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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Rancid-Last one to Die blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 cm
25
180 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Davis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Izzy Ryan! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ryan drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Davis lands a head kick!
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis. Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryan circles away quickly and effectively. Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Davis misses with the combination.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick. Ryan blocks a jab. Davis fails with the takedown. Ryan throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease. Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ryan! 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. Davis won't let Ryan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Davis goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ryan is on top in guard.
Ryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Davis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Ryan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davis is proving hard to escape from. Davis is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Davis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Davis is breathing heavily. Ryan throwing strikes but missing. Davis looking for a guillotine here but Ryan defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ryan tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom. Davis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well. Ryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan scoring with some ground and pound. Davis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis has his foot on Ryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ryan works his way back into a safe position though. Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Davis working for a triangle but Ryan defends it easily.
Davis is working an open guard so Ryan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Ryan wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily. Nate Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Ryan gets in close and instigates a clinch. Ryan tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage. Ryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Ryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks. Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him. Davis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage. Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryan's efforts to push away. Ryan tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position. Davis tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ryan working hard to break the clinch. Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Davis throws a combination that misses and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Davis dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Ryan seems unphased.
Ryan is looking to clinch. A big right from Davis misses. Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan counters with a two punch combo. Ryan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Davis lands with a kick to the temple. Ryan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Davis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan is breathing heavily. Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. A right-left combo lands from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis lands a jab to the nose. A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet. Ryan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davis. Nate Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Davis lands with an overhand left. Davis throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Davis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Davis throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Ryan walks into a jab. Davis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a one-two to the body. Davis stalks Ryan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ryan's face. Ryan staggers backwards, shaken. Left hook, right uppercut from Davis. Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Davis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davis throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Davis!
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ryan. Ryan circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Davis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Davis scores with a hook. Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Ryan's head back.
Davis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Davis works over Ryan with some ground and pound from guard. Davis drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Davis as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ryan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Davis! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Nate 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
55% |
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