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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by I Drove All Night. Davis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses. Antonio Davis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Davis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Davis scores with a four punch combination!
Grande looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Grande misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antonio Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande avoids the body shot from Davis.
Grande falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
A nice combination there by Davis.
Grande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big right from Davis misses.
Grande takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Davis.
Grande takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grande misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a thumping low kick.
Grande is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Grande.
Grande connects with a body shot that sends Davis's belly button to the back.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grande.
Grande misses with a looping left.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Grande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grande tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Antonio Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Grande throws out a powerful jab.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Davis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grande is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Davis tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grande with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Davis to score with a decent uppercut.
Davis with a jab.
Grande takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grande showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Grande drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grande shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Davis scores with a one two! Grande had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grande connects with a single shot there.
Grande throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grande had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Grande loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Grande throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
Grande rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Grande misses.
Grande cracks Davis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grande avoids a punch combination nicely.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
A jab from Grande misses.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Grande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grande.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grande.
Grande throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Grande walks into a left hand.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Grande is just out of range.
Grande swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Grande misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis gets caught napping as Grande dives in and scores a takedown. Davis manages to retain guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Grande is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grande throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Grande is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grande is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Grande has gone for a leg lock! Davis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grande's guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grande is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Antonio Davis was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Davis staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande takes one to the chin there.
Grande has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Grande's head.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grande moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grande lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grande moves out of range of the strikes.
Grande throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Grande closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Grande's head but Grande sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis misses with a hook.
Grande swinging wildly here.
Grande throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande misses with a wild body shot.
Grande throws a one two combo.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grande swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grande doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis tests Grande's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grande looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grande jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Davis jabs Grande to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grande.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Grande displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Grande misses.
Grande throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Grande thows a body shot but no joy.
Antonio Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grande connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Grande ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Grande misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Grande misses the target.
Davis cracks Grande with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grande takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Grande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Jacques Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
Grande misses with a series of wild punches.
A bone on bone clash there as Grande blocks the leg kick.
Grande misses with a few strikes there.
Grande slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grande stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grande swings widly with a right hand
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Grande does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Davis misses with a straight right.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grande stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Grande thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis lands a jab.
Grande takes one to the side of the head.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Grande's belly button to the back.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grande scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A cross from Davis lands.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Jacques Grande has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antonio Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grande.
Davis lands with a hook. Grande tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grande.
It looks like Antonio Davis has been cut.
Davis jabs at Grande's body.
Grande slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis scores with the left hand. Grande knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grande under the eye.
Davis slips under a jab.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Davis checks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Davis connects with a right hand. Grande shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Davis!
A very excited looking Antonio Davis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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