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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fard Tard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fard Tard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Davis!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Tard ducks down to avoid it.
Davis defending well as Tard loads up on a big left hand.
Tard tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Tard lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Tard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Tard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis takes a swing at Tard's ribcage but misses.
Tard misses with a hook
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tard misses with a right hand
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Tard.
Davis punishes Tard's body with a nice straight punch.
Tard swings widly with a right hand
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Tard swings widly with a right hand
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tard misses with a left hand
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tard throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Tard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
The referee calls for Tard to work.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Tard is controlling him.
Tard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tard.
Davis is trying to push Tard away but Tard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Davis is trying to push Tard away but Tard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tard has him pressed against the cage.
Tard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davis prevents it.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Tard.
Tard has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fard Tard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tard throws an elbow but misses.
Davis is trying to push Tard away but Tard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tard misses with some punches.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Tard is controlling him.
Davis blocks a body shot from Tard.
Tard can't get the takedown.
Tard misses with a punch to the body.
Tard can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis blocks a body shot from Tard.
Tard is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tard wants a takedown.
Tard tries to score a body lock takedown but Davis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tard stalling.
Tard goes for a takedown attempt but Davis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tard misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a three punch combo that has Tard backing up. Tard nods at Davis to acknowledge the strikes.
Davis scores with a nice head shot.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis moves away from the strike by Tard.
Tard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mikey Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tard throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis scores with a hook.
Davis cracks Tard with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Davis misses
and Tard counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis has Tard pressed against the cage, preventing Tard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tard tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tard swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tard throws a head punch that misses.
Tard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tard missing with knees to the body.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tard doesn't seem bothered though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis jabs Tard right on the nose. Tard blinks but takes it well.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tard is breathing heavily.
Tard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tard walks into a straight right hand from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis misses with a hook. Tard ducked under it nicely.
Tard slips a straight right by Davis.
Tard slips a jab from Davis.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikey Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Tard moved out of range.
Tard dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Tard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mikey Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis lands a jab to the nose.
Tard throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis works over Tard's head and body with a nice combination.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tard.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tard needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Tard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tard throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis moves away from the strike by Tard.
Donk. Davis catches Tard right on the button with a cross.
Tard defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tard.
Davis swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis slips a jab from Tard.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tard moves away.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Tard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis misses with a straight right.
Mikey Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tard slips under a jab.
Tard doesn't manage to clinch there - Davis circles away.
Tard throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Tard moved out of range.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis trying to hold on to Tard's head to control him but Tard postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis taking some punishment here, with Tard in his half guard.
Tard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Tard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Davis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tard.
Tard thows a huge punch but Davis dodges it nicely.
Tard 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.
Tard working Davis over with strikes.
Tard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tard lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Tard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tard winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tard wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
Tard drops an elbow to the side of Davis's head.
Tard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tard 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikey Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tard. Tard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Tard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tard on the side of the head.
Tard throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tard throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tard moves away.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Tard backpedaling.
Tard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tard can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Tard.
Davis tries to break the clinch but Tard is controlling the position.
Davis tries to circle away but Tard has him pinned against the cage.
Tard looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fard Tard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis is pressed up against the cage. Tard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davis down to the mat. Davis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Davis misses with a two punch combination.
Davis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
Davis thuds a left hand into Tard's body.
Davis with a hook.
Fard Tard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Tard backpedaling.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tard misses with a hook
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Davis throws a jab when Tard was well out of range.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Tard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Tard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tard slips a straight right by Davis.
Tard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tard misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Davis misses with a looping left.
Tard shoots in and bounces Davis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
Tard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tard distracts Davis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tard is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Tard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis keeping full guard, as Tard tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tard lands a couple of digs.
Tard throwing strikes but missing.
Tard wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Davis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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