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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diddy Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayweather is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jay-Z - Dirt Off Your Shoulder. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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156 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diddy Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather lands with an uppercut that bounces Davidson off the cage and back into rage.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davidson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mayweather checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut
and Davidson counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather avoids the body shot from Davidson.
A clash of legs there as Mayweather blocks the low kick.
Mayweather steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davidson.
Mayweather moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mayweather swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Davidson.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.
Davidson missing with knees to the body.
Mayweather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayweather keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davidson's efforts to push away.
Mayweather lands a nice uppercut.
Mayweather lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davidson can't get the takedown.
Mayweather throws a head punch that misses.
Mayweather lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather prevents a body shot from Davidson.
Davidson successfully pulls guard.
Mayweather trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davidson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mayweather stands and steps away. Davidson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Davidson misses with a low kick.
Mayweather misses with a looping left.
Davidson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davidson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diddy Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mayweather looks to land a right hand but Davidson moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a double jab.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidson moves away.
Mayweather with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mayweather throws a hook but Davidson avoids it easily.
Mayweather misses with a lunging right hand
and Davidson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayweather lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davidson circles away quickly and effectively.
Davidson wants to land a leg kick but Mayweather is out of range.
Davidson swings for the body but Mayweather moves out of range.
Diddy Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mayweather misses with a left hand
and Davidson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Davidson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Davidson misses the target.
Mayweather stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davidson.
Nice defenses there by Mayweather.
Davidson moves forwards but Mayweather connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davidson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mayweather takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davidson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Davidson scores with a jab to the body.
Davidson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayweather.
Mayweather scores with a jab. Davidson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather closes the distance and pushes Davidson back into the cage.
Mayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Davidson won't allow it.
Mayweather is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mayweather lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for Mayweather to work.
Mayweather wants to get back to striking at distance but Davidson won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Mayweather fails to land.
Davidson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mayweather blocks it with crossed arms.
Mayweather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Davidson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mayweather leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mayweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davidson backwards.
Davidson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mayweather is keeping busy.
Mayweather breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Davidson avoids nicely.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Davidson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 Peter Davidson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davidson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Davidson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davidson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mayweather misses with a lunging right hand
and Davidson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mayweather's guard now.
Davidson postures up in Mayweather's guard and throws a big left but Mayweather blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davidson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davidson wants to pass the guard but Mayweather is keeping the position.
Davidson tries to stand but Mayweather is controlling from the bottom.
Davidson stops Mayweather from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Mayweather blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayweather checks a leg kick.
Mayweather checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davidson fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Mayweather as Davidson shoots in.
Davidson tries to keep at a distance but Mayweather has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mayweather blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mayweather.
Davidson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mayweather pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayweather is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayweather throws out a powerful jab.
Davidson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mayweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather lands a big right hand that sends Davidson crashing to the mat! Mayweather stays standing though and waves Davidson back to his feet!
Davidson is rocked!
Diddy Mayweather seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayweather lands with a good body shot.
Oh Davidson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidson seems to have got his legs back now.
Mayweather tries to bum rush Davidson with a series of wild strikes but Davidson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mayweather misses with a two punch combination.
Davidson lands a really nice looking cross but Mayweather seems unphased.
Mayweather stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayweather wants it to stay on the feet.
Mayweather looks to land a right hand but Davidson moved out of range.
Davidson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mayweather connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davidson's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson avoids the body shot from Mayweather.
Davidson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Davidson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A cross from Mayweather lands.
Mayweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mayweather tries to move into range but Davidson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mayweather instigates a clinch.
Davidson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mayweather is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mayweather using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davidson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davidson being controlled against the cage.
Mayweather lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidson.
Davidson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davidson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diddy Mayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidson moves away.
Mayweather misses with a looping right.
Mayweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Davidson avoids them all with ease.
Davidson throws a low kick but Mayweather avoids it.
Davidson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mayweather has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davidson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather misses with a left hand
and Davidson counters with a two punch combo.
Davidson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davidson takes the fight into the clinch.
Davidson manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson misses with the combination.
Mayweather looks to score with a jab to the body but Davidson is just out of range.
A punch combination from Davidson misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut
and Davidson counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Davidson tries for a kimura but Mayweather is defending well.
Davidson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Mayweather works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to take a breather but Mayweather is having none of it.
Davidson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Davidson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson trying to control the action but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Davidson misses with a head shot. Mayweather uses the momentum to regain guard.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davidson pushes down on Mayweather's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Davidson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Davidson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Davidson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mayweather rushes Davidson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayweather escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davidson looks to land a body kick but Mayweather moved away.
Mayweather displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davidson throws out the jab.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Davidson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davidson 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Davidson!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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