37.—Sayers, whose left cheek and eyebrow were much swollen and discoloured, led off, and caught Grant on the left eye and nose, but not heavily, and in retreating fell.
38.—Grant took the lead, but was propped in the throat by Tom’s right. Grant, however, found out the side of his head with effect. Exchanges followed, both receiving on the nose; but Sayers, who was the weaker, got down on the saving suit.
39.—Grant dashed in with his right on Tom’s left cheek, who closed, fibbed him heavily on his damaged ear, and then slipped down.
40 to 42.—In these rounds but little mischief was done, both sparring for wind, and eventually Sayers got down cleverly.
43.—Grant, who seemed to have got second wind, led off quickly, but Sayers jumped away. Grant followed him up, caught him on the ribs, heavily with his right, and then on the nose with his left. Sayers returned on the throat, and some heavy deliveries on both sides took place, both standing and hitting away for some time without an attempt at stopping, and there appeared to be no decided advantage on either side; at length Sayers slipped down exhausted. This was unexceptionally the severest round in the fight. The men appeared to think this was the turning-point, and each wished to make some decided impression on his game adversary.
44.—Both were the worse for the exertions in the last round. Grant’s left ear bore marks of having been again severely visited, and we believe his seconds again found it necessary to lance it. Sayers did not show such decided marks of Grant’s handiwork, but this was mainly accounted for by his excellent condition. His left eye was, however, closing, and his left cheek much swollen. Both unwilling to begin, and some slight blows having been exchanged, Sayers slipped down.
45.—Grant went into mill, but napped it on the left ear and nose with severity. Good exchanges followed, and Sayers again slipped down.
46.—Grant still first to fight, but was cleverly stopped by Sayers, who was getting more active. They quickly got to in-fighting, when after a few exchanges they rolled over, and Grant excited the admiration of all by the careful manner in which he avoided falling on his man with his feet or knees.
47, 48.—Grant took the lead in both these rounds, but was stopped in each instance, and received deliveries from Sayers’s right on his left ear. He nevertheless succeeded in each round in planting on Sayers’s left ear with his dangerous right; but the blows had not that vigour we have seen him exhibit on former occasions. Both were down in these rounds.
49.—Some rattling exchanges took place in this round; Grant getting it on the throat and ribs, and Sayers on the chest and mouth and eventually slipping down.