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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
15 - 12 - 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Williams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis is doing well to control the position and prevent Williams from advancing to side control.
Williams is looking for a kimura but Davis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Williams to get the leverage.
Williams is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Davis to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Williams looking to control.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Williams wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis postures up.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves into full guard.
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!
Williams is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
Williams controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davis hang on?
Williams punching from mount but Davis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams throwing strikes but Davis uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williams.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Check out the look on Davis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Williams tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Davis presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davis's back!
Bob Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams not allowing Davis to control his hands.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes.
Davis avoids the strikes from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams doesn't have the hooks in and Davis manages to turn into his guard.
Williams wants to hit a switch here but Davis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Williams there!
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davis scoring with strikes but Williams is staying in there.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Williams is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis landing punches.
Davis prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Williams tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Davis content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Davis has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Davis!
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Davis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Davis has escaped and now he's on top!
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 Bob Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis gets the takedown into side control.
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davis off and has taken his back!
Williams throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Williams misses with an elbow to the head.
Davis is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Williams 's hooks.
Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Davis bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davis tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Davis because Williams loaded up on that one.
Williams cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williams wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
Williams landing punches.
It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Davis has worked his arm free - good work by Davis!
Williams lands a nice forearm strike.
Williams throws an elbow but Davis slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Davis regains half guard, as Williams was trying to land strikes.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
Williams throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams controls Davis momentarily but Davis frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Williams!
Bob Williams managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, xXx - iForce Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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