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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid. Ground Guru looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
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199 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Guru!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guru fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davis controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Guru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis controls the position.
Davis lands some shots froms side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Davis controlling from the full mount.
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 trying to control but Guru is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis cracks Guru with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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 Guru's face.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guru is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis avoids the attempt from Guru to control.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guru is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis avoids the attempt from Guru to control.
Guru felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
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.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Guru tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis content just to control the position here.
Guru wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis breaks from Guru's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis looking to control but Guru is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Davis lands a big elbow.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Guru is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Guru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis prevents Guru from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis content just to control the position here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Davis.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Davis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Davis controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guru wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis rushes Guru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guru prevents a body shot from Davis.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guru can do to turn this around?
Davis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis lands an elbow just above Guru 's eye.
It looks like Ground Guru has been cut.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Guru controls his hands.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
Guru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Davis throws an elbow but it misses.
Guru avoids a wild elbow strike from Davis.
Guru working aggressively here.
Davis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Guru.
Guru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guru has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
A body shot lands from Davis.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davis.
A bit of stalling here from Davis.
Guru working aggressively here.
Davis tries to work over Guru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guru swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis lands an elbow that stopped Guru in his tracks for a moment.
Davis pulls Guru into guard.
Davis is looking for a triangle but Guru pushes his legs off easily.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Guru throws an elbow that misses. Davis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Guru's guard. Nice move by Davis!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Guru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Guru looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guru controlling the position.
Guru looking for subs off his back but Davis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Guru is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the action but Guru is working from the bottom.
Guru trying to control from the bottom.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Guru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis uses his free foot to push down on Guru's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Guru.
Guru taking shots to the head.
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hector Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guru wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guru wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis wants to control but Guru has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Davis is taking a breather. Guru 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 is looking to take a break and control but Guru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Guru trying to control from the bottom.
Davis controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ground Guru's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis tightens his grip and picks Guru up, before dumping him to the ground. Guru manages to land in guard.
Guru wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Davis manages to pass to side control.
Guru wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Guru keeps trying to improve his position.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Guru defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Guru does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Guru defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guru is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Davis is looking for a kimura here.
Guru wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Guru is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Guru is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Davis is keen to just control but Guru is a slippery customer.
Guru gets back to full guard.
Guru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Guru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis pushing down on Guru's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guru avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Guru actively working from the bottom here.
Davis trying to control the action but Guru is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ground Guru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guru wants to get back to full guard.
Guru is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Guru sees it coming and defends easily.
Guru preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Guru is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hector Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guru is not content to let Davis control the position.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guru with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davis works his way into side control.
Guru on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis cracks Guru with a big right hand but Guru just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Davis blocks the strikes from Guru.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Davis!
Hector Davis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Ground Guru was interviewed post fight and said 'thanks for coming out!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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