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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Acevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has chosen Envy on the Coast - Southern Comfort as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Darrell Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Acevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darrell Davis!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acevedo closes the distance and clinches.
Davis misses with an elbow strike.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acevedo's defenses.
Davis throws an elbow that misses.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Acevedo blocks the elbow strike.
Acevedo is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acevedo avoids it.
Acevedo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acevedo throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Acevedo or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Acevedo counters with a head kick. That will keep Davis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Acevedo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis clinches but Acevedo breaks the clinch
and Acevedo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Acevedo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acevedo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Acevedo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Davis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Davis is pushing Acevedo's head away, looking to escape. Acevedo manages to hold on to the position though.
Acevedo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Acevedo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Acevedo counters by clinching up.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Acevedo tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis gets underhooks to prevent Acevedo's takedown attempt.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Acevedo is breathing heavily.
Acevedo is trying to push Davis away but Davis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Acevedo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis landing knees to the head.
Acevedo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Davis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Acevedo won't want to take too many of those.
Davis lands a damaging elbow.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Acevedo takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Acevedo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Acevedo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Acevedo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Davis lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Davis crunches a lovely knee into Acevedo's ribcage.
Davis working Acevedo over with knees to the body.
Davis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Acevedo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acevedo's defenses.
Nice elbow from Davis.
Davis lands a knee to the body.
Acevedo fails to pull guard.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Acevedo is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Acevedo takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Acevedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee is keeping an eye on Acevedo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Acevedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Acevedo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acevedo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Acevedo is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Davis landing knees to the body.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Davis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis tries to clinch up
and Acevedo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Acevedo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis clinches with his opponent.
Acevedo is trying to break the clinch but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Acevedo can't get the takedown.
Acevedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Acevedo's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis prevents Acevedo from breaking the clinch.
Acevedo managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Acevedo is defending well for now.
Davis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Acevedo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Acevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Acevedo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Acevedo fails to pull guard.
Acevedo effectively controlling the action here.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Acevedo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Acevedo has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Davis lands an elbow that stopped Acevedo in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Davis.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davis throws an elbow but misses.
Acevedo jumps guard but Davis stands there with Acevedo around his waist. Acevedo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Acevedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Acevedo tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Acevedo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Davis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Acevedo's face.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Acevedo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Acevedo is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Darrell Davis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Acevedo jumps guard but Davis stands there with Acevedo around his waist. Acevedo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Acevedo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Acevedo is trying to drag Davis to the mat but Davis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Acevedo is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Acevedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Acevedo is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Davis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Acevedo fails to pull guard.
Acevedo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Acevedo wants a takedown.
Acevedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but Acevedo blocks with his arms.
Acevedo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis looks to clinch
and Acevedo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davis wants to improve his position but Acevedo is controlling well.
Acevedo is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Acevedo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Acevedo tries to clinch but Davis moves away
and Davis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Acevedo is trying to stall.
Davis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Acevedo's defenses.
Davis lands an elbow inside.
Davis lands a nice elbow.
Acevedo jumps guard but Davis stands there with Acevedo around his waist. Acevedo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Acevedo jumps into guard, dragging Davis to the mat.
Davis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Acevedo working a defensive guard here.
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 Tony Acevedo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Acevedo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Acevedo counters with a single leg into guard. Davis didn't expect that.
Acevedo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davis wants to sweep here but Acevedo controlling him for the moment.
Acevedo is fighting to break Davis's control of his arms but Davis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Acevedo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Acevedo distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acevedo looking to pass the guard.
Acevedo won't allow Davis to get back to his feet.
Acevedo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Davis wants to clinch
and Acevedo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is staying active underneath Acevedo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Acevedo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis is in trouble now - Acevedo has advanced to mount!
Davis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Acevedo wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Acevedo controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acevedo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Davis wants to hold on but Acevedo pushes him away.
That's four 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.
BOOM! Acevedo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Acevedo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Acevedo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Davis has worked his arm free - good work by Davis!
Acevedo trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Acevedo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Acevedo 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Acevedo!
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