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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davon Davis (ranked 1591 p4p, 1650 weight class) and Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 212 p4p, 222 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gunnar Gunnarsson enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Davon Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Gunnarsson off the cage and back into range.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunnarsson.
Davis thows a body kick. Gunnarsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Davon Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a hook but Gunnarsson avoids it easily.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
Davis scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Davis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Gunnarsson's head but Gunnarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
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 throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gunnarsson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Davon Davis has been cut.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Davis.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.
Gunnarsson 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.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gunnarsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
That's two 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 walks into a stiff left hand from Gunnarsson.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson avoids the head kick by Davis.
A nice side step and Gunnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davis tries a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
Davis connects with a right hand. Gunnarsson shakes it off.
Davis with the inside leg kick.
Gunnarsson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Davis throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Gunnarsson moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunnarsson! But no joy.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davis.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Davis.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Davis.
Davis with a hook.
Gunnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis avoids the body shot from Gunnarsson.
And Davis counters with a quick kick to the body but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Davis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davon Davis's cut is getting worse.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunnarsson scores with a body shot.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Gunnarsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson scores with a three punch combo!
Gunnarsson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davis.
Davis cracks Gunnarsson with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Donk. Davis catches Gunnarsson right on the button with a cross.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Davis blocks a head kick by Gunnarsson.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Davis misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Gunnarsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gunnarsson on the side of the head.
Davis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunnarsson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis misses with a kick to the body
and Gunnarsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick from Davis lands but Gunnarsson takes it in his stride.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Davon Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Davon Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Davis.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gunnarsson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Davis has got the better of the exchanges.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Gunnarsson moved away.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunnarsson can do to turn this around?
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Gunnarsson off the cage and back into range.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davis.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gunnarsson's hands.
Davis scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis takes a swing at Gunnarsson's ribcage but misses.
Davon Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunnarsson misses with a looping left.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunnarsson connects with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gunnarsson.
Davis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Davis connects with a leg kick.
Davis feints and then cracks Gunnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gunnarsson down.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Gunnarsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunnarsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davis throws a right hand that Gunnarsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunnarsson also avoids with ease.
Davis scores with the left hand. Gunnarsson knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis scores with a kick to the midsection.
A low kick from Davis misses
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davon Davis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gunnarsson slips under a jab from Davis.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Davis.
That kick from Davis tenderised Gunnarsson's leg. Gunnarsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunnarsson connects with a jab.
A big left from Davis misses.
Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis slips under a jab.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook to the body
and Davis counters with a leg kick.
Davis moves away from the strike by Gunnarsson.
As Gunnarsson looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Gunnarsson just gets out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunnarsson, as that shot connected.
Jeez, Davon Davis's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gunnarsson misses with a straight right.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Davis.
Gunnarsson throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Gunnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Davis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Davis connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Gunnarsson misses.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Gunnarsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
Davis scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunnarsson needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Davon Davis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gunnar Gunnarsson!
Our winner, Gunnar Gunnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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