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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grant Daws (ranked 1706 p4p, 2601 weight class) and Rory Devaney (ranked 168 p4p, 238 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Grant Daws !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Rory Devaney!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daws takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Devaney scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daws in his tracks.
Daws looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Devaney misses with a double jab.
Daws throws a body shot but no joy.
Devaney looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daws misses with a wild body shot.
Devaney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daws .
Devaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daws lands a jab to Devaney's midsection.
Daws takes one on the button.
Devaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daws manages to avoid it.
Daws closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Devaney tries to break free but Daws pushes him back against the cage.
Devaney blocks a body shot from Daws .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daws keeps control of Devaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daws lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Devaney.
Daws misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Devaney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Daws manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daws misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daws will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Devaney up against the cage.
Devaney wants to get back to striking at distance but Daws won't allow it.
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.
Daws lands with a light punch inside.
Daws lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Devaney.
Daws lands a shot to the body.
Devaney is trying to force a seperation but Daws has the dominant position.
Devaney looking to stall.
Daws misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Devaney is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daws .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Daws to work.
Devaney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Daws - that landed with a thud.
Daws misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daws tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Devaney's elbow.
Devaney prevents a body shot from Daws .
Devaney blocks a body shot from Daws .
Daws misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daws tries to throw a body punch but Devaney avoids it by throwing Daws back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Daws .
Daws just leaning against Devaney, taking a breather.
Devaney looking to stall.
Devaney is trying to force a seperation but Daws has the dominant position.
Devaney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daws has him pressed against the cage.
Daws swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daws lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daws .
Devaney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Daws 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.
Daws lands a glancing blow to the side of Devaney's head.
Devaney scores with a hook to the body. Daws takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Devaney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daws stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Devaney scores with a shot to the body.
Daws rushes Devaney and presses him up against the cage.
Daws swings wildly with an uppercut but Devaney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daws lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Devaney.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daws breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devaney.
Devaney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daws rather than just go for the knockout.
Daws instigates a clinch.
Devaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daws doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Daws .
Daws has Devaney pressed against the cage, preventing Devaney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daws has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A body shot lands from Daws .
Daws lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Devaney.
A nice left hand lands by Daws .
Grant Daws has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daws breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Devaney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Devaney works the jab nicely.
Devaney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daws manages to avoid it.
Devaney lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devaney feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Daws sprawling to the canvas! Daws rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Devaney finish him?!
Daws is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Devaney throws a hook to the side of Daws 's head but Daws sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Daws is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Devaney lands a slapping body shot.
Devaney cracks Daws with an open hand slap.
Devaney throws the kick towards the body but Daws avoids it.
Devaney misses with a hook
and Daws counters with a stiff right hand.
Daws seems to have got his legs back now.
Daws ducks under a wild hook from Devaney.
Devaney misses with a hook to the body
and Daws counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Devaney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daws swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Daws tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Devaney was well out of range. Poor timing from Daws .
Devaney misses the shot to the body.
Daws was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Devaney looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Daws swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws avoids the body shot from Devaney.
Daws tries to clinch there but Devaney circles away.
Devaney cracks Daws with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Devaney throws a right hand that misses
and Daws counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Devaney thinking.
Daws misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Devaney.
Devaney catches Daws with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Daws throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Devaney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Devaney works Daws 's body with a nice hook.
Daws misses the shot to the body.
Devaney just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Devaney. Those never looked like landing.
Rory Devaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daws defending well as Devaney loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws pushes Devaney up against the cage in a clinch.
Daws tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Devaney tries to break free but Daws pushes him back against the cage.
Daws scores with a hook to the body.
Devaney being controlled against the cage.
Devaney wants to break free but Daws has control.
Daws lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daws doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Devaney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Devaney scores with a jab to the body.
Daws closes the distance and pushes Devaney back into the cage.
Devaney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Devaney is trying to break free.
Devaney wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Daws .
Come on Daws - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Daws .
Daws tries to throw a body punch but Devaney avoids it by throwing Daws back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daws .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devaney tries to circle away but Daws has him pinned against the cage.
Daws misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daws stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Devaney working hard to break the clinch.
Daws slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daws keeps control of Devaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daws stalls.
Devaney is trying to push Daws away but Daws has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Devaney is trying to break free.
Daws stalling the fight.
Daws is pushing Devaney up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Devaney can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daws just leaning against Devaney, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Grant Daws .
Devaney jabs at Daws 's body.
Devaney throws a right and a left that Daws avoids nicely.
Devaney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Devaney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daws fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Devaney manages to avoid it.
Devaney misses with a combination
and Daws counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Daws has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daws stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Devaney looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Daws lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Devaney takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Daws creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Daws showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daws has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Daws !
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