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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gareth Davies's chin.
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169 lbs
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gareth Davies!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in but no luck this time.
Davies looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
Davies closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
Davies drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Davies off! Davies jumps back into King's guard.
King looking to control.
Davies preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davies jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
King is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Soul Supremacy Elite - UK that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Davies won't allow King to sweep him here.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if King tries to get out of the position.
Davies is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
King not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davies drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davies jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
King looking for a sweep. Not yet King, not yet.
Davies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King 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.
King wants to stand up but Davies is controlling him.
Davies drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davies jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davies thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King controls Davies momentarily but Davies frees himself.
Davies drops back looking for a leg! King is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and King manages to kick Davies off! Davies jumps back into King's guard.
Davies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King wants to sweep here but Davies controlling him for the moment.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Davies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davies.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Davies throws a big elbow that misses.
Davies won't allow King to get back to his feet.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies stopping the sweep attempt from King.
King avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davies sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.
Davies has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davies is looking for a kimura here.
King tries to roll over but Davies keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Davies fails with the takedown.
Davies closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Arthur King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gareth Davies.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King tries for a takedown but Davies circles away easily
and Davies counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for King!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Davies dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
King misses with a takedown attempt
and Davies counters with a takedown into side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
Davies has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Waynes Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Davies is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
King tries to improve position but can't.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
King takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davies is pressing down on King's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Davies keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King postures up.
King avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davies is looking for a triangle but King pushes his legs off easily.
Davies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from King.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as King accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davies is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and King defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King misses with the ground and pound.
Gareth Davies has got the better of the ground game so far.
King throwing strikes but Davies manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Davies trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.
Davies working away.
King is looking to reverse the position.
Davies is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. King looks calm but he's in trouble here. Davies gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. King is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Davies lets go of the hold and King can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gareth Davies!
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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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