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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lance Armstrong enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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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
6 - 4 - 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a jab when Armstrong was well out of range.
Armstrong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
It looks like Lance Armstrong has been cut.
Armstrong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Good exchange - Davis coming out on top.
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!
Davis dips to his left and cracks Armstrong with an uppercut!
Armstrong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Armstrong misses with a jab to the body
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Armstrong looks gassed!
Armstrong throws a left and a right that both miss
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis stands up over Armstrong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis wants to control from the top but Armstrong keeps moving.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Armstrong is keeping the position.
Davis advances position into side control!
Davis lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Davis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Armstrong is trying to work for a sweep but Davis has mounted him!
Armstrong is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Armstrong looks a forlorn figure.
Armstrong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Davis lands with some strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong wants to get back to his feet.
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armstrong is looking to escape.
Armstrong tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Davis content just to control the position here.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Armstrong can't escape the position.
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.
Davis tries to control but Armstrong wriggling away.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armstrong is looking to escape.
Armstrong tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Armstrong wants to try and get back to his feet.
Davis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Armstrong's face.
Davis tries to control but Armstrong wriggling away.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Armstrong is trying to stand up.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Armstrong hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
Armstrong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Armstrong is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lance Armstrong's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis looks to land a combination. Armstrong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Armstrong throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis lands a body shot.
Jab, jab by Davis - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis jabs Armstrong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Armstrong's head back.
A shot to the liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
Armstrong swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
Phil Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Armstrong momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Davis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Armstrong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Armstrong is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong looking to control.
Davis is standing up over Armstrong. Armstrong looks to escape but Davis dives into side control.
Armstrong wants to control but Davis postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Armstrong with a big right hand but Armstrong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Armstrong is looking to reverse the position.
Armstrong is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Armstrong's face as Davis controls the position.
Davis gets to mount! Armstrong was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Armstrong tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Armstrong taking shots to the head.
Armstrong is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis looking to finish Armstrong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Armstrong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Davis is landing with some decent strikes but Armstrong is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Armstrong is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Armstrong looks very uncomfortable down there.
Phil Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Armstrong hang on?
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Armstrong is working to get back to half guard.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Armstrong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis with the ground and pound from mount.
Armstrong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis landing strikes from the mount and Armstrong is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lance Armstrong's cut.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Armstrong misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong jabs at Davis's body.
Armstrong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Davis drops an elbow to the side of Armstrong's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Armstrong is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Armstrong avoid being mounted?
Davis wants to control but Armstrong is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong trying to control but Davis postures up.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Armstrong is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong is pressing down on Davis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Armstrong trying to control the position.
Armstrong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Davis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Armstrong looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Armstrong keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis stands up over Armstrong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Armstrong trying to control the position.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Armstrong looking to control.
Davis stands up over Armstrong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis won't allow Armstrong to sweep him here.
Armstrong throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Davis escapes and throws Armstrong's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Armstrong tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Davis easily slips into full mount!
Armstrong is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Armstrong tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Armstrong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Armstrong can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis raining down shots from the mount!
Armstrong is rocked!
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
Armstrong is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Armstrong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Davis working the ground and pound effectively.
Armstrong is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Armstrong that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Armstrong is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Armstrong seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lance Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Davis. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Davis!
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