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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Davison (ranked 2305 p4p, 2927 weight class) and Okechukwu Kalu (ranked 196 p4p, 0 weight class). Davison's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Where the Streets Have No Name - U2. Kalu has chosen Wo - 1 Last Autograph as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Okechukwu Kalu acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Okechukwu Kalu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalu.
Kalu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kalu cracks a nice hook into Davison's ribs.
Kalu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paul Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davison connects with a body shot.
Donk. Davison catches Kalu right on the button with a cross.
Kalu misses with a wild body shot.
Davison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalu.
Davison was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Davison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kalu connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Kalu there.
Kalu swings for the body but Davison moves out of range.
Davison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Kalu slips a straight right by Davison.
Kalu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kalu throws a hook but Davison blocks it.
Davison slips under a jab from Kalu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalu jabs at Davison's body.
Davison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalu.
Davison moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Kalu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kalu scores with a body shot.
Davison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Kalu lands with a straight right. Davison didn't see that one coming.
Davison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kalu.
Nice uppercut there from Kalu.
Kalu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davison momentarily.
It looks like Paul Davison has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davison misses with a hook to the body
and Kalu counters by moving into the clinch.
Kalu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davison can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kalu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison managing to block the knees to the body from Kalu.
Davison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalu pushes off an throws an elbow but Davison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Davison backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kalu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalu.
Kalu misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalu.
Davison is trying to break the clinch but Kalu is controlling him.
Kalu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davison managing to block the knees to the body from Kalu.
Kalu has Davison pressed against the cage, preventing Davison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Davison can't break the clinch.
Kalu lands with a right to the head.
Davison is looking to break free of the clinch but Kalu has double underhooks.
Kalu lands a left hand.
Kalu tries to throw a body punch but Davison avoids it by throwing Kalu back against the cage.
Davison is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kalu.
Davison tries to break free but Kalu pushes him back against the cage.
Davison can't break the clinch.
Davison is trying to push Kalu away but Kalu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kalu lands a shot to the body.
Davison tries to circle away but Kalu has him pinned against the cage.
Kalu has Davison pressed against the cage, preventing Davison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davison is trying to force a seperation but Kalu has the dominant position.
Kalu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davison's elbow.
A short left from Kalu.
Kalu scores with a shoulder strike.
Kalu tries to land knees in the clinch but Davison avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kalu.
Kalu lands a nice uppercut.
Davison is trying to push Kalu away but Kalu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davison has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Kalu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kalu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kalu has Davison pressed against the cage, preventing Davison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kalu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kalu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davison's brow.
Kalu keeps control of Davison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davison wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davison wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalu.
Kalu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davison wants to get back to striking at distance but Kalu won't allow it.
Kalu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kalu lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kalu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalu can't find room to land a body shot as Davison controls the action.
Kalu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Okechukwu Kalu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Davison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Kalu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Kalu finds it's target.
Davison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalu.
Kalu wants to counter the offense by Davison and move into the clinch position.
Davison ducks under a wild hook from Kalu.
Kalu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Davison under the eye.
Jab from Kalu.
Davison tries to move into range but Kalu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davison is rocked!
A big right from Kalu misses.
Kalu slips a jab from Davison.
Davison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice shot by Kalu.
Oh Davison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davison jabs at Kalu's body.
Davison seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davison finds it's way round the side to connect with Kalu's head.
Kalu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Donk. Kalu catches Davison right on the button with a cross.
Jab by Davison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalu jabs Davison to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kalu lands a nice hook to Davison's body. Davison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kalu moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Davison.
Kalu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Davison.
Kalu throws a lazy right hand but Davison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kalu misses with a lunging right hand
and Kalu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davison takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paul Davison's cut is getting worse.
Sloppy strikes from Kalu. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalu moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalu throws a right and a left that Davison avoids nicely.
Kalu scores with a nice strike.
Donk. Kalu catches Davison right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison just misses with a punch to the body.
Davison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kalu lands a right hook to the body.
Davison misses with a hook.
Kalu thuds a left hand into Davison's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davison. Kalu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kalu lands a jab to Davison's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalu scores with a punch to the head.
Kalu lands a big right hand that sends Davison crashing to the mat! Kalu stays standing though and waves Davison back to his feet!
Paul Davison's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kalu cracks Davison with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Davison tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kalu pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Davison is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Okechukwu Kalu!
A very excited looking Okechukwu Kalu made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Paul Davison spoke after the fight, saying 'This loss is unacceptable, I blame everyone but myself for this outcome. The refs, the judges, my coaches, every stinkin' person on this island.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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