body shot.
Glass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Granger in his tracks.
Glass misses the jab.
Granger takes one to the side of the head.
Granger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Glass fires out a quick counter leg kick but Granger just manages to avoid it.
That kick from Granger tenderised Glass's leg. Glass is trying to keep his angry face on.
Granger misses with a low kick.
Glass swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Granger.
Granger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Granger.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Glass!
Desmond Glass is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Desmond Glass thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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