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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jafar Mehtmeht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erickson comes to the cage accompanied by You're the best around - Joe Esposito. Jafar Mehtmeht is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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235 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davis Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jafar Mehtmeht!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mehtmeht counters with a straight right hand.
Mehtmeht fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mehtmeht staying out of range there.
Mehtmeht misses with a straight left.
Mehtmeht drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erickson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Erickson moves out of range of the body kick.
Mehtmeht cracks a nice hook into Erickson's ribs.
Mehtmeht misses with a two punch combination.
Erickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Mehtmeht counters with a leg kick.
Erickson misses the body punch
and Mehtmeht counters with a good low kick that Erickson was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehtmeht defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Erickson.
Mehtmeht catches Erickson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Erickson throws a lazy uppercut
and Mehtmeht counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mehtmeht moves in looking to clinch but Erickson pushes him off.
Erickson scores with a shot to the body.
Erickson misses with a body shot.
Jafar Mehtmeht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters circling a little - Mehtmeht finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mehtmeht misses with a hook to the body
and Erickson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mehtmeht wants to control but Erickson is keeping busy.
Erickson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erickson prevents Mehtmeht from improving his position.
Mehtmeht trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erickson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mehtmeht really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Erickson has hold of Mehtmeht's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mehtmeht manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mehtmeht is squirming around, avoiding Erickson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Erickson prevents Mehtmeht from getting the reversal.
Erickson tries to control but Mehtmeht wriggling away.
Mehtmeht tries to lock up and control but Erickson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erickson unloads with some shots from mount but Mehtmeht bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mehtmeht really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Erickson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davis Erickson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mehtmeht misses with a kick to the body.
Erickson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mehtmeht tries to sprawl out of it but Erickson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mehtmeht manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mehtmeht wants to clinch up but Erickson keeps it at a distance.
Mehtmeht throws a nice head kick!
Mehtmeht throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mehtmeht scores with a spinning back kick!
Mehtmeht throws a nice outside leg kick.
Erickson shoots in and bounces Mehtmeht off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Erickson trying to control but Mehtmeht is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson throwing strikes but missing.
Mehtmeht not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Erickson postures up in Mehtmeht's guard and throws a big left but Mehtmeht blocks it.
Mehtmeht wants to sweep here but Erickson controlling him for the moment.
Mehtmeht seems keen to control Erickson's posture.
That's two 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Erickson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Erickson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mehtmeht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Erickson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Erickson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Erickson checks a low kick from Mehtmeht.
Erickson fails with a takedown attempt.
Mehtmeht feints and then cracks Erickson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Erickson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mehtmeht goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mehtmeht thuds a left hand into Erickson's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Erickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht looks to land a body kick but Erickson moved away.
Erickson throws an off balance right hand
and Mehtmeht counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mehtmeht throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Erickson.
Mehtmeht throws a body punch but Erickson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mehtmeht throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Erickson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht looks for the body kick but Erickson saw that one coming.
Erickson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erickson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht looks to land a body kick but Erickson moved away.
Erickson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mehtmeht uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erickson.
Jafar Mehtmeht seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Erickson swings for the body but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jafar Mehtmeht showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Erickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mehtmeht throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Erickson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Erickson checks a leg kick.
Erickson cracks Mehtmeht with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Erickson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mehtmeht counters with a good low kick that Erickson was not able to check.
Mehtmeht throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Erickson.
Mehtmeht connects with a leg kick. Erickson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Erickson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mehtmeht tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mehtmeht slips under a jab from Erickson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mehtmeht looks to land a right hand but Erickson moved out of range.
Mehtmeht with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Erickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis Erickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erickson staying out of range there.
Erickson misses with a right hand
and Mehtmeht counters with a good low kick that Erickson was not able to check.
Erickson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Erickson misses with a body shot.
Mehtmeht misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mehtmeht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson throws a sloppy body shot
and Mehtmeht counters with a right hand to the body.
Mehtmeht misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mehtmeht throws a lazy head kick
and Erickson counters with a nice body shot.
Erickson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mehtmeht feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Erickson's calf.
Erickson throws a shot from downtown. Mehtmeht moves away and avoids it.
Erickson misses the jab.
Erickson swings widly with a right hand
and Mehtmeht counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mehtmeht tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erickson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Erickson blocks the leg kick.
Mehtmeht motions for Erickson to come forward. Mehtmeht throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mehtmeht lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Erickson.
Erickson throws an off balance right hand
and Mehtmeht counters with an outside leg kick.
Erickson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mehtmeht counters with a body kick that stops Erickson in his tracks momentarily.
Mehtmeht lands a leg kick that knocks Erickson off balance momentarily.
Erickson swings for the body but Mehtmeht moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mehtmeht.
Mehtmeht looks to score with a jab to the body but Erickson is just out of range.
Erickson tries for a takedown but Mehtmeht sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson works Mehtmeht's body with a nice hook.
Mehtmeht slaps away a takedown attempt from Erickson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Erickson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mehtmeht lands a nice looking kick to the body. Erickson takes a step back to recover.
Erickson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mehtmeht lands a front kick.
Mehtmeht throws a leg kick which misses Erickson's front leg but catches the back leg as Erickson tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erickson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mehtmeht fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jafar Mehtmeht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mehtmeht has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jafar Mehtmeht!
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energy
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