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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Davis has chosen Vangelis - Alpha as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Davis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas Davis misses with a hook
and Phil Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas Davis.
Thomas Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thomas Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phil Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thomas Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Phil Davis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Thomas Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Phil Davis seems content to control.
Thomas Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phil Davis.
Phil Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas Davis is trying to stand.
Thomas Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Phil Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Phil Davis throwing shots but Thomas Davis is blocking nicely.
Phil Davis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Phil Davis prevents Thomas Davis from standing back up.
Phil Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Phil Davis there.
Phil Davis is pressing down on Thomas Davis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas Davis is holding on for now.
Phil Davis throwing shots but Thomas Davis is blocking nicely.
Phil Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phil Davis.
Thomas Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phil Davis.
Phil Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thomas Davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thomas Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Phil Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Phil Davis winds up and cracks Thomas Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phil Davis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Phil Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phil Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phil Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Phil Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas Davis's head.
Thomas Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Phil Davis.
Phil Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phil Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas Davis's head.
Phil Davis throws a strike but Thomas Davis avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Phil Davis thows a big elbow that misses.
Phil Davis trying to control but Thomas Davis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phil Davis postures up in Thomas Davis's guard and throws a big left but Thomas Davis blocks it.
Phil Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas Davis keeping moving, preventing Phil Davis from controlling successfully.
Phil Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Phil Davis thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas Davis keeping full guard, as Phil Davis tries to pass.
Thomas Davis can't keep his opponent in guard - Phil Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phil Davis is trying to control. Thomas Davis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Phil Davis throwing shots but Thomas Davis is blocking nicely.
Phil Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas Davis keeps working.
Thomas Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phil Davis.
Phil Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Phil Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phil Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phil Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Phil Davis stops Thomas Davis from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas Davis misses with an uppercut
enabling Phil Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Phil Davis connects with the punch.
Thomas Davis misses with an uppercut
and Phil Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phil Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phil Davis.
Thomas Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phil Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Phil Davis.
Phil Davis working Thomas Davis over with knees to the body.
Phil Davis lands with a left to the head.
Phil Davis avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phil Davis.
Phil Davis moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Phil Davis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Phil Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thomas Davis.
Phil Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas Davis avoids it.
Phil Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thomas Davis up against the cage.
Thomas Davis tries to pull guard but Phil Davis won't allow it.
Phil Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Phil Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phil Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas Davis is defending well for now.
Thomas Davis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Phil Davis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Phil Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas Davis keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phil Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Phil Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phil Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas Davis defending well though.
Phil Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Phil Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Phil Davis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thomas Davis is refusing to be controlled, as Phil Davis sits in half guard.
Phil Davis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thomas Davis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Phil Davis throwing shots but Thomas Davis is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phil Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Phil Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thomas Davis is trying to stand back up but Phil Davis is controlling him
Phil Davis thows a huge punch but Thomas Davis dodges it nicely.
Phil Davis throwing shots but Thomas Davis is blocking nicely.
Thomas Davis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Phil Davis.
Phil Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Phil Davis won't allow Thomas Davis to get back to his feet.
Thomas Davis is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas Davis keeping full guard, as Phil Davis tries to pass.
Thomas Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Phil Davis.
Thomas Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phil Davis trying to control but Thomas Davis is working from the bottom.
Phil Davis postures up in Thomas Davis's guard and throws a big left but Thomas Davis blocks it.
Phil Davis is working Thomas Davis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Phil Davis throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that second round.
That's time! Phil Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Phil Davis lunges at Thomas Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas Davis's hand.
Thomas Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Phil Davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thomas Davis's guard now.
Phil Davis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phil Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phil Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Phil Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Phil Davis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Phil Davis wants to pass the guard but Thomas Davis is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phil Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Phil Davis is in close to Thomas Davis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Phil Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomas Davis keeping moving, preventing Phil Davis from controlling successfully.
Phil Davis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Phil Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phil Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas Davis is retaining full guard.
Phil Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas Davis has wrist control.
Phil Davis postures up in Thomas Davis's guard and throws a big left but Thomas Davis blocks it.
Phil Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Phil Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phil Davis 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.
Phil Davis is really struggling to control Thomas Davis but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Phil Davis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Phil Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Phil Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phil Davis wants to control but Thomas Davis is keeping him busy.
Phil Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thomas Davis defending well though.
Thomas Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phil Davis misses with a head shot. Thomas Davis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Phil Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Phil Davis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Phil Davis works over Thomas Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Phil Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Phil Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Phil Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Phil Davis pushes down on Thomas Davis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Phil Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Phil Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Phil Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phil Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas Davis can do to turn this around?
Thomas Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Phil Davis.
Phil Davis prevents Thomas Davis from standing back up.
Phil Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phil Davis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phil Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Davis!
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energy
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hype
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