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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenzie Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenzie Davidson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenzie Davidson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from Boon.
A nice side step and Davidson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Boon misses the shot to the body.
Davidson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Davidson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davidson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boon in his tracks.
Boon misses with a double jab.
Davidson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Davidson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boon momentarily.
Davidson is looking to clinch.
As Davidson looks to move away, Boon throws a big counter combo but Davidson just gets out of the way.
Boon lands a glancing blow to the side of Davidson's head.
Boon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davidson.
Boon swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Boon. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boon throws a hook but Davidson avoids it easily.
Davidson throws a body punch but Boon moves out of range.
Boon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davidson misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Boon misses.
Davidson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidson.
Davidson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Boon.
Davidson can't find room to land a body shot as Boon controls the action.
Boon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A right-left combo lands from Boon.
Boon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boon misses with a double jab
and Boon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davidson is looking to clinch but Boon is avoiding it.
Davidson looks to throw the jab but Boon is out of range.
Davidson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boon throws a jab when Davidson was well out of range.
Davidson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Boon moves out of range.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boon.
Davidson wants to clinch up but Boon keeps it at a distance.
Davidson avoids the body shot from Boon.
Davidson lands a two punch combo.
Davidson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Boon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidson slips a jab and a cross from Boon.
Davidson ducks under a wild hook from Boon.
Boon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davidson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davidson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boon avoids the body shot from Davidson.
Davidson scores with a decent looking hook.
Boon throws the left hand but Davidson avoids the punch easily.
Davidson tries to clinch but Boon moves out of range.
Boon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davidson wants to clinch.
Davidson throws a body punch but Boon moves out of range.
Boon throws a combination that misses
letting Davidson counter with a right hand.
Boon swings widly with a right hand
and Davidson counters with a right hand to the body.
Boon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davidson lands a jab to the nose.
Boon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davidson tries to clinch up but Boon circles away and keeps his distance.
Boon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boon throws a combination. Davidson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davidson looks to land a combination. Boon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davidson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boon slips a straight right by Davidson.
Boon misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Davidson there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boon throws a series of punches but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Davidson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kenzie Davidson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davidson is looking to clinch.
Boon ducks under a wild hook from Davidson.
Davidson misses with a hook.
Boon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boon swinging wildly here.
Davidson throws out a counter right but Boon avoids it with no problem.
Davidson lands with a nice combination. Boon backs away looking to recover.
Decent striking displayed by Davidson there.
Boon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davidson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davidson misses with a combination
and Boon counters by clinching up.
Davidson has a couple of punches blocked by Boon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boon blocks an uppercut.
Davidson is trying to stall.
Boon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson misses with the head strike.
Boon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davidson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davidson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Boon misses.
Davidson tries to clinch up.
Boon misses with a double jab.
Davidson lunges at Boon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boon's hand.
Davidson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Davidson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boon misses with a looping left.
Boon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenzie Davidson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davidson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davidson finds it's way round the side to connect with Boon's head.
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!
Davidson scores with a hook to the body. Boon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davidson misses with an uppercut
and Boon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boon.
Davidson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boon won't allow Davidson to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson trying to control the position.
Boon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davidson counters with a right hand to the body.
Davidson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Davidson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Boon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davidson scores with a jab to the head.
Davidson tries to clinch there but Boon circles away.
Davidson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davidson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boon connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon swinging wildly here.
Boon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davidson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davidson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davidson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boon thinking.
Davidson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
John Boon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davidson just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Boon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boon throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davidson looks to score with a jab to the body but Boon is just out of range.
It looked like Boon was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Davidson scores with a punch to the head.
Davidson works over Boon's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice body punch from Davidson.
No joy there for Boon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davidson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenzie Davidson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Boon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davidson tries to clinch but Boon is having none of it.
Boon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davidson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Boon. Those never looked like landing.
Davidson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davidson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boon throws a series of punches but Davidson avoids them all with ease.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from Boon.
Davidson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidson swings for the body but Boon moves out of range.
Davidson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boon throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boon's head backwards.
Boon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boon at a distance.
Boon misses with a combination
and Davidson counters with a nice uppercut.
Davidson misses with the combination.
Boon is looking for a counter combo.
Boon misses with a hook
enabling Davidson to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice combination there by Davidson.
Davidson lands a jab.
Davidson lands a nice shot to the body.
Davidson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boon.
Boon misses with a combination
enabling Davidson to counter with a crisp jab.
Boon throws a hook but Davidson blocks it.
A nice side step and Davidson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davidson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davidson misses with a left hand
and Davidson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davidson digs a good body shot into Boon's ribs.
Boon takes one to the chin there.
Davidson scores with the left hand. Boon knows he should have avoided that one.
Davidson tries to clinch up but Boon circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Davidson coming out on top.
Davidson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boon under the eye.
Davidson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boon misses with a series of wild punches.
Davidson scores with a jab to the body.
A nice combination there by Davidson.
Davidson throws a shot from downtown. Boon moves away and avoids it.
Boon throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davidson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boon.
Boon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Davidson's corner calls for a 1-2. Davidson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davidson jabs Boon right on the nose. Boon blinks but takes it well.
Boon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davidson connects with a body shot that sends Boon's belly button to the back.
Boon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenzie Davidson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Davidson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Boon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davidson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davidson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boon under the eye.
John Boon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davidson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davidson lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little jabbing left from Davidson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davidson scores with a punch to the head.
Davidson slips a jab and a cross from Boon.
Davidson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davidson with a nice cross.
Davidson lands a right hook to the body.
Davidson connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Davidson. Beautiful body shot.
Boon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davidson.
Boon keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson connects with a body shot.
Davidson digs a good hook to Boon's body.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from Boon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenzie Davidson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davidson 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenzie Davidson!
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