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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Temirbek Yuldashev (ranked 2174 p4p, 2032 weight class) and Davon Davis (ranked 278 p4p, 262 weight class). Yuldashev comes to the cage accompanied by Лезгинка - Мой нанак. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Temirbek Yuldashev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuldashev avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis defending well as Yuldashev loads up on a big left hand.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yuldashev. That did some damage!
We've been told by Yuldashev's head coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yuldashev throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Yuldashev pushes Davis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis lands a body punch.
Yuldashev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yuldashev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuldashev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yuldashev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuldashev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Davon Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuldashev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davis misses with a looping left.
It appears Yuldashev was looking to counter with a kick there.
Good leg kick by Davis.
Nice body kick there by Davis.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yuldashev blocks a low kick nicely.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis has Yuldashev up against the cage in a clinch.
Yuldashev lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yuldashev fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yuldashev.
Davis has a couple of punches blocked by Yuldashev.
A left hand lands to the body for Yuldashev.
Yuldashev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuldashev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Yuldashev.
Davis misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuldashev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis blocking some punches.
Yuldashev misses with a body punch.
Davis works on Yuldashev's body with a couple of short punches.
Yuldashev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Yuldashev controls the action.
Yuldashev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yuldashev manages to break the clinch.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Still in the clinch, Yuldashev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yuldashev digs a right hand underneath Davis's ribcage. Davis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuldashev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis tries a body shot but Yuldashev blocks it.
Yuldashev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yuldashev avoids it.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yuldashev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yuldashev lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuldashev scores with a shoulder strike.
Yuldashev prevents a body shot from Davis.
Yuldashev lands a right hand.
Davis tries to work over Yuldashev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yuldashev manages to break the clinch.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev avoids the body shot from Davis.
Yuldashev misses with a wild body shot.
Davis misses with a hook. Yuldashev ducked under it nicely.
Yuldashev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuldashev. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yuldashev.
Yuldashev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yuldashev's head.
Davis misses with a hook. Yuldashev ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Yuldashev.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Yuldashev shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Davis misses with an uppercut. Yuldashev saw that one coming.
Yuldashev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yuldashev misses the jab.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Yuldashev lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yuldashev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yuldashev moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis tries to work over Yuldashev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Davon Davis will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick lands for Yuldashev.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Yuldashev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis looks to throw a body kick
and Yuldashev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Davis.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Davis misses with a hook
and Yuldashev counters with a nice leg kick.
Yuldashev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Davis backs away, Yuldashev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Davis misses with a low kick as Yuldashev jumps back.
Yuldashev quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Yuldashev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Davis connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Yuldashev avoids it.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Yuldashev's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis connects with a single shot there.
Yuldashev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Yuldashev throws a leg kick which misses Davis's front leg but catches the back leg as Davis tries to avoid it.
Yuldashev looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Yuldashev moves into the clinch.
Davis gets through Yuldashev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yuldashev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yuldashev is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis moves forwards but Yuldashev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
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!
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Yuldashev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis swings for the body but Yuldashev moves out of range.
Yuldashev swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Yuldashev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Yuldashev moves out of range of the body kick.
Yuldashev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Yuldashev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Davis misses.
Davon Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis feints and then cracks Yuldashev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yuldashev down.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Yuldashev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yuldashev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yuldashev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis throws a leg kick but Yuldashev moved away.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yuldashev manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis scores with a hook.
Yuldashev misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yuldashev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yuldashev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yuldashev avoids the body shot from Davis.
Yuldashev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davis throws a leg kick
and Yuldashev counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Yuldashev slips the punch.
Yuldashev half committed to a counter leg kick.
Davis cracks Yuldashev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yuldashev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yuldashev fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a push kick.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yuldashev feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Yuldashev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yuldashev.
Yuldashev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yuldashev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yuldashev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yuldashev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yuldashev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Yuldashev off balance momentarily.
Davis pushes Yuldashev away with a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yuldashev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
A little feinted left hand from Yuldashev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Davis ducks right into an uppercut from Yuldashev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davon Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big left from Yuldashev misses.
Yuldashev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yuldashev lands a glancing blow to the side of Davis's head.
Yuldashev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis with a nice cross.
Davis is looking to clinch but Yuldashev is avoiding it.
Donk. Davis catches Yuldashev right on the button with a cross.
Yuldashev connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis avoids the body shot from Yuldashev.
Yuldashev defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
Davis scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yuldashev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Yuldashev avoids it.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuldashev lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yuldashev feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Davis throws a head kick but Yuldashev moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yuldashev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis tries a quick counter leg kick but Yuldashev is wise to it.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
Davis avoids the head kick by Yuldashev.
Yuldashev looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Temirbek Yuldashev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That has opened up Davon Davis's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yuldashev.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
Yuldashev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by Yuldashev as he checks the leg kick.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yuldashev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Yuldashev coming out on top.
Davis lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Yuldashev misses the target.
A big right from Yuldashev misses.
Davis takes a swing at Yuldashev's ribcage but misses.
Yuldashev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuldashev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yuldashev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Davis connects with a leg kick.
Davis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Yuldashev misses the target.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Yuldashev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yuldashev's head.
Davis lands with a straight right. Yuldashev didn't see that one coming.
Yuldashev thows a body kick. Davis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yuldashev moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Yuldashev throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis connects with a leg kick.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Davis thumps Yuldashev with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Davis lands with a hook. Yuldashev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yuldashev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook. Yuldashev ducked under it nicely.
Yuldashev misses with a looping left.
Davis slips a straight right by Yuldashev.
Davis has closed the distance and engaged Yuldashev in a clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Yuldashev controls his hands.
Yuldashev manages to break the clinch.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Yuldashev counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuldashev blocks the body kick.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Yuldashev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yuldashev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yuldashev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis closes the distance but Yuldashev moves to the side
and Yuldashev counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davon Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davon Davis!
Davon Davis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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