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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Davee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abu Davee!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields fails with the takedown
and Davee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shields.
Davee lands a glancing blow to the side of Shields's head.
Davee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shields on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davee looks to land a right hand but Shields moved out of range.
Davee misses with an uppercut.
Shields gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davee.
Shields looks to clinch
and Davee counters with a straight right hand.
Shields tries to land a leg kick but Davee saw it coming and moves away.
Jake Shields seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davee, as that shot connected.
Shields shoots in but Davee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Davee - just one landing.
Davee tests Shields's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shields.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Davee.
Shields throws a leg kick
and Davee counters with a nice uppercut.
Davee stuffs the takedown.
Davee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davee stuffs the takedown attempt from Shields. Shields gets slowly back to his feet.
Shields throws a right hand that Davee ducks under and follows up with a left that Davee also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shields.
Shields misses with a takedown
and Davee counters with a nice uppercut.
Shields shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davee as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davee lands with a good body shot.
Davee throws a one two combo.
Davee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shields at a distance.
Davee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Shields had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davee cracks Shields with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Davee slaps away a takedown attempt from Shields, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shields throws a combination that misses
enabling Davee to counter with a crisp jab.
Shields shoots in and drives through. Davee sprawls well.
Davee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Davee stuns Shields with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shields is breathing heavily.
Shields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shields shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Davee avoids the head kick by Shields.
Shields gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davee.
Shields takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot by Davee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Davee lands a glancing blow to the side of Shields's head.
A slow jab from Shields misses its intended target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Shields. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shields tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shields's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shields scrambles back to his feet.
Davee throws a nice looking combination but Shields bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davee digs a good body shot into Shields's ribs.
Shields on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice takedown defense from Davee. No joy for Shields on that attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Davee does it's job there.
Shields drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shields misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Davee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Shields or perhaps it was just good defense by Davee which made him look bad.
Davee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shields stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shields looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davee cracks Shields with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shields scores with a takedown into Davee's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shields throws a big elbow that misses.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Davee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shields trying to control but Davee is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davee looking for a sweep. Not yet Davee, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shields trying to control the position from guard on top but Davee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shields 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Shields wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shields throws a series of punches but Davee avoids them all with ease.
Shields takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Davee connects with a right hand. Shields shakes it off.
Abu Davee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shields fails with the takedown
and Davee counters with a stiff right hand.
No luck for Shields with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields looks to score with a jab to the body but Davee is just out of range.
Shields pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Davee.
Davee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shields. Shields circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Shields throws a body punch but Davee moves out of range.
Good exchange - Davee coming out on top.
Davee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shields swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shields tries for a takedown but Davee circles away easily
and Davee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shields swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shields thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Shields with a poor takedown
and Davee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davee lands a jab to the nose.
Shields scores a takedown into full mount!
Shields unloads with some shots from mount but Davee bucks and avoids them well.
Shields breaks from Davee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Davee can't escape the position.
Davee wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Davee wants to control but Shields is having none of it.
Davee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davee is looking to get to half guard.
Shields stands up from mount. Strange move.
Davee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Davee stalks Shields and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shields's face. Shields staggers backwards, shaken.
Shields misses with a head kick.
Shields takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shields shoots in for a takedown but Davee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shields at a distance.
Davee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shields looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shields misses with a takedown attempt - Davee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Davee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Davee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shields doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shields closes the distance and clinches up with Davee, looking for a takedown. Shields pushes Davee against the cage but Davee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shields fails with the takedown
and Davee counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Shields. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jake Shields has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shields takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davee jabs at Shields's body.
Davee with a nice cross.
Shields tries to clinch up
and Shields takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shields tries to clinch
and Davee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shields doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davee scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Davee scores with a jab to the head.
Shields throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davee scores with a hook.
Shields looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shields closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davee circles away.
Jake Shields is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Davee.
Nice uppercut there from Davee.
Shields shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davee pinned against the cage. Davee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A punch lands to the side of Shields 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shields misses with a takedown
and Davee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abu Davee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davee looks to land a combination. Shields sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Davee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shields's head.
Shields throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davee's waist but Davee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shields off to one side.
Davee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shields is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shields fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shields tries for a takedown but Davee circles away easily
and Davee counters with a three punch combo that has Shields backing up. Shields nods at Davee to acknowledge the strikes.
Shields fails with a takedown attempt.
Davee lands a nice hook to Shields's body. Shields takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jake Shields has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shields tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shields somewhat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Davee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Davee!
During a confident post fight interview, Abu Davee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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