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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rage (ranked 149 p4p, 28 weight class) and Pete Granger (ranked 140 p4p, 26 weight class). Rage comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Granger has chosen Get Ya Strut On - Lord Have Mercy as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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174 lbs
25 - 9 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Granger!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Rage.
Crunch! Rage slams his shin into Granger's torso.
Rage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Granger is out of range.
Granger throws out a counter right but Rage avoids it with no problem.
Granger misses with a body shot.
Rage drops down looking for a counter takedown but Granger sprawls and moves away.
Rage checks the leg kick nicely there.
Granger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Granger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Granger rushes Rage and presses him up against the cage.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Granger fails to land.
Granger stops a takedown attempt from Rage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger working aggressively here.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rage tries for a takedown but Granger manages to get underhooks.
Rage wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Granger blocks an uppercut.
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Granger has a couple of punches blocked by Rage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Granger.
Rage misses with the head strike.
Rage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Granger.
Rage's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Rage.
Granger takes a shot to the head.
Granger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rage lands a body shot.
Rage drops down looking for an ankle pick but Granger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Granger slips under a jab.
Jason Rage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rage misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rage.
Rage tests Granger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Granger, right into the meat.
Rage looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rage connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rage moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Granger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Granger was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Rage checks the leg kick.
Granger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Granger looks to land a right hand but Rage moved out of range.
Rage appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Granger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Granger scores with a nice body kick.
A big left from Rage misses.
Granger swings for the body but Rage moves out of range.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granger.
A thudding body kick lands there by Granger!
Rage tries to clinch there but Granger circles away.
Rage cracks Granger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rage clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rage.
Rage lands a body punch in the clinch.
Granger tries to throw a body punch but Rage avoids it by throwing Granger back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rage.
Granger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Granger.
Rage jumps guard but Granger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Rage.
Granger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Granger prevents the takedown attempt.
Rage misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Granger.
Rage tries a body shot but Granger blocks it.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as Granger controls his hands.
Rage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rage is working for takedown but Granger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Granger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rage struggles to land a body shot inside as Granger controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Granger.
A short right from Granger.
Rage lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rage.
Rage tries for a takedown but Granger manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granger.
Granger lands an uppercut.
Rage blocks an uppercut.
Granger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Granger tries to work over Rage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rage has a couple of punches blocked by Granger.
Rage is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Granger gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Granger tries a body shot but Rage blocks it.
Rage throws a head punch that misses.
Rage blocks a body shot from Granger.
Granger throws a head punch that misses.
Granger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rage.
Granger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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.
Rage lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Rage.
Rage uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Granger.
Rage throws a body shot but no joy.
Rage motions for Granger to come forward. Rage throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rage misses with a body shot.
Donk. Granger catches Rage right on the button with a cross.
Granger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Granger jabs Rage right on the nose. Rage blinks but takes it well.
Rage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rage checks a leg kick.
Rage shoots in and bounces Granger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granger is controlling Rage's posture.
Rage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Granger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage throwing strikes from guard but Granger blocks nicely.
Rage landing with the ground and pound.
Rage trying to control but Granger is working from the bottom.
Rage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rage wants to control from the top but Granger keeps moving.
Granger working a defensive guard here.
Rage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Granger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Granger is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rage throws a big right hand that misses.
Rage with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rage throwing strikes from guard but Granger blocks nicely.
Rage postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Granger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rage scoring with some ground and pound.
Rage postures up in Granger's guard and throws a big left but Granger blocks it.
Granger has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rage.
Rage tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rage looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Granger is avoiding damage well.
Rage cracks Granger with a big right hand but Granger just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rage working the head with strikes.
Granger felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rage sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Granger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jason Rage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rage wants to control but Granger is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granger parries the strikes from Rage easily there. Rage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Granger to escape.
Rage working the ground and pound but Granger is defending the strikes.
Rage is putting a hurting on Granger here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rage wants to control but Granger is keeping him busy.
Rage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rage prevents Granger from escaping the position.
Rage lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Granger parries the strikes from Rage easily there. Rage is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Granger to escape.
Rage is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Granger's shoulder. That is not cool.
Granger takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Granger takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Rage dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rage finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Granger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Granger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rage drops down looking for a counter takedown but Granger sprawls and moves away.
Rage checks a leg kick nicely.
Rage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Granger flicks out a counter leg kick but Rage steps away.
Rage misses with a series of wild punches.
Rage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rage avoids the body shot from Granger.
Rage throws out a loose jab but Granger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rage lands a lovely overhand right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Granger. That's going to slow Rage down.
Granger misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger blocks a jab.
Jason Rage is winning the standup battle so far.
Rage keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Granger.
Pete Granger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Granger looks for the body kick but Rage saw that one coming.
Rage moves to clinch but Granger breaks away
and Rage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rage tried to score with a low kick but Granger checks it.
Granger is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Granger circles away quickly and effectively.
Granger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rage swings for the body but Granger moves out of range.
Granger connects with a leg kick. Rage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Granger.
Granger tries a low kick but Rage avoids it.
Rage misses with an uppercut. Granger saw that one coming.
Granger lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rage takes a step back to recover.
Granger throws a wild body kick that Rage sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granger cracks Rage with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rage moves out of range of the body kick.
Rage appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rage checks a leg kick.
Granger moves out of range as Rage strikes.
Granger throws a leg kick but Rage sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger misses with a kick to the body.
Granger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Granger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rage 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 throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rage throws a jab but it's blocked by Granger.
Granger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Granger slips a jab from Rage.
The fighters circling - Rage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rage throws a leg kick but Granger checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rage misses with a looping right.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Rage is just out of range.
Granger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rage was well out of range. Poor timing from Granger.
Rage comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Granger blocks a jab.
Granger connects with an inside leg kick.
Rage misses with a combination
and Granger counters with a nice body kick.
Rage tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rage scores with a nice strike.
Granger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Granger throws a body kick that misses.
Rage shoots in and drives through. Granger sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Granger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rage is out of range.
Granger scores with a head kick.
It looks like Jason Rage has been cut.
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!
Rage misses with a left hand
and Granger counters with a good, hard body kick but Rage shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rage thumps Granger with a low kick.
Granger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rage.
Rage blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Rage misses the target.
Granger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rage. That did some damage!
Granger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Granger.
Rage scores with a hook to the body. Granger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rage sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rage throws a hook but Granger avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Granger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Granger has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
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.
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