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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Bispen (ranked 1937 p4p, 1424 weight class) and Davon Davis (ranked 252 p4p, 190 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Bispen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bispen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Bispen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bispen misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bispen.
Bispen throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bispen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Bispen seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Bispen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davon Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bispen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis slips a straight right by Bispen.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Davis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bispen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Bispen circles away.
Davis misses the jab.
Bispen throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bispen scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bispen misses.
Davis raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Davis works Bispen's body with a nice hook.
Davis avoids the body shot from Bispen.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Bispen. Those never looked like landing.
Bispen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Bispen circles away.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Bispen does no damage.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
Bispen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Davis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Bispen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis tries to work over Bispen's front leg with a kick but Bispen checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis scores with a head kick.
Bispen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bispen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bispen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bispen stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis is looking to clinch but Bispen is avoiding it.
Bispen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
An attempted straight right counter from Bispen misses the target.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Bispen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Bispen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bispen lands the left hand.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bispen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis lands a front kick.
Bispen tries to keep at a distance but Davis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bispen is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Bispen prevents a body shot from Davis.
Bispen breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis sizes up Bispen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bispen under the eye.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bispen throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis is looking to slow Bispen down with leg kicks.
Bispen throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Bispen had a free shot at his head there.
Davis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis misses with a body shot.
A jab from Bispen misses.
Bispen blocks the body kick.
Davis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bispen takes a step back to recover.
Bispen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Bispen is just out of range.
Davis throws a front kick aimed at Bispen's knee but Bispen avoids it well.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bispen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bispen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bispen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Bispen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Davis lands with a hook. Bispen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Davis blocks a jab.
Davis is looking for the big counter here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bispen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bispen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy body kick from Davis
enabling Bispen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bispen throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis wants to slow Bispen down by chopping away at his legs.
Bispen misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a body kick.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
Bispen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bispen catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bispen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bispen throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Bispen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis walks into a stiff left hand from Bispen.
Davis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bispen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Bispen's front leg but catches the back leg as Bispen tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davon Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Both fighters circling a little - Davis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Bispen. Beautiful body shot.
Davis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bispen's head.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
Bispen moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Bispen counter with a right hand.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Bispen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Bispen's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bispen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bispen looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis tries to clinch there but Bispen circles away.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Davis misses with a low kick as Bispen jumps back.
Bispen throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Bispen moves out of range easily.
Bispen cracks Davis with a good jab.
Bispen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bispen if he has to take too many more of those.
Bispen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bispen throws out the jab.
Bispen throws a big shot that misses.
Bispen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
It looked like Bispen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bispen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bispen misses with a double jab.
Bispen ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Bispen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Bispen down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bispen misses.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis tries to work over Bispen's front leg with a kick but Bispen checks it.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Bispen misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bispen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bispen manages to avoid it.
A jab from Bispen misses.
Davis flicks out a counter leg kick but Bispen steps away.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bispen. Bispen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis swings for the body but Bispen moves out of range.
Bispen throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Bispen circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Bispen does no damage.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Bispen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bispen misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Davon Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bispen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Bispen misses.
Bispen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bispen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bispen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bispen misses with a body shot.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bispen throws out the jab.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bispen.
Davis cracks Bispen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Bispen misses the jab.
Bispen misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Bispen misses.
Davis feints and then cracks Bispen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bispen down.
Bispen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Davis.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Bispen checks it.
Davis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bispen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bispen doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Good leg kick by Davis.
Davis slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bispen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Bispen misses.
Bispen cracks Davis with an open hand slap.
Bispen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Bispen misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Bispen.
Davis throws a series of punches but Bispen moves out of range.
Davis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bispen. That did some damage!
Bispen stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Bispen counters with a left to the body.
Davis cracks Bispen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bispen missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Bispen.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Bispen is out of range.
Davis slips a jab and a cross from Bispen.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bispen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bispen throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Bispen keeps the fight on the outside.
Bispen throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Bispen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bispen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Bispen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bispen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bispen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis scores with a jab.
Bispen misses with a hook.
Bispen throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Bispen checks the leg kick.
Bispen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crunch! Davis slams his shin into Bispen's torso.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bispen was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bispen.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bispen throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Bispen slips the punch.
Davis pushes Bispen up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Bispen avoids the damage to the body.
Bispen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Bispen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bispen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Bispen is out of range.
Davis connects with the punch.
Bispen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Davis.
Bispen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Bispen's head.
Bispen throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Bispen misses the target.
Bispen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Bispen down.
Bispen misses the shot to the body.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Bispen.
Davis feints and then cracks Bispen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bispen down.
Bispen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bispen avoids the head kick by Davis.
A swing and a miss from Bispen.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bispen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis fakes the leg kick and cracks Bispen in the body.
Davis misses with a hook
letting Bispen counter with a right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bispen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bispen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bispen needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Davis thumps Bispen with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis with a nice calf kick.
Davis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ivan Bispen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bispen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
Bispen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Bispen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Bispen stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bispen misses the shot to the body.
Bispen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Davis throws a body kick that misses.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Bispen.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bispen 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.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bispen.
Davis throws out a counter right but Bispen avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bispen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bispen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Bispen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bispen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bispen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Davis clinches up against the cage.
Bispen tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bispen tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis landing knees to the head.
It looks like Ivan Bispen has been cut.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bispen avoids it.
Bispen is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis keeps control of Bispen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davon Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davis 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davon Davis!
After the fight, Davon Davis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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