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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Cetinkaya (ranked 5783 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Davies (ranked 3856 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Davies will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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156 lbs
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180 cm
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Cetinkaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Davies!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies leaves Cetinkaya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Davies.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cetinkaya closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cetinkaya lands in his opponent's guard.
Cetinkaya is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Davies wants to stand up but Cetinkaya is controlling him.
Davies is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cetinkaya presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cetinkaya is trying to trip Davies. He has hold of a leg but Davies is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cetinkaya persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Davies wants to stand but Cetinkaya is controlling the position.
Cetinkaya landing with the ground and pound.
Davies wants to stand but Cetinkaya is controlling the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cetinkaya is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cetinkaya scoring with some ground and pound.
Cetinkaya postures up and lands a big shot to Davies's brow.
Cetinkaya cracks Davies with a solid left hand.
Cetinkaya has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Cetinkaya is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cetinkaya is working Davies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cetinkaya lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cetinkaya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cetinkaya won't allow Davies to get back to his feet.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Davies manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Cetinkaya tightens his grip and picks Davies up, before dumping him to the ground. Davies manages to land in guard.
Cetinkaya won't allow Davies to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cetinkaya wants to pass the guard but Davies is keeping the position.
Cetinkaya cracks Davies with a solid left hand.
Cetinkaya lands a couple of elbows.
Cetinkaya is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cetinkaya throws a big elbow that misses.
Davies wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cetinkaya backs up against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Davies. No joy for Cetinkaya on that attempt.
Davies fails to land with a series of punches.
Davies throws a series of punches but Cetinkaya moves out of range.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cetinkaya feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cetinkaya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davies on the ground.
Davies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cetinkaya is controlling him.
Cetinkaya working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cetinkaya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cetinkaya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cetinkaya cracks Davies with a solid left hand.
Davies wants to stand but Cetinkaya is controlling the position.
Cetinkaya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davies's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to stand up but Cetinkaya is controlling him.
Cetinkaya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davies's head.
Cetinkaya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davies's head.
Davies has momentary wrist control but Cetinkaya slips an elbow through the middle.
Davies is looking to stand up but Cetinkaya isn't so interested in that idea.
Cetinkaya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Davies's head.
Davies wants to stand but Cetinkaya is controlling the position.
Cetinkaya is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cetinkaya lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davies has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Cetinkaya is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Davies is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafa Cetinkaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cetinkaya is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cetinkaya wants to take the fight to the mat but Davies manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Davies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davies is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Davies tries to circle away but Cetinkaya has him pinned against the cage.
Davies tries to break free but Cetinkaya pushes him back against the cage.
Cetinkaya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davies avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cetinkaya prevents Davies from breaking the clinch.
Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davies misses with the combination.
Davies pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cetinkaya back to the cage. Davies follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cetinkaya circles away quickly and effectively.
Cetinkaya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davies sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cetinkaya somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cetinkaya eats them both and turns towards Davies to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Davies dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cetinkaya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike Davies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cetinkaya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cetinkaya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davies.
Cetinkaya shoots in and drives through. Davies sprawls well.
Davies lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Cetinkaya sprawling to the canvas. Davies follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Cetinkaya hang on?
Cetinkaya is rocked!
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!
Davies seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Oh Cetinkaya is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cetinkaya lands with a few short shots to the body.
Cetinkaya tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cetinkaya punching from the bottom.
Davies decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cetinkaya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davies swivels and escapes.
Davies drops Cetinkaya with a left right combo! Davies follows him down to the ground into side control.
Davies stands up and beckons Cetinkaya to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cetinkaya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davies.
Cetinkaya shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davies's guard.
Davies has his feet on Cetinkaya's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cetinkaya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mustafa Cetinkaya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cetinkaya looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Davies wants to get back to his feet but Cetinkaya is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cetinkaya landing some decent shots from guard.
Cetinkaya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davies pushes Cetinkaya off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cetinkaya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cetinkaya shoots in for a double leg but Davies sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafa Cetinkaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cetinkaya. Cetinkaya circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davies closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cetinkaya.
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cetinkaya seems to have got his legs back now.
Cetinkaya gets a double leg takedown into Davies's guard.
Cetinkaya lands a couple of digs.
