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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Griggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denton Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denton Daley!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daley slips a jab and a cross from Griggs.
A big right from Griggs misses.
Daley walks into a jab.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown but Daley shows good takedown defense.
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daley slips a straight right by Griggs.
Griggs throws a hook but Daley avoids it easily.
Griggs slips under a jab from Daley.
Griggs loads up on a big right hand but Daley slips the punch.
Daley avoids the body shot from Griggs.
Daley throws out a powerful jab.
Griggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griggs throws a big shot that misses.
Griggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Daley is just out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Griggs has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Daley. Griggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Daley has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Griggs misses with an uppercut. Daley saw that one coming.
Griggs manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daley on his heels. He'll look to pass Daley's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley working a defensive guard here.
Daley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griggs trying to control but Daley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Daley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griggs wants to control from the top but Daley keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daley swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
Daley throws a jab but it's blocked by Griggs.
Daley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Daley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Griggs taking a breather.
Daley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Griggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Daley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley breaks from the clinch.
Daley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griggs throws out the jab.
Griggs misses with a hook.
Daley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Griggs as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daley digs a good body shot into Griggs's ribs.
Chad Griggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley punishes Griggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Denton Daley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daley.
Daley throws a lazy right hand but Griggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Daley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley misses with a wild body shot.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griggs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Daley keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Griggs working Daley over with strikes.
Daley is not content to let Griggs control the position.
Griggs works his way into full mount!
Daley tries to hold on but Griggs postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs trying to control but Daley is having none of it.
Daley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Griggs working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Griggs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Daley slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Griggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daley trying to control from the bottom.
Daley won't allow Griggs to pass to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griggs trying to control from half guard but Daley is working away.
Griggs is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Griggs dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daley lunges at Griggs with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Griggs's hand.
Daley punishes Griggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Daley misses with an uppercut. Griggs saw that one coming.
Daley throws a big shot that misses.
Griggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daley as he jumps to the side.
The fighters circling - Daley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Daley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Griggs.
Daley throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griggs. Daley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Griggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griggs throws a shot from downtown. Daley moves away and avoids it.
Griggs goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Daley.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daley.
Griggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Griggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griggs on the side of the head.
Griggs shoots in but Daley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
Griggs connects with a single shot there.
Daley lands with an overhand left.
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!
Daley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griggs.
Griggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Griggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Griggs.
Griggs tries to clinch up.
Daley scores with a shot to the body.
Griggs dives in and grabs Daley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daley pushes down on Griggs's head and hops out.
Daley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daley scores with a nice right hand.
Jab from Griggs.
Daley scores with a jab to the head.
Daley throws a series of punches but Griggs avoids them all with ease.
Daley throws a looping overhand right but Griggs ducks down to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Daley. No joy for Griggs on that attempt.
Griggs defending well as Daley loads up on a big left hand.
Daley scores with a jab to the head.
Griggs is rocked!
Griggs blocks a jab.
Oh Griggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs misses with a right hand
and Daley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griggs slips under a jab.
Griggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Griggs misses with a looping right.
Griggs seems to have got his legs back now.
Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley.
Griggs lands a jab.
Daley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Griggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daley moves out of range as Griggs strikes.
Griggs shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Daley's guard.
Griggs landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daley looking for a guillotine here but Griggs defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Daley wants to hit a switch here but Griggs passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Daley there!
Griggs trying to control but Daley is having none of it.
Griggs with shots to the head and body - Daley looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griggs breaks from Daley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Daley is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Daley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Griggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Griggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Denton Daley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Griggs. Those never looked like landing.
Daley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daley moves out of range of the strikes.
Daley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Griggs's head.
A jab from Daley does it's job there.
Daley misses with a wild combination.
Daley gets caught flat footed, as Griggs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Griggs from controlling successfully.
Griggs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griggs is controlling him.
Daley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daley is looking to stand up but Griggs isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Daley looking for a sweep. Not yet Daley, not yet.
Denton Daley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Daley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griggs misses with a straight right.
Griggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daley manages to avoid it.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daley sprawls well. Daley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Griggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Daley. That snapped Griggs's head back.
Daley lands a lovely overhand right.
Daley digs a good hook to Griggs's body.
Daley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Griggs's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Griggs ducks right into an uppercut from Daley.
A big left from Daley misses.
Daley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Griggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Griggs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daley circles away.
Daley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Griggs misses with a hook
and Daley counters with a left to the body.
Griggs throws a hook to the side of Daley's head but Daley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daley scores with a hook to the body. Griggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Griggs misses with a left hand
and Daley counters with a left and a right that stings Griggs.
Daley scores with a sloppy right hand. Griggs should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs shoots in and drives through. Daley sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Griggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daley feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Griggs sprawling to the canvas! Griggs rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Daley finish him?!
Daley swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs clobbers Daley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Griggs! Daley dives in looking to finish! Griggs is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denton Daley!
During a confident post fight interview, Denton Daley thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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