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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cam Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Out the Way-Hollywood Undead. Cam Stroud is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cam Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stroud tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Stroud forces Davis back against the cage and clinches.
Davis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stroud is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stroud keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stroud has him pressed against the cage.
Stroud stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Cam Stroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Davis.
Stroud pulls guard successfully.
Davis postures up.
Stroud is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stroud wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Stroud keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Davis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davis won't allow Stroud to sweep him here.
Davis trying to control but Stroud is working from the bottom.
Stroud is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Stroud is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Stroud gets a clinch.
Stroud with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stroud lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Stroud.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stroud is keeping busy.
Stroud prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Stroud.
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.
Stroud lands a knee to the body.
Stroud breaks from the clinch.
Davis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stroud counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stroud is keeping the position for now.
Davis chips away with some ground and pound.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Davis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Davis is putting a hurting on Stroud here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stroud is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the ground and pound.
Stroud takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Davis.
Davis prevents Stroud from escaping the position.
Stroud decides to stand up, so the ref orders Davis to his feet.
Stroud tries to clinch up.
Stroud tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Stroud drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Stroud is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Stroud keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stroud manages to break the clinch.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davis as he avoids it easily.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroud.
Stroud plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stroud moves into the clinch.
Stroud landing knees to the body.
Stroud lands a body punch.
Stroud pulls guard successfully.
Stroud is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Stroud as the two fighters clinch.
Stroud landing knees to the head.
Davis has Stroud pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stroud manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stroud can't break the clinch.
Stroud gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Stroud lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis can't break the clinch.
Stroud lands a damaging elbow.
Stroud lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Stroud.
Stroud connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
It looks like Ryan Davis has been cut.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Stroud drags the fight down to the ground.
Stroud trying to keep a closed guard but Davis is proving a slippery customer.
Davis has gone for a leg lock! Stroud slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cam Stroud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stroud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stroud scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stroud wants to clinch.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroud.
Davis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stroud swivels and escapes.
Stroud tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Ryan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stroud throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Davis's head.
Davis with a poor takedown
and Stroud counters by moving into the clinch.
Stroud breaks from the clinch.
Davis throws a hook but Stroud blocks it.
Davis shoots and misses
and Stroud counters with a big head kick but Davis shrugs it off.
Cam Stroud has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Davis.
Stroud lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Stroud staying out of range there.
Stroud moves into the clinch.
Stroud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stroud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis looking to throw knees to the head but Stroud is blocking nicely.
Davis wants to break free but Stroud has control.
Stroud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stroud tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Stroud throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stroud keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stroud darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stroud has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Stroud breaks from the clinch.
Stroud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroud.
Stroud fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stroud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stroud circles away.
Stroud clinches.
Stroud is trying to trip Davis. He has hold of a leg but Davis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Stroud persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Davis looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stroud puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Davis misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stroud's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stroud's back!
Davis is looking for the choke from the back position but Stroud is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis lands shots from the back.
Davis throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud trying to control the hands but Davis won't let him.
Davis is throwing strikes by Stroud counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Stroud regains half guard.
Stroud has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
Stroud is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well.
Stroud won't allow Davis to pass to mount.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis is looking to advance position but Stroud won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud moves into the clinch successfully.
Stroud manages to break the clinch.
Stroud fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Stroud moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davis shoots in but Stroud avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stroud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Stroud slips the punch.
Davis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stroud circles away.
Stroud tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis shoots and misses
and Stroud counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cam Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stroud goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davis feints and as Stroud raises his hands in defense, Davis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stroud swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis postures up.
Davis prevents Stroud from getting back to his feet.
Stroud keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stroud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Stroud tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Stroud tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Stroud scores with a push kick.
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Stroud which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stroud gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Davis tries for a kimura but Stroud is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cam Stroud will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Davis's cut.
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!
Stroud is looking to clinch.
Stroud plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Stroud throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stroud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stroud stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Stroud.
Stroud successfully pulls guard.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stroud knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Davis is in close to Stroud's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stroud wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Stroud is retaining full guard.
Stroud looking for a sweep. Not yet Stroud, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis won't allow Stroud to get back to his feet.
Davis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Stroud dives on top into guard.
Davis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working for a triangle but Stroud defends it easily.
Stroud won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stroud trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stroud wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
Ryan Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroud keeping hold of Davis's head, controlling as best he can.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stroud to regain full guard.
Davis won't allow Stroud to get back to his feet.
Stroud wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroud has wrist control.
Stroud wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.
Davis forces his way into half guard.
Stroud pushes Davis off looking to stand but Davis dives back in and keeps control.
Davis seems to be working for a kimura but Stroud defends the submission attempt.
Davis is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Stroud has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis passes to side control.
Davis lands some shots froms side control.
Davis working away.
Davis landing strikes.
Davis scores with punches from side control.
Stroud is rocked!
Davis swings around for an armbar but Stroud sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Davis's guard.
Oh Stroud is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stroud is looking to stand up but Davis won't let him.
Stroud seems to have got his legs back now.
Stroud avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis looking for a sweep. Not yet Davis, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stroud!
Davis landing strikes from the mount and Stroud is in trouble!
Stroud taking shots to the head.
Davis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Davis is working for a guillotine from mount but Stroud frees his head quite easily.
Stroud tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Stroud has given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Stroud knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Stroud for a finish.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Stroud up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stroud 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cam Stroud!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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