Round 1
They came out and missed four punches. Grant took a left jab from Lewis. Grant landed a 1-2 punch after 15 seconds. Grant missed two wild punches. And then the two clinched. Grant got in a good jab as the fight approached the minute mark. Then the action slowed as both men clinched. Grant landed a glancing right to the head at mid-round. Lewis landed a right to the body and a right to the head. Grant went down and got up at 6 and was hurt. There was another right by Lewis to the head. Then he landed three more punches. Grant went into a corner and the referee began a count, getting to 8 . Lewis landed a hook and a right. They clinched. Grant backed away and Lewis landed a hard right uppercut. And they backed away. Grant went down again and was up at 7 as the bell rang.
The AP calls the round to Lewis.
Round 2
Lewis came out attacking then the two clinched. Grant tried to throw a left to the body and Lewis backed away. Grant still appeared hurt. Then there was another left. Grant landed a left to the head at 30 seconds into the round. Another clinch. Lewis landed a right to the body and two to the head. Both men missed wild punches. Grant was trying to stay out of Lewis' range. Lewis was ineffective during the first 1:15 of the round. Lewis was looking for the big punch. Lewis landed a stiff jab just past the midpoint and they clinched again. Lewis landed another hard jab and a right uppercut that had Grant holding on. Lewis landed five straight uppercuts before Grant tied him up. Lewis landed two hard rights to the head after a Grant miss. Lewis dropped Grant flat on his back with about 20 seconds left. He could not answer the count.
End of Round by Round
