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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by All That Remains - Focus Shall Not Fail. Don Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grayson Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Davis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Davis persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
Hall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hall tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis shoots in but Hall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
It looks like Grayson Davis has been cut.
Hall throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Davis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hall!
Hall is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Davis seems to be looking for submissions.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis is thwarting Hall's attempts to control the position.
Hall gets full guard.
Hall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Hall working a defensive guard but Davis passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davis wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall working for a triangle but Davis defends it easily.
Hall trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hall keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hall looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hall is looking to regain half guard here but Davis keeps moving and retains side control.
Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hall is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davis off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Hall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grayson Davis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hall shoots and misses
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Hall stops Davis from passing to mount.
Davis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hall is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hall misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hall controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hall wants to control but Davis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
Hall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hall keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Hall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Davis wants a takedown.
Hall breaks from the clinch.
Hall tries for a takedown but Davis circles away easily
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hall is keen to just control but Davis is a slippery customer.
Hall is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hall thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hall stands up and waves to Davis to follow him.
Hall tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Hall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Davis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davis knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hall trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Davis is looking to reverse the position.
Hall is trying to get an arm triangle but Davis is defending well.
Davis tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hall is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Davis takes one on the button.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grayson Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall is taking a breather. Davis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Davis wants to control but Hall is keeping busy.
Hall passes to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Davis is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grayson Davis's cut.
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.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Hall.
Hall misses with a takedown
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hall won't be happy with that.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Hall gets back to half guard.
Hall trying to control here.
Hall actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Davis.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hall manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Davis!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis wants to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Davis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Davis wants to get back to full guard.
Davis is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Hall takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Hall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Hall!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Don Hall!
Don Hall is the new lightweight champion!
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hype
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