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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karam Toombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Im On It. Davis is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Rashad Davis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rashad Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karam Toombs!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Toombs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Toombs working the ground and pound.
Rashad Davis's cut is getting worse.
Toombs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Toombs is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Toombs scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Davis to see if he's OK.
Rashad Davis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toombs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Toombs is trying to get an arm triangle but Davis is defending well.
Toombs lands some shots froms side control.
Toombs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toombs taking a breather here.
Toombs landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toombs is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Toombs landing a few strikes.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Toombs landing strikes.
Davis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Toombs off and has taken his back!
Toombs trying to control the hands but Davis won't let him.
Davis wants to control the position but Toombs frees himself and scrambles - Davis manages to regain control in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Toombs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Toombs wants to control but Davis postures up.
Toombs sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davis blocks the strikes from Toombs.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Toombs is defending well.
Toombs throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Toombs can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toombs shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Toombs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to get back to full guard here but Toombs has managed to pass to side control instead.
Toombs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis wants to control but Toombs is having none of it.
Toombs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Toombs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Toombs is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Toombs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toombs lands with some strikes.
Davis tries to lock up and control but Toombs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Toombs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Davis tries to hold on but Toombs postures up.
Toombs landing strikes from the mount.
Toombs lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Toombs breaks from Davis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Toombs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davis looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karam Toombs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Davis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toombs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Toombs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Toombs raining down shots from the mount!
Toombs landing strikes, looking to finish!
Toombs avoids the attempt from Davis to control.
Toombs lands a nice shot to the head.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toombs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toombs content just to control the position here.
Toombs raining down shots from the mount!
Toombs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davis looks a forlorn figure.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
Toombs putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Toombs landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toombs working Davis over with strikes here.
Toombs is going olschool here, as he tries to force Davis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Davis shrugs it off.
Toombs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Karam Toombs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis wants to control but Toombs is having none of it.
Davis can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Toombs.
Davis is looking to improve his position but Toombs isn't that keen on the idea.
Toombs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to hold on but Toombs postures up.
Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but Toombs has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice elbow there by Toombs.
Toombs unloading with bombs!
Davis tries to hold on but Toombs pushes him away.
Davis is looking to get to half guard.
Toombs cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Toombs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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.
Davis is in a horrible position here. Toombs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Toombs landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Toombs prevents Davis from getting the reversal.
Toombs in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Toombs raining down shots from the mount!
Toombs lands a nice shot to the head.
Davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Toombs with a couple of short strikes.
Toombs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Toombs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karam Toombs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Toombs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toombs instigates a clinch.
Toombs stalling against the cage.
Toombs has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Davis is trying to keep an underhook but Toombs manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Toombs prevents Davis from improving his position.
Toombs working over Davis with some ground and pound. Davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davis trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Toombs lands a nice short elbow.
Davis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Toombs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toombs slips a nice elbow through Davis's hands, connecting with Davis's forehead.
Toombs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis gets caught flat footed, as Toombs shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Toombs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toombs looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Toombs is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to pull guard but Toombs holds him up against the cage and eventually Davis drops back down to his feet.
Toombs is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Toombs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Toombs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Toombs can't get the takedown.
Toombs tries to score a body lock takedown but Davis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rashad Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karam Toombs.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Toombs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Davis is working for takedown but Toombs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Toombs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Toombs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davis prevents it.
Toombs prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Toombs prevents it.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Toombs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Toombs turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Toombs manages to end up in side control.
Check out the look on Toombs's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Toombs lands a decent elbow from side control.
Davis is trying to control Toombs's posture but Toombs avoids it.
Davis tries to bench press Toombs off him but Toombs keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toombs landing a few strikes.
Davis wants to control but Toombs postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt
and Toombs counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
Toombs sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davis's guard.
Davis trying to hold on to Toombs's head to control him but Toombs postures up.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Toombs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rashad Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Toombs connects with a nice short shot to Davis's temple.
Karam Toombs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis with the active half guard here but Toombs passes nicely into side control.
Toombs working the ground and pound from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karam Toombs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Toombs 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karam Toombs!
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