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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Garrone (ranked 2360 p4p, 2940 weight class) and Grant Daws (ranked 301 p4p, 275 weight class). Francesco Garrone had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Grant Daws enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Francesco Garrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daws ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daws is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Garrone with a body shot.
Garrone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daws .
Daws doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daws closes the distance and pushes Garrone back into the cage.
Garrone is trying to break the clinch but Daws has him pressed against the cage.
Daws keeps control of Garrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daws is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Garrone is trying to force a seperation but Daws has the dominant position.
Daws has Garrone pressed against the cage, preventing Garrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daws lands with a short shot to the head.
Garrone letting Daws take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daws struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrone controls his hands.
Daws just leaning against Garrone, taking a breather.
Garrone is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Daws to keep the fight standing.
Daws scores with a hook to the body.
Daws tries to work over Garrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daws has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Garrone seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Daws can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone prevents a body shot from Daws .
Daws struggles to land a body shot inside as Garrone controls his hands.
Daws is stalling here.
Daws is leaning against Garrone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daws goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Daws on the inside.
Daws taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daws scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garrone has been working on his balance at California Top Team, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Daws .
Daws stalling against the cage.
Garrone is trying to break the clinch but Daws has him pressed against the cage.
Daws scores with a shot to the side of Garrone's head.
Garrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daws keeps control of Garrone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daws lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daws is leaning against Garrone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Daws has Garrone pressed against the cage, preventing Garrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garrone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daws misses the jab.
Garrone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Daws looks to score with a jab to the body but Garrone is just out of range.
Daws moves into range and clinches up with Garrone.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daws tries a body shot but Garrone blocks it.
Daws lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daws works on Garrone's body with a couple of short punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Daws has Garrone pressed against the cage, preventing Garrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daws tries to work over Garrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daws tries a body shot but Garrone blocks it.
Garrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daws - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Garrone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daws tries a body shot but Garrone blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Daws tries a body shot but Garrone blocks it.
Good body shot from Daws .
Daws pushes Garrone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garrone prevents a body shot from Daws .
Daws working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garrone blocks a body shot from Daws .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws prevents Garrone from breaking the clinch.
Garrone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Daws pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garrone is trying to force a seperation but Daws has the dominant position.
Daws digs a right hand into Garrone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garrone's gas tank.
Garrone is trying to force a seperation but Daws has the dominant position.
Daws holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Daws gets through Garrone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daws tries to throw a body punch but Garrone avoids it by throwing Daws back against the cage.
Daws doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daws lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Daws .
Daws scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Daws tries to work over Garrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garrone tries to break free but Daws pushes him back against the cage.
Daws lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Daws dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garrone looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daws is fending him off so far but Garrone persists. Nope, Daws circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch lands to the side of Daws 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garrone moves away from the strike by Daws .
Daws stuns Garrone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daws scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Daws lands a jab to Garrone's midsection.
Garrone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Daws counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Francesco Garrone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garrone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daws has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daws closes the distance and clinches.
Daws scores with a hook to the body.
Daws tries to throw a body punch but Garrone avoids it by throwing Daws back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garrone is trying to break the clinch but Daws is controlling him.
Garrone is trying to push Daws away but Daws has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garrone is trying to break the clinch but Daws has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Garrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Daws as the two fighters clinch.
Daws slowing the pace effectively.
Garrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daws effectively controlling the action here.
Daws can't find room to land a body shot as Garrone controls the action.
Daws cracks Garrone with a nice body shot.
Grant Daws seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Garrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daws lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daws goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daws is struggling to control the position.
Daws makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garrone up against the cage.
Garrone wants to get back to striking at distance but Daws won't allow it.
Garrone is trying to break the clinch but Daws is controlling him.
Garrone tries to break free but Daws pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Daws .
Daws lands a right hand.
Daws is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daws leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garrone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daws after a bit of a struggle.
Daws throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garrones head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws avoiding damage.
Garrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daws lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Daws .
Garrone has had enough of the clinch but Daws keeps him there for the moment.
Garrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garrone has had enough of the clinch but Daws keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Daws as the two fighters clinch.
Garrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daws stalling the fight.
Daws lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Garrone or not.
Garrone wants to break free but Daws has control.
Daws lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daws stalling against the cage.
Daws scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws lands a right hand.
Garrone is trying to push Daws away but Daws has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daws throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garrones head.
Garrone is trying to break the clinch but Daws has him pressed against the cage.
Garrone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Garrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garrone tries to circle away but Daws has him pinned against the cage.
Garrone wants to break free but Daws has control.
Daws scores with a hook to the body.
Daws lands a shot to the body.
Daws lands a nice shot to the body.
Garrone is trying to force a seperation but Daws has the dominant position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Garrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daws walks away with a smile on his face. Garrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Daws showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Daws swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garrone needs to keep his hands up - Daws had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Francesco Garrone has been cut.
Daws lands with a good body shot.
Garrone throws a nice looking combination but Daws bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garrone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daws .
Daws lands a nice shot to the body.
Daws pushes Garrone up against the cage in a clinch.
Garrone is trying to break free.
Daws breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daws throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
Daws misses the shot to the body.
Grant Daws seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daws avoids the body shot from Garrone.
It seemed like Daws was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daws looks to throw the jab but Garrone is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garrone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daws makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garrone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daws throws a body shot but no joy.
Daws throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
Garrone feinted with a counter takedown.
Daws 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.
Daws throws a body punch but Garrone moves out of range.
Garrone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daws .
Garrone wants to clinch up but Daws keeps it at a distance.
Daws fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Garrone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daws takes the fight into the clinch.
Daws has Garrone pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daws stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Garrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daws walks away with a smile on his face. Garrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garrone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francesco Garrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daws bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daws scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garrone in his tracks.
Jab from Daws .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Daws doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Daws pushes Garrone up against the cage in a clinch.
Daws lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daws can't find room to land a body shot as Garrone controls the action.
Daws throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garrones head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrone jumps guard but Daws stands there with Garrone around his waist. Garrone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Daws .
A short right from Daws on the inside.
Daws 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daws has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daws tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garrone's elbow.
A short right from Daws .
Garrone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daws leaning his opponent against the cage.
Francesco Garrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daws stalling.
The crowd are getting on Daws 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Daws .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws scores with a hook to the body.
Garrone takes a shot to the head.
Garrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daws has him pressed against the cage.
Garrone tries to break free but Daws pushes him back against the cage.
Daws keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garrone's efforts to push away.
Daws lands a body shot in the clinch.
Daws is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Daws lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Daws .
Daws misses with a punch to the body.
Garrone tries to break free but Daws pushes him back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daws - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daws keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garrone's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Daws comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daws has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Daws !
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energy
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