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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nervil Gretty (ranked 3132 p4p, 3703 weight class) and Thomas Davis (ranked 217 p4p, 249 weight class). Davis has chosen Not like us as his entrance music. Nervil Gretty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Davis's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nervil Gretty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thomas Davis!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gretty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Gretty.
Nervil Gretty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Gretty.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
Gretty misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Gretty backing up. Gretty nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Gretty throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davis's head.
Davis is rocked!
Gretty throws a head kick that misses
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Gretty finish him?
Davis manages to pull guard.
Davis pushes Gretty off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Gretty swinging wildly here.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Gretty bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretty falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Gretty throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Gretty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Gretty. Those never looked like landing.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
Gretty throws a head kick that misses
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gretty avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.
I was talking to Gretty's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice elbow from Davis.
It looks like Nervil Gretty has been cut.
Gretty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Gretty tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gretty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gretty prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nervil Gretty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Davis.
Gretty wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis jumps guard but Gretty stands there with Davis around his waist. Davis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis tries to pull guard but Gretty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gretty misses with a punch to the body.
Gretty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Davis jumps guard but Gretty turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davis stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gretty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gretty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gretty just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
Gretty throws a sloppy head kick
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. Gretty will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the body from Gretty misses
and Davis counters with a head kick. That will keep Gretty thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gretty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gretty throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis throws a big counter head kick but Gretty avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretty throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a counter combo.
Gretty tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gretty misses with the combination.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Gretty bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gretty throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
Davis blocks the body kick.
Davis throws a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Gretty. Those never looked like landing.
As Gretty backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Gretty manages to avoid it all.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gretty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gretty throws a lazy head kick
and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Davis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nervil Gretty's cut.
That's time! Gretty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gretty throws a leg kick
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Davis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gretty pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gretty is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Gretty gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Gretty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Davis.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gretty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gretty throws a combination that misses
and Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nervil Gretty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Davis.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gretty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gretty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis is trying to drag Gretty to the mat but Gretty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Davis avoiding damage as Gretty throws knees to the body.
Gretty misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis avoiding damage.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gretty can't break the clinch.
Davis blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gretty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gretty throws an elbow but misses.
Davis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Davis wants a takedown.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Gretty stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Gretty struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
Thomas Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gretty is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis stalling the fight.
Davis is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davis as Gretty tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretty lands a body shot.
Gretty is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Gretty landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Gretty.
Davis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gretty tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Gretty.
Gretty tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Gretty is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gretty.
Nervil Gretty is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretty throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Gretty sets himself, and Davis steps forward looking for the clinch! Gretty avoids it this time.
Gretty throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Gretty throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gretty misses with a head kick.
Davis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gretty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gretty misses with a double jab
and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gretty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gretty working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nervil Gretty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nervil Gretty's cut.
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!
Gretty misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws a counter combo.
Gretty throws a nice head kick!
Gretty fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A combination from Gretty does no damage.
Davis changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Gretty.
Davis with the counter takedown but Gretty avoids it easily.
Gretty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis unleashes a big counter combination but Gretty bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gretty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gretty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Gretty.
Gretty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Gretty.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gretty with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gretty misses with a combination
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis pulls Gretty into guard.
Davis trying to strike off his back.
Gretty preventing the sweep.
Davis is pulling down on Gretty's head to control his posture.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing Gretty from standing up.
Gretty trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis has control of Gretty's left arm, preventing Gretty from doing any damage.
Gretty stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gretty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Gretty backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Gretty manages to avoid it all.
A low kick from Gretty is predictable there
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Gretty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gretty throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
A big right from Gretty misses.
Gretty throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gretty throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gretty throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Gretty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gretty tries to land a body kick
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Gretty.
Gretty throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a two punch combo.
Gretty throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gretty misses with a double jab
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davis as Gretty tries to tie him up.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis moves out of range as Gretty throws a body kick.
A punch combination from Gretty misses.
As Gretty backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Gretty manages to avoid it all.
Davis avoids the head kick by Gretty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A low kick from Gretty is predictable there
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis pulls guard effortlessly.
Davis has his hands on Gretty's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Davis!
After winning the bout, Thomas Davis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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