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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Petey Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Petey Flowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flowers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flowers somewhat.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flowers really is a fat lump.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flowers circles away quickly and effectively.
Flowers dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Flowers's head and hops out.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Nice body kick there by Flowers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Connor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flowers forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flowers is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Flowers prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Flowers is controlling him.
Flowers breaks the clinch.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Flowers.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Davis! But no joy.
Connor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flowers.
Davis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Flowers's head backwards.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Flowers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Flowers shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flowers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flowers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Flowers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flowers trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis trying to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Flowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position.
Davis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Flowers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flowers has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Flowers pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Flowers won't allow it.
Flowers has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flowers manages to break the clinch.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flowers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Flowers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Flowers half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Flowers shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flowers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Flowers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Flowers or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis, which made it look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis misses with the combination.
It looked like Flowers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Flowers seems unphased.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Flowers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flowers somewhat.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flowerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flowers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Flowers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flowers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Flowers with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Flowers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Flowers backpedaling.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flowers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Flowers lands in his opponent's guard.
Flowers preventing the sweep.
Davis is working an open guard so Flowers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Flowers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Flowers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flowers tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
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!
Davis looks to land a combination but Flowers avoids it well.
Flowers shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Flowers shoots in looking for a takedown but Davis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Flowers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Davis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Flowers with a body shot.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Connor Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flowers throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Flowers tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Davis defends well and Flowers ends up having to push Davis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flowers circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flowerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis thuds his right hand into Flowers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davis lunges at Flowers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flowers's hand.
Flowers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flowers prevents Davis from getting back to his feet.
Flowers trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flowers stands up over Davis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Flowers decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Flowers fails to land the takedown.
Davis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Flowers looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Flowers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Flowers ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flowers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis looks to land a combination but Flowers avoids it well.
Flowers tries to clinch up.
Davis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Flowers shoots in.
Davis digs a good hook to Flowers's body.
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Flowers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flowers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flowers counters with a shoot takedown. Davis fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flowers drops back looking for a leg! Davis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davis manages to kick Flowers off! Flowers jumps back into Davis's guard.
Davis is looking to stand up but Flowers isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Flowers from controlling successfully.
Flowers stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flowers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Flowers or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis, which made it look bad.
As Flowers backs off Davis throws a huge counter combo but Flowers manages to avoid it all.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flowers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Flowers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Flowers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flowers takes the fight into the clinch.
Flowers manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis stalks Flowers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flowers's face. Flowers staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flowers tries to clinch up.
Petey Flowers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flowers wants to clinch.
Flowers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Flowers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Flowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flowers moves into the clinch successfully.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Flowers breaks the clinch.
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!
Flowers misses with a kick to the body.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flowers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Petey Flowers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor Davis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Flowers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Davis!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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