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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Nottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Davids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davids comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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145 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Nottingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Davids!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davids scores with a nice head shot.
Nottingham throws a jab but it's blocked by Davids.
Nottingham looks for a takedown but Davids sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Nottingham or perhaps it was just good defense by Davids which made him look bad.
Nottingham dives in and grabs Davids's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davids pushes down on Nottingham's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Nottingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davids scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davids gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Davids sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nottingham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Davids lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nottingham down.
Nottingham sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davids throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davids working the head and body with strikes.
Davids seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davids lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davids thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nottingham's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davids lands a nice short elbow.
Davids is thwarting Nottingham's attempts to control the position.
Davids thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davids not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davids throwing shots but Nottingham is blocking nicely.
Nottingham trying to control here.
Davids is trying to control the action in half guard but Nottingham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nottingham is trying to maintain the position but Davids is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nottingham is trying to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davids is just content to waste time from the top position. Nottingham takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nottingham working for submissions but it's allowed Davids to get to half guard.
Nottingham trying to control here.
Davids winds up and cracks Nottingham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nottingham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davids trying to control the position from guard on top but Nottingham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davids stopping the sweep attempt from Nottingham.
Davids throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davids looking to pass the guard.
Nottingham keeping moving, preventing Davids from controlling successfully.
Davids thows a big elbow that misses.
Davids stopping the sweep attempt from Nottingham.
Davids chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Nottingham working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davids.
Davids must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nottingham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nottingham is trying to keep Davids in close.
Davids wants to control from the top but Nottingham keeps moving.
Davids trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davids is stalling in the full guard.
Nottingham working for a triangle but Davids defends it easily.
Nottingham will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nottingham is breathing heavily.
Nottingham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Davids dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nottingham moves out of range as Davids strikes.
Davids tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nottingham was well out of range. Poor timing from Davids.
Davids swings for the body but Nottingham moves out of range.
Davids closes the distance and clinches.
Nottingham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davids walks away with a smile on his face. Nottingham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Davids lands with a cross.
Davids scores a takedown into full mount!
Davids prevents Nottingham from getting the reversal.
Davids tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davids lands with some strikes.
Davids working Nottingham over with strikes here.
Davids connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids with good strikes from the mount here!
Nottingham tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davids unloading with bombs!
Davids tries to control but Nottingham wriggling away.
Davids with the ground and pound from mount.
Nottingham tries to lock up and control but Davids gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davids is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davids landing strikes from the mount and Nottingham is in trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davids working the ground and pound effectively.
Davids looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nottingham working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davids looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Davids. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nottingham is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davids dominating with strikes here.
Davids cracks Nottingham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davids has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nottingham's face.
Davids unloading with bombs!
Davids trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davids connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davids connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Davids looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davids controlling from the full mount.
Nottingham is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davids pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davids putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davids can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nottingham is looking to escape.
Nottingham tries to hold on but Davids postures up.
Davids with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davids lands a big shot there that rocks Nottingham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davids lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davids breaks from Nottingham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Davids postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nottingham looks a forlorn figure.
Nottingham is trying desperately to improve position.
Davids cracks Nottingham with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Nottingham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davids lands a nice shot to the head.
Davids controlling from the full mount.
Nottingham is bucking up trying to escape but Davids cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Davids 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!
Nottingham tries for a takedown but Davids circles away easily
letting Davids counter with a right hand.
Nottingham loads up on a big right hand but Davids slips the punch.
Davids fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nottingham manages to avoid it.
Davids lands with an uppercut that bounces Nottingham off the cage and back into rage.
Davids lands a right hook to the body.
Davids scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Davids.
Davids dominating with strikes here.
Davids fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nottingham wants to hold on but Davids pushes him away.
Davids has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nottingham gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids drops an elbow to the side of Nottingham's head.
Davids sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nottingham defending well though.
Nottingham wants to get back to full guard.
Davids is thwarting Nottingham's attempts to control the position.
Nottingham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Davids not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nottingham is looking to control Davids's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nottingham avoid being mounted?
Nottingham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davids.
Davids working Nottingham over with strikes.
Davids thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nottingham's head.
Davids throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyrone Davids is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davids controlling the action here.
Davids winds up and cracks Nottingham with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davids not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nottingham is refusing to be controlled, as Davids sits in half guard.
Nottingham is trying is best to control the position here.
Davids tries to pass to full mount but Nottingham defends it.
Nottingham has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davids is working away from the top position though.
Davids controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Davids.
Nottingham looks to land a right hand but Davids moved out of range.
Davids misses with a series of wild punches.
Davids misses with a wild body shot.
Davids wants to clinch.
Nottingham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davids fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nottingham manages to avoid it.
Davids uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nottingham.
Davids is looking to clinch but Nottingham is avoiding it.
Nottingham misses with an uppercut. Davids saw that one coming.
Davids scores with a leg kick.
Davids feints and as Nottingham raises his hands in defense, Davids changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davids keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nottingham's head.
Nottingham wants to sweep here but Davids controlling him for the moment.
Davids tries to free his leg and advance position but Nottingham is retaining full guard.
Nottingham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Daniel Nottingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davids lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Davids comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davids 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Tyrone Davids!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Tyrone Davids!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tyrone Davids!
Tyrone Davids wins by unanimous decision!
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