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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runfor Cover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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150 lbs
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180 cm
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Runfor Cover!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Joe Davis has been cut.
Cover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Cover.
Davis throws a jab when Cover was well out of range.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cover's head.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cover.
Cover misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Cover closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis moves into the clinch.
Davis lands a body punch.
Cover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Davis.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.
Davis works on Cover's body with a couple of short punches.
Davis taking a breather.
Cover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis avoiding damage.
Davis prevents Cover from breaking the clinch.
Davis is leaning against Cover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cover.
Cover misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Cover's ribcage. Cover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Cover is trying to stall.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Cover looks gassed!
Davis works on Cover's body with a couple of short punches.
Cover is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Cover is trying to break free.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Cover's ribcage. Cover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis is working Cover over against the cage.
Cover is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cover.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis lands a right hand.
Cover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis keeps control of Cover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Davis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good body shot from Davis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis works on Cover's body with a couple of short punches.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cover backwards.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cover backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis digs a right hand underneath Cover's ribcage. Cover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stalling in the clinch from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis stalls.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis is working Cover over against the cage.
Cover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cover tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cover is trying to break free.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cover backwards.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cover or not.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cover.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis stalls.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cover backwards.
Davis lands a body punch.
Cover has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Cover swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis cracks Cover with a nice body shot.
Cover has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cover or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cover.
Cover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Davis digs a right hand into Cover's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cover's gas tank.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis cracks Cover with a nice body shot.
Davis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Cover's ribcage. Cover let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Davis works on Cover's body with a couple of short punches.
Cover stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cover backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Davis's cut.
That's time! Davis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Cover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cover or not.
Davis has Cover pressed against the cage, preventing Cover from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Davis.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis digs a right hand into Cover's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cover's gas tank.
Joe Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Davis lands a body shot.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cover is breathing heavily.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis cracks Cover with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis lands a right hand.
Davis lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Davis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis stalling against the cage.
Cover has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis works on Cover's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Davis.
Cover breaks from the clinch.
Runfor Cover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cover doesn't seem bothered though.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Cover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cover is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Davis is leaning against Cover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Cover takes a shot to the head.
Cover is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis lands a body punch.
Davis prevents Cover from breaking the clinch.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davis lands with a right to the head.
Davis is leaning against Cover and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Davis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Davis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Davis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Cover blocks a body shot from Davis.
Cover tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Davis.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis throws a right and a left that Cover avoids nicely.
Cover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cover swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Davis presses Cover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cover is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Cover backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Davis presses Cover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Cover throws a combination that misses
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davis wants to clinch up but Cover keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Cover misses.
Davis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters by moving into the clinch.
Cover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis has Cover pressed against the cage.
Cover lands a right hand.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cover misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cover has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Davis gets through Cover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cover blocks a body shot from Davis.
Nice body punch from Davis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cover can do to turn this around?
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cover's efforts to push away.
A short right from Davis.
Cover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cover misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cover tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
A body shot lands from Davis.
A frustrated look appears on Cover's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Cover is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Cover has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
A short body shot lands from Davis as the two fighters clinch.
Davis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cover is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis lands with a short shot to the head.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Cover tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cover's elbow.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Cover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Cover avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
Cover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Cover avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Covers head.
Davis avoiding damage.
Davis working aggressively here.
Cover tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Davis to work.
Cover misses with the head strike.
Cover prevents a body shot from Davis.
Cover is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cover.
Cover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cover showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis looks to land a combination but Cover avoids it well.
Cover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Cover misses its intended target.
Davis throws a hook but Cover avoids it easily.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces Cover off the cage and back into rage.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cover, pushing him back against the cage.
Cover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Cover tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Cover tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Runfor Cover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Good body shot from Davis.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Cover controls his hands.
Cover tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Cover misses with the head strike.
Cover wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Cover backwards.
Davis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cover's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cover tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cover or not.
Cover tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Cover working hard to break the clinch.
Cover tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Davis - that landed with a thud.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe 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
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