Damian Stasiak

Davey Grant vs. Damian Stasiak

Round 1
Stasiak grabs hold of Grant’s first kick and spins him to the floor a few feet away from the fence. Grant throws up his legs, blocking a pass and scrambling back to his feet after pushing Stasiak away. Grant swings and misses with a few spinning strikes before running Stasiak against the wall and taking him down. Stasiak sits up and powers back to his feet, eating a solid right hand along the way. Stasiak looks for a trip takedown at the wall, but it’s blocked by Grant. The bantamweights hit the ground in the whizzer, and Stasiak turns it to his advantage with a bodylock. Grant pushes him off, and the 135ers are back to striking with two minutes on the clock. Grant dodges a high kick, pings Stasiak with a left hook and then shoots for another takedown at the fence. Grant wrestles Stasiak to the floor with 30 seconds left, but 10 seconds later, Stasiak has swept into top position, where he finishes the round.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Grant
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Stasiak
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-10

Round 2
Grant tags Stasiak with a flurry of punches to the body, followed by a knee to the face. Stasiak slows the pace with a brief clinch, quickly broken up by Grant, who wants to continue striking from range. A left hook from Grant gets Stasiak moving sideways around the edge of the fence. Grant shoves him against the wall with a knee to the gut, backs up to sling more punches. It’s all Grant so far, halfway through round two, but Stasiak scores another takedown after catching a kick. Grant quickly posts and stands, drilling Stasiak with a knee to the face off the stand-up. Stasiak circles away, tries a spinning kick, then shoots low and takes down Grant once again. Grant hunts for an armbar from the bottom, can’t get it, and now Stasiak advances to half guard on the Englishman’s right side. Stasiak is framing up an arm-triangle choke, but he abandons it to drop punches from full mount. Grant is only mounted for a few seconds before he kicks off the fence and sweeps. Grant looks for a no-hooks rear-naked choke and winds up being flipped onto his back again for the final 15 seconds.

Sherdog Scores
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Grant
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Grant
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Grant

Round 3
Stasiak waits for Grant to come forward with punches and then changes levels to try a takedown, but Grant pushes him away. Grant switches between southpaw and orthodox stances as he follows Stasiak around the edge of the cage. Stasiak changes levels again, and this time his single-leg attempt yields a takedown. Grant rolls to his knees, Stasiak straddling his head, and then climbs back to his feet. Stasiak immediately tries another takedown, a double-leg this time, but Grant is ready for it and forces the smaller man to the floor. Now it’s Grant working from top position with half a round remaining. Stasiak whips his legs around and catches a lightning-fast armbar, and it looks tight. Grant refuses to tap out at first, but when Stasiak rolls onto his side and fully extends the limb, Grant has to submit.

The Official Result
Damian Stasiak def. Davey Grant via Submission (Armbar) R3 3:56