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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Atkins (ranked 6244 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Davies (ranked 25986 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Atkins had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Davies!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davies cracks a nice hook into Atkins's ribs.
Davies fails to land with a series of punches.
Atkins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Davies on his heels. He'll look to pass Davies's guard now, I'm sure.
Atkins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davies's guard.
Atkins keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Davies is looking for a sweep. Atkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davies is in trouble now - Atkins has advanced to mount!
Atkins controlling his opponent.
Atkins landing strikes from the mount and Davies is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins controlling from the full mount.
Davies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davies slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Atkins is going to stand back up.
Atkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Atkins is nestled in close to Davies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davies wants to get back to full guard.
Atkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Atkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Atkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davies doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Atkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
Atkins wants to stand up but Davies is controlling the position.
Atkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Atkins not doing much here.
Atkins tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Davies.
Atkins 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.
Atkins slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Atkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Davies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atkins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davies!
Davies explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Atkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davies throws the kick towards the body but Atkins avoids it.
Atkins feints and as Davies raises his hands in defense, Atkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Atkins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Atkins pushes down on Davies's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Atkins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is trying to get back to full guard.
Atkins is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Atkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Atkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Atkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davies can do to turn this around?
Davies is looking for a sweep. Atkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Atkins slips a nice elbow through Davies's hands, connecting with Davies's forehead.
Atkins trying to mount his opponent but Davies defends it.
Eric Atkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davies has a hand on Atkins's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Atkins takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Atkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davies for as long as he can get away with.
That's four 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.
Davies is bucking up trying to escape but Atkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Davies tries to improve his position but instead Atkins has taken his back!
Davies wants to control his opponent's hands but Atkins gets his hands free.
Atkins biding his time, controlling Davies.
Atkins has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Atkins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Atkins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Davies is looking to get back to full guard here but Atkins has managed to pass to side control instead.
Atkins lands a nice forearm strike.
Davies tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies wants to control but Atkins postures up.
Atkins taking a breather here.
Atkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Davies, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Atkins politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Atkins prefers to stall for the moment though.
Davies is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Davies's face as Atkins controls the position.
Davies is looking for a sweep.
Atkins happy to just control the position for now.
Davies is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Atkins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Atkins lands strikes from half guard.
Atkins wants to pass the guard but Davies is defending well.
Nice strikes from Atkins there.
Davies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Atkins not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies won't allow Atkins to pass to mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Atkins breaks from the clinch.
Davies gets caught flat footed, as Atkins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davies has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Atkins has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Atkins pulls guard.
Atkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davies doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davies manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Atkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Atkins tries to get out of the position.
Atkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davies doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davies manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davies is fighting to break Atkins's control of his arms but Atkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Atkins'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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atkins continues to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Atkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atkins, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Atkins!
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