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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry David will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry David!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis blocks the body kick.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by David which made him look bad.
David throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
David just misses with a punch to the body.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but David sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Larry David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for David!
That's one minute gone in the round.
David wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis tries to control but David wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can David hang on?
David is wriggling around trying to escape.
David holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
David really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis looking to finish with strikes here!
David regains half guard.
David is controlling Davis's trapped leg to prevent Davis from advancing to side control.
Davis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed David's head.
Davis prevents David from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis trying to control from half guard but David is working away.
David preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Davis thows a huge punch but David dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if David can do anything to dispel that myth.
David tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
David has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
David wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but David is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
David is looking to improve his position.
Davis is looking to advance position but David won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
David misses with the combination.
David tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
David motions for Davis to come forward. David throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
David misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
David tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis thuds a left hand into David's body.
Davis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
David pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
David thumps Davis with a low kick.
Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from David.
David throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis checks a low kick from David.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
David throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from David lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
David plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but David avoids it really well and circles away.
Larry David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
David lands a two punch combo.
David looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis is looking to wear down David with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
David throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
David throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
David misses the shot to the body.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from David misses
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis blocks a head kick by David.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Davis thuds a left hand into David's body.
David misses with a head kick.
David ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
David throws a right hand that Davis ducks under and follows up with a left that Davis also avoids with ease.
Davis gets the takedown into side control.
Davis scoring with punches and elbows.
Davis tries to score with some ground and pound. David controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Davis working the ground and pound from side control.
Davis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Davis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Davis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
Davis working the ground and pound.
David stops Davis from passing to mount.
David avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Davis.
Davis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at David to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at David to see if he's OK.
Davis working the strikes but David uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed David's head.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Davis wants to take a breather but David is having none of it.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis wants to control but David is keeping him busy.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent David stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
David chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from David.
Davis blocks a head kick by David.
David throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around David's waist but David gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
David stuffs the takedown.
David moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a looping left.
David tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
David pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davis is out of range and David settles back down.
David tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
David tries to land a front kick but Davis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
David closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Davis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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