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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Wren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Davi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alan Wren has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alan Wren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joao Davi!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wren throws out the jab.
Wren closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davi circles away.
Davi shoots in and bounces Wren off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wren keeping moving, preventing Davi from controlling successfully.
Davi stands and steps away. Wren gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Davi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wren is looking to stand up but Davi isn't so interested in that idea.
Davi wants to control from the top but Wren keeps moving.
Davi tries to free his leg and advance position but Wren is retaining full guard.
Davi trying to control the position from guard on top but Wren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wren manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi can't escape the position.
Davi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wren avoids the attempt from Davi to control.
Davi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wren is staying active.
Wren misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Davi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wren tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Davi pushing down on Wren's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Davi stops Wren from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Davi is keen to just control but Wren is a slippery customer.
Wren tries to get to full guard but Davi has control of the leg.
Wren is breathing heavily.
Davi passes to side control.
Wren is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Davi controlling the position.
Davi decides to stand back up. Davi steps back and let's Wren get back to his feet.
Wren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davi's head.
No joy there for Wren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davi lands in his opponent's guard.
Davi prevents Wren from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wren is keeping the position for now.
Wren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davi is controlling him.
Davi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wren misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Wren does no damage.
Davi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Wren misses.
Wren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wren throws a nice looking combination but Davi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wren misses with a series of wild punches.
Davi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Davi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davi controlling from mount.
I looks like Davi might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Davi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wren throws a right hand that Davi ducks under and follows up with a left that Davi also avoids with ease.
Davi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wren's guard.
Davi 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.
Davi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davi wants to control from the top but Wren keeps moving.
Davi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Davi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Joao Davi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wren tries to clinch but Davi is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wren throws a series of punches but Davi avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davi trying to control the position from guard on top but Wren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davi is stalling in the full guard.
Davi stopping the sweep attempt from Wren.
Wren can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davi controls the pace.
Wren wants to stand but Davi is controlling the position.
Davi 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren 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.
Davi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davi advances to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Davi wants to control but Wren is keeping him busy.
Despite being in the dominant position, Joao Davi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wren scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wren throws a right hand that Davi ducks under and follows up with a left that Davi also avoids with ease.
Wren misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Wren.
Davi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wren.
Wren looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wren.
Wren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davi.
Wren is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Davi is controlling him well.
The referee asks Davi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wren wants to control but Davi postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wren throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Wren manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wren pushes Davi off looking to stand but Davi dives back in and keeps control.
Wren is trying to maintain the position but Davi is very close to passing his half guard.
Wren is trying to get back to full guard.
Wren is trying to stand back up but Davi is controlling him
Davi trying to pass the guard but Wren defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wren misses with the combination.
Alan Wren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wren with a nice cross.
Wren throws out a loose jab but Davi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wren rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wren misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Davi 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wren moves in looking to clinch but Davi pushes him off.
Davi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davi lands in his opponent's guard.
Davi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Davi happy to just control the position for now.
Wren tries to improve position but can't.
Wren struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wren is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wren is trying to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wren throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wren tries to improve position but can't.
Joao Davi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wren manages to get back to half guard.
Davi wants to control but Wren is keeping him busy.
Wren is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wren manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davi trying to control but Wren is working from the bottom.
Wren is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wren throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wren is looking to stand up but Davi isn't so interested in that idea.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Wren.
Wren looks to land a combination but Davi avoids it well.
Wren throws a nice looking combination but Davi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wren misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Davi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wren's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wren tries to escape but Davi is in control.
Wren manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wren decides to return to a standing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Wren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davi dodges the punch combination from Wren.
Wren swinging wilding here.
A combination from Wren does no damage.
Wren throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wren misses with a few strikes there.
Davi gets a takedown into half guard.
Wren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Davi stops Wren from getting back to his feet.
Davi stalling.
Wren is trying to stand up here but Davi is controlling him well.
Alan Wren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wren is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davi's back!
Wren is trying to stick to Davi's back but Davi is turning into Wren. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wren's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Davi.
Davi stops Wren from standing up.
Davi wants to control from the top but Wren keeps moving.
Davi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davi won't allow Wren to get back to his feet.
Wren keeping full guard, as Davi tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wren fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wren sizes up Davi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Davi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davi 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Davi!
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hype
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