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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Davison (ranked 2228 p4p, 5483 weight class) and Peter Quaresma (ranked 194 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Davison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Where the Streets Have No Name - U2. Peter Quaresma has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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178 cm 25 152 3 - 0 - 0 |
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157 cm 25 157 0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Heavy handed |
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Davison! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Quaresma! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Quaresma throws a hook but Davison blocks it. Quaresma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davison. Quaresma throws a poor cross that misses
and Davison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Davison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quaresma.
Davison cracks a nice hook into Quaresma's ribs. Quaresma misses with a left hand enabling Davison to counter with a crisp jab. Quaresma wants to land a leg kick but Davison is out of range. Davison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Quaresma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Quaresma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Quaresma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Davison dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Quaresma has eaten all the pies! Davison throws an overhand right that lands on Quaresma's shoulder, as Quaresma tries to avoid the shot. Davison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quaresma manages to avoid it. Quaresma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Quaresma closes the distance and lands a one-two. Quaresma takes one to the side of the head.
Davison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Davison thuds a left hand into Quaresma's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davison just misses with a punch to the body.
Davison is looking to wear down Quaresma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Quaresma works the jab nicely. Nice defenses there by Quaresma. Davison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quaresma was well out of range. Poor timing from Davison. Quaresma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Davison drops his hands momentarily and Quaresma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Jab, jab by Quaresma - just one landing. Quaresma staying out of range there. Davison throws a hook to the side of Quaresma's head but Quaresma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quaresma! But no joy. Davison misses with a body punch
and Quaresma counters with a low kick, right behind Davison 's knee. Quaresma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Quaresma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davison. Davison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Quaresma defending well as Davison loads up on a big left hand. Davison misses with a body punch
and Quaresma counters with a left and a right that stings Davison. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Davison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quaresma at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davison walks into a jab. Davison throws a big shot that misses. Nice defenses there by Quaresma. Davison throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quaresma counters with a straight right hand. Quaresma throws out a loose jab but Davison uses good head movement to avoid it. Davison slips a jab from Quaresma. Davison moves away from the strike by Quaresma. Quaresma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davison.
Paul Davison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Quaresma with a nice calf kick. Quaresma paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Quaresma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davison.
Davison takes one to the side of the head.
Donk. Davison catches Quaresma right on the button with a cross. Davison looks to score with a jab to the body but Quaresma is just out of range. Davison looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Quaresma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davison. Davison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Quaresma. That one must have hurt. Davison throws a hook but Quaresma blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Quaresma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Quaresma connects with the punch. Nice uppercut lands for Davison. That snapped Quaresma's head back.
Davison throws a body shot but no joy. A punch lands to the side of Quaresma 's head but he takes it in his stride. Quaresma slips under a jab from Davison. Quaresma is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Quaresma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Quaresma looks to land a left hand but Davison moved out of range nicely. Quaresma throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Davison swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Davison's corner calls for a 1-2. Davison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Quaresma is rocked! Davison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Quaresma is still on wobbly legs! Can Davison finish him? Quaresma motions for Davison to come forward. Quaresma throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Davison looks to land a right hand but Quaresma moved out of range. Quaresma seems to have recovered his senses. Davison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Quaresma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. This has been an exciting period of action! Davison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quaresma. Quaresma obviously looking to wear him down.
Davison lands with an overhand left. Davison scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Davison misses with a hook. Davison misses with a left hand and Quaresma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. No joy there for Quaresma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Quaresma scores with a jab to the body. Davison checks a low kick from Quaresma. A little feinted left hand from Davison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Davison throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Davison misses with a shot to the body and Quaresma counters with a stiff right hand. Davison misses with a looping right. Quaresma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davison. Quaresma throws the kick towards the body but Davison avoids it. Davison loads up on a big right hand but Quaresma slips the punch. Davison swings for the body but Quaresma moves out of range.
Quaresma steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Davison scores with a sloppy right hand. Quaresma should have avoided that one. Quaresma blocks a jab. Quaresma looks like he wants to counter punch here. Davison is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Davison throws a poor cross that misses
and Quaresma counters with a leg kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Davison will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Davison has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davison there as he acknowledges the shot. Davison has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Davison needs to keep his hands up - Quaresma had a free shot at his head there. Good leg kick by Quaresma. A jab from Davison misses. Peter Quaresma seems to be getting the better of the standup. A big right from Davison misses. Quaresma walks into a jab. Quaresma misses with a hook. An attempted straight right counter from Davison misses the target. Quaresma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davison. Davison just misses with a punch to the body.
Quaresma scores with a nice right hand.
Quaresma gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Davison gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Davison! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Paul Davison made sure he mentioned Island clothing lite, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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