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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mike davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180 lbs
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, mike davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Davis!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis fails to land the takedown.
mike davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
davis misses with a takedown
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body.
Davis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. davis sprawls well initially but Davis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Davis is thwarting davis's attempts to control the position.
davis gets back to full guard.
Davis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davis advances to half guard.
Davis blocks the strikes from davis.
Davis is pressing down on davis's thigh, looking to free his foot. davis is holding on for now.
davis is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so davis is just riding it out for now. Davis eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Davis trying to control from half guard but davis is working away.
davis punching from the bottom.
davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Davis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for davis!
davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two 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 swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Davis misses with a head shot.
davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davis has hold of davis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and davis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Davis landing punches.
davis is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis moves to back control.
Davis is looking to control davis but davis is wriggling around and keeping busy.
davis is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
davis is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Davis gets his way!
Davis missing with punches from the back.
davis is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Davis looks gassed!
davis rolls, trying to escape but Davis keeps control of the position.
davis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
davis is staying active underneath Davis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis wants to pass to mount but davis is defending the position.
davis looking for submissions off his back.
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 missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis with a poor takedown
so davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
davis cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
davis thows a big elbow that misses.
davis pushing down on Davis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Davis wants to control but davis is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis misses with a double jab
and davis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Davis's guard now.
Davis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis keeping moving, preventing davis from controlling successfully.
davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
davis connects with a couple of short punches.
davis connects with a couple of short punches.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from davis.
Davis keeping full guard, as davis tries to pass.
davis thows a big elbow that misses.
mike davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis is breathing heavily.
davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
davis wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
davis tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
davis fails with the takedown
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
davis regains full guard. Nicely done.
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 slips nicely into half guard.
davis is looking to improve his position.
Davis wants to pass the guard but davis is defending well.
Davis wants to take a breather but davis is having none of it.
davis trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
davis is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
davis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
davis wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A shot to de liver by Davis. Beautiful body shot.
mike davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
davis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
davis with a poor takedown
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
davis trying to strike off his back.
davis wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
davis keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis advances position into side control!
Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
davis is trying to improve his position.
davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis wants to take a breather but davis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Davis.
Davis wants to control from the top but davis keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roman Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
davis throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
davis can't keep his opponent in guard - Davis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
davis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
davis tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Davis working over davis with some ground and pound. davis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
davis flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but davis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
davis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
davis gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
davis scoring with punches and elbows.
davis grinds an elbow into Davis's temple.
Davis prevents davis from improving position.
Davis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
davis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Davis parries the strikes from davis easily there. davis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Davis to escape.
Davis manages to get back to half guard.
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. davis connects with a nice short shot to Davis's temple.
davis wants to free his trapped foot but Davis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Roman Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis has his foot on davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. davis works his way back into a safe position though.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis 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.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but davis is proving a slippery customer.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis is controlling davis's posture.
Davis has momentary wrist control but davis slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. davis manages to get himself to full guard.
davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
davis lands a nice shot to the head.
davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
davis is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
davis wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis is bucking up trying to escape but davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by davis.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by davis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
mike davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
davis prevents Davis from getting the reversal.
davis cracks Davis with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davis tries to hold on but davis postures up.
davis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Davis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis is bucking up trying to escape but davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
mike davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman 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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RATING
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