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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson Williams had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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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
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Davison!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Davison moves out of range easily.
Davison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Williams's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Davison content to control rather than advance.
Williams trying to hold on to Davison's head to control him but Davison postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is staying active underneath Davison, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davison is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Davison trying to control the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Shawn Davison just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Davison counters by clinching up.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Davison decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Davison showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Let's hope that Davison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Davison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williams trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
Davison slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davison stands up.
Davison tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Davison counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davison happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Davison controls the position from side control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Shawn Davison just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davison is looking to clinch.
Davison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Williams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Davison dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams has his takedown stuffed
and Davison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davison's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davison content to stall in guard here.
Williams looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davison puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Davison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison uses his free foot to push down on Williams's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Williams.
Davison unloading with bombs!
Williams takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davison.
Davison takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Davison looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
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.
Davison controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Shawn Davison just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Davison, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams is looking to clinch but Davison is avoiding it.
A combination from Davison does no damage.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams gets caught flat footed, as Davison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Davison slips an elbow through the middle.
Davison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davison is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Davison stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Williams is working an open guard so Davison takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Davison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davison tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Davison misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Davison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Davison clinches.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davison is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Davison is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tyson Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Davison.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davison makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Davison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Williams to the mat! Williams manages to get full guard.
Williams is trying to hold Davison in close to prevent damage but Davison has managed to pass into half guard.
Shawn Davison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if Davison is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to escape.
Davison with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Davison thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Davison not doing much here.
Davison escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Williams gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davison throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison slips nicely into half guard.
Davison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four 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.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Davison is taking a breather. Williams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Despite being in the dominant position, Shawn Davison just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davison drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Davison politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davison prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tyson Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davison decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Davison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davison 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Davison!
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