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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timbo Slice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Slice moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slice slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Slice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timbo Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis avoids the head kick by Slice.
Slice checks the leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Davis has knocked Slice down with a huge combo! Davis steps away and waves a wobbly Slice back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Slice is rocked!
It looks like Timbo Slice has been cut.
Davis digs a good body shot into Slice's ribs.
Slice is breathing heavily.
Davis tries for a takedown but Slice circles away easily
and Slice counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davis is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position.
Slice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Davis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Slice postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slice wants to get up but he can't break Davis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Davis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Slice, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Slice against the cage but Slice circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Slice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Slice looks for the body kick but Davis saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Slice shoots in.
Davis looks to land a combination. Slice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Timbo Slice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slice shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timbo Slice's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Slice doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Slice slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Timbo Slice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Slice feints and as Davis raises his hands in defense, Slice changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis controls Slice momentarily but Slice frees himself.
Slice throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Michael Davis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Slice drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Slice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slice misses with a double jab.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Slice.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Slice shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Slice feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing Slice from standing up.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slice's guard.
Davis passes Slice's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slice looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice trying to control from the bottom.
Davis is taking a breather. Slice says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Davis trying to pass the guard but Slice defending well.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slice takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Slice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A left and a right from Davis both land. Nice combination.
Slice has managed to clinch.
Slice breaks from the clinch.
Slice closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Slice pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timbo Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Slice is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Timbo Slice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timbo Slice's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A nice combination there by Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slice throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
Slice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slice dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Slice's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slice wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Slice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slice tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a right hand that Slice ducks under and follows up with a left that Slice also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Slice is defended easily by Davis.
Davis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Slice misses with a takedown attempt - Davis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timbo Slice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Slice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Slice has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slice has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Davis is trying to keep an underhook but Slice manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Slice moves nicely into side control.
Slice controls the position from side control.
Slice throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Slice in side control, throwing shots but Davis defends.
Slice looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Davis is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slice wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Slice throws an elbow but Davis slips to the side and avoids it well.
Slice works to advance to full mount. Davis defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Slice unloads with some shots from mount but Davis bucks and avoids them well.
Slice throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slice thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Slice thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slice with shots to the head and body - Davis looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timbo Slice showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Slice has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timbo Slice!
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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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