Mustafa Cetinkaya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cetinkaya throws a big right hand that misses.
Cetinkaya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cetinkaya prevents Davies from getting back to his feet.
Cetinkaya distracts Davies with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies pushes Cetinkaya off and scrambles back to his feet.
Davies throws a nice looking combination but Cetinkaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Davies.
Cetinkaya scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cetinkaya working Davies over with strikes.
Davies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davies tries to kick Cetinkaya off but Cetinkaya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cetinkaya looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davies tries to kick Cetinkaya off but Cetinkaya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cetinkaya 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.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
Cetinkaya lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cetinkaya working over Davies with some ground and pound. Davies looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davies pushes Cetinkaya off looking to stand but Cetinkaya dives back in and keeps control.
Cetinkaya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cetinkaya winds up and cracks Davies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Cetinkaya there.
Cetinkaya throwing shots but Davies is blocking nicely.
Cetinkaya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cetinkaya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cetinkaya.
Davies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cetinkaya.
Cetinkaya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davies looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cetinkaya lands with a punch from half guard.
Cetinkaya prevents Davies from standing back up.
Cetinkaya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cetinkaya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davies pushes Cetinkaya off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davies stuffs the takedown.
Davies connects with a right hand. Cetinkaya shakes it off.
Cetinkaya closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Davies did well to prevent Cetinkaya getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cetinkaya lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cetinkaya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davies tries to kick Cetinkaya off but Cetinkaya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cetinkaya connects with a nice short shot to Davies's temple.
Davies is trying to stand back up but Cetinkaya is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cetinkaya 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.
Davies pushes Cetinkaya off looking to stand but Cetinkaya dives back in and keeps control.
Cetinkaya 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.
Davies tries to kick Cetinkaya off but Cetinkaya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cetinkaya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davies as he jumps to the side.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Cetinkaya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cetinkaya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Davies thuds his right hand into Cetinkaya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cetinkaya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davies circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mustafa Cetinkaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies throws a series of punches but Cetinkaya moves out of range.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies fails to land with a series of punches.
Cetinkaya thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cetinkaya gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cetinkaya working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cetinkaya seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies has hold of Cetinkaya's hands but Cetinkaya slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cetinkaya not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cetinkaya throwing shots but Davies is blocking nicely.
Cetinkaya missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cetinkaya.
Davies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cetinkaya.
Davies blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cetinkaya.
Davies is trying to stand up here but Cetinkaya is controlling him well.
Cetinkaya lands strikes from half guard.
Cetinkaya scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cetinkaya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davies is trying to stand.
Cetinkaya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davies's head.
Cetinkaya prevents Davies from standing back up.
Davies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cetinkaya.
Mustafa Cetinkaya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies is trying to stand.
Cetinkaya drops an elbow to the side of Davies's head.
Davies makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cetinkaya walks into a left hand.
Cetinkaya dodges the punch combination from Davies.
Davies leaves Cetinkaya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Cetinkaya with that takedown attempt.
Cetinkaya walks into a jab.
Cetinkaya shoots for a takedown but Davies saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cetinkaya is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Davies's half guard.
Cetinkaya prevents Davies from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cetinkaya seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cetinkaya thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davies's head.
Cetinkaya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cetinkaya thows a huge punch but Davies dodges it nicely.
Cetinkaya throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davies kicks Cetinkaya off and gets back to his feet.
Davies feints a jab promting Cetinkaya to slip. Davies then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cetinkaya slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cetinkaya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davies stuffs the takedown.
Davies with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cetinkaya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cetinkaya shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davies manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cetinkaya won't allow Davies to get back to his feet.
Cetinkaya works over Davies with some ground and pound from guard.
Cetinkaya works over Davies with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cetinkaya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Davies manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Davies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cetinkaya has him pressed against the cage.
Davies wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cetinkaya lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Davies manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Cetinkaya keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cetinkaya.
Davies wants to get back to striking at distance but Cetinkaya won't allow it.
Davies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cetinkaya has him pressed against the cage.
Cetinkaya lands a takedown into guard.
Cetinkaya postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cetinkaya is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Davies is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cetinkaya presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Mike Davies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cetinkaya keeps control of Davies as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Davies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davies 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Davies!
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