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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Davenport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davenport is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ready for the Fight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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186 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaka Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Davenport!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zulu.
Davenport turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zulu delivers a nice body kick.
Zulu swinging wildly here.
Zulu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Davenport takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davenport fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zulu manages to avoid it.
Davenport fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zulu avoids it really well and circles away.
Zulu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Davenport quickly recovers to half guard.
Davenport regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zulu.
Zulu is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Davenport is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Davenport has escaped and now he's on top!
Zulu is adopting a defensive guard.
Davenport must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davenport defends well.
Zulu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davenport trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Zulu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davenport can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zulu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davenport defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davenport postures up.
Davenport wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
Zulu has his foot on Davenport's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davenport works his way back into a safe position though.
Davenport avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davenport slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu tries to improve position but can't.
Zulu regains half guard.
Zulu is staying active underneath Davenport, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zulu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davenport with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Davenport is pressing down on Zulu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Zulu is holding on for now.
Davenport prevents Zulu from improving his position.
Davenport wants to free his trapped foot but Zulu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davenport is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zulu trying to hold on to Davenport's head to control him but Davenport postures up.
Zulu is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zulu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Zulu.
Zulu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davenport can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davenport 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shaka Zulu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Zulu as he checks the leg kick.
Davenport clinches up with Zulu and pushes him back against the ropes.
Davenport misses with a body punch.
Zulu is pressed up against the ropes. Davenport has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zulu down to the mat. Zulu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zulu tries a head kick but it misses.
Davenport gets a takedown into half guard.
Zulu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zulu looking for submissions off his back.
Zulu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davenport pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu wants to get back to full guard.
Zulu trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Zulu is working to get back to half guard.
Davenport takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zulu tries to lock up and control but Davenport gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zulu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davenport controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davenport wants to control the pace but Zulu is squirming around nicely.
Zulu is looking to get to half guard.
Zulu is squirming around, avoiding Davenport's attempts to control the action.
Zulu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zulu looking for submissions off his back.
Davenport seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zulu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zulu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zulu working for a triangle but Davenport defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davenport looking to pass the guard.
Zulu looking for a guillotine here but Davenport defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davenport won't allow Zulu to sweep him here.
Zulu keeping moving, preventing Davenport from controlling successfully.
Zulu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Davenport defends well.
Zulu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Davenport uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davenport is working Zulu over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Davenport showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Davenport takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
Davenport pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zulu tries a head kick but it misses.
Davenport throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zulu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davenport ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davenport decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Zulu wants to control but Davenport is keeping busy.
Zulu wants to get back to full guard.
Davenport works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zulu gets back to half guard.
Zulu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Davenport escapes and throws Zulu's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Zulu is trying to improve his position.
Davenport is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Zulu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davenport wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davenport trying to control the action but Zulu is working from the bottom.
Zulu tries to improve position but can't.
Davenport is looking to take a break and control but Zulu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zulu tries to bench press Davenport off him but Davenport keeps the position.
Davenport trying to control the position but Zulu is working away.
Zulu is trying to control Davenport's posture but Davenport avoids it.
Davenport happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu can't do much from the bottom here.
Zulu is looking to regain half guard here but Davenport keeps moving and retains side control.
Zulu regains half guard.
Zulu actively working from the bottom here.
Davenport is keen to just control but Zulu is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zulu tries to roll over but Davenport keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davenport is trying to control. Zulu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zulu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davenport is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zulu wants to control the action here but instead Davenport manages to pass to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Davenport comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davenport has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Davenport!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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