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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donnie O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Brien comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky Road to Dublin. Davis has chosen The Blood Brothers-USA Nails as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
19 - 4 - 1 |
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170 cm
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134 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Donnie O Brien !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a hook to the side of O Brien 's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis with a jab.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but O Brien checks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Brien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Brien closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Davis did well to prevent O Brien getting side control.
O Brien throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Davis to regain full guard.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
O Brien stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Brien is working hard here to advance position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but O Brien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
O Brien pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but O Brien is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
O Brien shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
O Brien controls the position.
O Brien trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
O Brien working the body and head with strikes.
O Brien slows the pace down.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is trying to work for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Davis trying to control here.
Still in half guard, O Brien seems content to control.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
O Brien throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
O Brien stalling.
O Brien is trying to control. Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Davis pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
O Brien trying to control from Davis's half guard. Davis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brien throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Brien 's guard. Nice move by Davis!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but O Brien has wrist control.
Davis works over O Brien with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but O Brien has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien 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.
O Brien fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis tries a low kick but O Brien avoids it.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Brien is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davis throws a series of punches but O Brien avoids them all with ease.
O Brien has a takedown stuffed.
Davis missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Brien moves out of range as Davis strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
O Brien shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien 's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davis is trying to defend but O Brien finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien is just content to waste time from the top position. Davis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
O Brien trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Brien looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
O Brien looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Brien has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but O Brien is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
O Brien pulls Davis in close to prevent any damage.
O Brien working a defensive guard here.
Davis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Donnie O Brien just wasn't active enough.
Davis gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Brien to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing O Brien from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Brien looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
O Brien looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
O Brien looking to control.
O Brien is pulling down on Davis's head. It's preventing any offense from Davis, at least for the moment.
O Brien preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis throwing strikes from guard but O Brien blocks nicely.
Davis postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis has gone for a leg lock! O Brien slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.
O Brien controlling from the top position.
Davis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
O Brien trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis pushes O Brien off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie O Brien dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
O Brien dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on O Brien 's head and hops out.
Davis shoots for a takedown but O Brien saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Brien takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Davis.
A jab from Davis misses.
O Brien shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
O Brien shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donnie O Brien . That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis throws the kick towards the body but O Brien avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Brien shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Brien is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Brien on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brien misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
O Brien fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Davis avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis jabs O Brien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davis throws a leg kick but O Brien sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davis lands a jab to O Brien 's midsection.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent O Brien tumbling to the canvas! Davis pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! O Brien was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gray Davis!
After the big win, Gray Davis made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Best Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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hype
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