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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Davis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Revolution is My Name. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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278 lbs
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264 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Benson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis.
It looks like Kevin Benson has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Benson or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Davis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Benson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Benson keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gary Davis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Benson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Benson trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benson into the ropes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Benson has eaten all the pies!
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Benson!
Davis controlling from mount.
Benson holds on, trying desperately to control.
Benson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to control but Benson wriggling away.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Benson tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Benson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Benson's cut.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benson wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Benson throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Benson darts in trying to clinch
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson trying to control the position.
Davis trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Benson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benson misses with a wild combination.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benson is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Benson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benson avoids it really well and circles away.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benson lands a right hand.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benson has managed to clinch.
Benson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benson avoids it.
Benson taking a breather.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis landing knees to the body.
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 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Benson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Benson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benson stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Davis avoids a wild elbow strike from Benson.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benson pinned against the cage. Benson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick
and Davis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davis.
Davis trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Davis trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Benson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson swinging wilding here.
Davis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Benson is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Davis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Benson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benson tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Benson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.
Benson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Davis pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davis trying to control but Benson is having none of it.
Davis looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gary Davis just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Davis moves into range and clinches up with Benson.
Benson is trying to stall.
Davis blocking some punches.
Benson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gary Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson is looking to clinch.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Benson pushes him off.
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Benson.
Gary Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis looks for a takedown but Benson sprawls well.
Benson throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Davis tries to bum rush Benson with a series of wild strikes but Benson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Benson.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Benson scores with a jab to the head.
Benson doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Benson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Benson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis shoots in and bounces Benson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Davis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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