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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stan Still (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Still!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Still looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Still persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black throws a right hand that Still ducks under and follows up with a left that Still also avoids with ease.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Still has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still throws an elbow but it misses.
Black breaks the clinch.
A big left from Still misses.
Still misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black throws a one two combo.
It looks like Stan Still has been cut.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Still at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Still.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Still is just out of range.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Still.
Black misses with the combination.
Still tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Still looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Still fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Still. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Still tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Black.
Still is breathing heavily.
Black shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Still is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Still tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black dominating with strikes here.
Black scoring with strikes but Still is staying in there.
Still is trying to escape the mount.
Black controlling from mount.
Black lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Still throwing hammer fists to the chest of Black. What's that going to do exactly?
Still throwing hammer fists to the chest of Black. What's that going to do exactly?
Black tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Black blocks Still's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Black blocks Still's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Still is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Black scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Black in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Black landing strikes from the mount.
Black blocks Still's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Still?
Still keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black blocks Still's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Still really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
Black fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
Still sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Still flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stan Still's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Still wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stan Still seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Still was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Black slips under a jab from Still.
Still is looking to clinch.
Still fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Still throws a right and a left that both miss.
Still misses with a body kick.
Still tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Still darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Still closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Still thinking.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Still closes the distance looking to clinch
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. Still didn't expect that.
Black not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Still will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Still looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.
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!
Still tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Still is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Black moves nicely into side control.
Still striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Black happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still is looking to regain half guard here but Black keeps moving and retains side control.
Black moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black working the body and head with strikes.
Black blocks the strikes from Still.
Still sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still actively working from the bottom here.
Still slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Still looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Still is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Still had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Black is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Still Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Black's back instead.
Still not allowing Black to control his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still misses with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stan Still's cut.
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!
Still with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Still looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Still doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Black works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Still 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.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Still working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still looking for subs off his back but Black has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Still actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Still is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Black pulls his head out easily.
Still tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Black is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Black stops Still from getting back to his feet.
Black trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Black perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Still misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still is looking to improve his position.
Still throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Black manages to pass to side control.
Black controls the position.
Still is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Still regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stan Still has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Still had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Black is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Still Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Black's back instead.
Still is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Black has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Black rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Black regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Still.
Davis Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Still throws a big right hand that misses.
Still thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davis Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davis Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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