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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rich Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Davis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A right hand to the body from Davis.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown takes one to the chin there.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Brown defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Davis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Davis throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown throws a nice head kick!
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Davis tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Good shot there by Davis.
Davis throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown blocks a jab.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Davis in a clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis scores with a jab to the head.
Brown blocks a jab.
Davis closes the distance but Brown moves to the side
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown advances position into side control!
Brown is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis taking a bit of punishment here - Brown scoring with strikes.
Davis prevents Brown from moving into mount.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Davis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davis wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rich Brown will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Davis.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Davis's half guard.
Davis is trying to stand back up but Brown is controlling him
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davis has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown passes to side control.
Davis is trying to get back to half guard.
Davis manages to get back to half guard.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Davis is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davis defends it well.
Brown 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Brown connects with a nice short shot to Davis's temple.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown throwing shots but Davis is blocking nicely.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Brown winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Brown dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Davis pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis presses Brown against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.
A nice left hand lands by Davis.
Davis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown is trying to break free.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Davis.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Davis tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Davis is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Davis checks a leg kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis moves to clinch but Brown breaks away
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis misses with a few strikes there.
Brown moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis with a hook.
Davis tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Davis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davis misses with a hook.
Rich Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Davis misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Joe Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis scores with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brown 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Brown!
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