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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Davies (ranked 6996 p4p, 7545 weight class) and Hugo Black (ranked 583 p4p, 607 weight class). Black has chosen Blinding lights as his entrance music. Hugo Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Black !
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies tries a low kick but Black avoids it.
Black takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davies defends it nicely.
Davies appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Davies tries a low kick but Black avoids it.
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies swinging wildly here.
And Black tries to counter it with a takedown but Davies pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies appears to be looking for a big counter.
Black fails with the takedown.
Aaron Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
Davies leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Davies was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Aaron Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Black .
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davies's waist but Davies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Davies throws a big counter combination but Black scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Davies moves out of range easily.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies lands with a straight right. Black didn't see that one coming.
Davies throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aaron Davies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Davies misses the target.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Davies.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davies as he avoids it easily.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black .
Black is looking to clinch but Davies is avoiding it.
Davies went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Black throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies is looking to score with low kicks.
Black drops his hands momentarily and Davies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Davies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
Davies throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black dives in for a single leg takedown but Davies sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Black tries to clinch but Davies moves out of range.
Davies went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Davies. Those never looked like landing.
Davies throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black darts in and clinches Davies up against the cage.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black scores with a head kick. Davies tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davies counters with a series of strikes. Black will be more careful next time no doubt.
Black looks winded!
Davies throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black unleashes a big counter combination but Davies bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Black wants to clinch.
Davies stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black 's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Black fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Black tries to clinch there but Davies circles away.
Davies throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Davies looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Black gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Black tries to pull guard but Davies won't allow it.
Black 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davies.
Black gets a clinch.
Black 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davies throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Davies throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
We've been informed that Black has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Davies moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Black .
Davies scores with a sloppy right hand. Black should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Davies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Black blocks the leg kick.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davies keeps the fight on the outside.
Black tries to clinch but Davies is having none of it.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davies dominated that round.
That's time! Davies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Davies misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Davies does no damage.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Davies.
Black has closed the distance and engaged Davies in a clinch.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davies can't break the clinch.
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black .
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Black can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Davies.
Davies works over Black 's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Davies as Black shoots in.
Aaron Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Black .
Black is looking to clinch.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
Black tries to clinch up.
Davies jabs at Black 's body.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Davies tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davies misses with the combination.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davies is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Davies circles away and we're back to standing.
Black is looking to clinch.
Davies misses with a wild combination.
Black looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davies is fending him off so far but Black persists. Nope, Davies circles away and we're back to standing.
Black fails with the takedown
and Davies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davies throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davies as he avoids it easily.
Davies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Davies.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Davies moves out of range easily.
Black is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Davies as Black shoots in.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.
Black is looking to clinch but Davies is avoiding it.
Davies pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Black back to the cage. Davies follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Black lands with a slapping head kick.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black dodges the punch combination from Davies.
Davies tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Davies looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Davies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Black circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davies leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Davies sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Davies looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black dodges the punch combination from Davies.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davies swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black clinches up against the cage.
Davies is trying to drag Black to the mat but Black just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Davies dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Black tries to clinch but Davies moves out of range.
Black lands with a kick to the temple. Davies shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Davies misses with a few strikes there.
Black is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Davies keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davies misses with a two punch combination.
Davies throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black clinches up against the cage.
Black tries to pull guard but Davies won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black breaks the clinch.
Davies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davies looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black is looking to control Davies's arms but Davies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Black has his back to the cage.
Davies is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aaron Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugo Black .
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davies as Black tries to tie him up.
Davies tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Black pulls Davies into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davies with a nice head shot there.
Davies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davies scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies lands a couple of digs.
Davies trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Davies is looking to work some ground and pound but Black has wrist control.
Davies might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black trying to keep a closed guard but Davies is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black pushes Davies off and gets back to his feet.
Black tries to clinch
and Davies counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Davies to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Davies counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
Aaron Davies is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Davies circles away.
Davies stuffs the takedown.
Davies will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davies scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black tries to clinch up
and Davies counters with a left and a right that stings Black .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davies stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davies wants it to stay on the feet.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Davies.
Davies scores with a decent looking hook.
Davies scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aaron Davies is winning the standup battle so far.
Davies cracks Black with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black lands a front kick.
Hugo Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davies throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Davies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davies, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Davies!
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hype
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pop
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