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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson's entrance music is Ante up - M.O.P. A fine choice. Shaw has chosen War Pigs as his entrance music. Terrance Grayson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Terrance Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Shaw keeps the fight on the outside.
Grayson misses with a head kick.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grayson misses with a few strikes there.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
Shaw circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grayson is looking to clinch but Shaw is avoiding it.
Grayson is looking to clinch.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shaw was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grayson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shaw.
Grayson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shaw.
Grayson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grayson because Shaw loaded up on that one.
Shaw punching from mount but Grayson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grayson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shaw misses with some ground and pound and Grayson recovers position to half guard.
Shaw prevents Grayson from improving his position.
Shaw is trying to work for a kimura but Grayson is defending well.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shaw wants to pass to mount but Grayson is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looks to land a strike but Grayson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shaw slips nicely into half guard.
Shaw wants to work for an arm triangle but Grayson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shaw is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grayson is breathing heavily.
Grayson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shaw is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaw not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grayson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shaw.
Shaw prevents Grayson from standing back up.
Shaw passes to full mount!
Shaw jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Grayson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Grayson and Shaw has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Grayson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grayson is looking to reverse the position.
Grayson parries the strikes from Shaw easily there. Shaw is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grayson to escape.
Grayson defending against the ground and pound.
Shaw tries for a kimura but Grayson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Shaw dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Grayson has managed to clinch.
Grayson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Terry Shaw has been cut.
Shaw fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shaw takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grayson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Grayson connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Shaw goes down! Grayson jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Shaw is rocked!
Shaw has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grayson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shaw is looking to escape.
Shaw is still in real trouble! Can Grayson finish him?
Shaw seems to have recovered his senses.
Shaw is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to control but Shaw wriggling away.
Grayson prevents Shaw from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shaw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grayson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Terrance Grayson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw is having none of it.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrance Grayson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Grayson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch up but Shaw circles away and keeps his distance.
Grayson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grayson wants to stall.
Shaw successfully pulls guard.
Grayson wants to stand but Shaw is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shaw is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Grayson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shaw Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Grayson's back instead.
Shaw is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Grayson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Shaw missing with strikes from the back.
Grayson tries to roll but Shaw sticks to his back.
Grayson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Shaw throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Shaw throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Grayson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Shaw has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Grayson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw throwing strikes and Grayson squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Grayson is looking to get to half guard.
Shaw looking to finish with strikes here!
Grayson gets back to half guard.
Shaw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grayson's head.
Grayson tries to kick Shaw off but Shaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grayson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grayson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 Terrance Grayson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terry Shaw's cut.
That's time! Grayson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grayson wants to clinch.
Grayson tries to clinch up.
Grayson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grayson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Grayson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Grayson is looking to control Shaw's arms but Shaw gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grayson has his back to the cage.
Shaw looking to stall.
Shaw manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a knee strike.
Grayson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shaw's face.
Grayson landing knees to the body.
Grayson is trying to maintain a safe position but Shaw gets an underhook and turns Grayson into the cage.
Shaw pulls Grayson into guard.
Grayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grayson manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grayson seems keen to control Shaw's posture.
Shaw pushing down on Grayson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grayson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw thows a huge punch but Grayson dodges it nicely.
Shaw throwing shots but Grayson is blocking nicely.
Shaw is looking for a kimura here.
Grayson tries to kick Shaw off but Shaw keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shaw is working for a kimura but Grayson is defending it quite comfortably.
Grayson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shaw trying to mount his opponent but Grayson defends it.
Shaw missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to mount his opponent but Grayson defends it.
Shaw is working for a submission of some sort.
Grayson is trying to stand.
Grayson moves into full guard.
Shaw won't allow Grayson to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Grayson doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grayson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grayson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Grayson tries to clinch there but Shaw circles away.
Grayson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Grayson.
Grayson moves into the clinch successfully.
Grayson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shaw.
Grayson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaw drags the fight down to the ground.
Shaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shaw doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Shaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shaw 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Shaw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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