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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor 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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209 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
Henderson throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Henderson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Henderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davis holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Taylor Davis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henderson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Henderson swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Davis can pounce on him.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Henderson lands a right hook to the body.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Henderson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis is pulling down on Henderson's head to control his posture.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Henderson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wriggles free and stands up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Davis walks into a straight right hand from Henderson.
Henderson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis misses with a hook
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Henderson off balance momentarily.
Henderson throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Davis misses.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Davis. That's going to slow Henderson down.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis is defending against the submission attempts here by Henderson.
Davis keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.
Henderson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davis sees it coming and defends easily.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Henderson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Davis keeping full guard, as Henderson tries to pass.
Henderson trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Taylor Davis will probably get the nod.
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.
Henderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Henderson somewhat.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis misses with a leg kick.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Davis slips under a jab from Henderson.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis scores with a one two! Henderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A cross from Henderson lands.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson cracks Davis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Davis throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson avoids a kick to the body.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davis eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Henderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Henderson.
Henderson slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Davis misses with a hook. Henderson ducked under it nicely.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis tries a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Henderson checks a leg kick.
Davis cracks Henderson with an open hand slap.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Henderson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Davis misses.
Henderson instigates a clinch.
Henderson presses Davis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson has Davis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Davis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson is leaning against Davis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Henderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Davis.
Henderson tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis throws a leg kick but Henderson checks it.
Davis scores with a shot to the body.
Davis misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Henderson's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davis, as that shot connected.
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson connects with the punch.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
A short body shot lands from Henderson as the two fighters clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Henderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Davis throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Davis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Henderson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Henderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Henderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Henderson.
Davis avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Davis feints and then cracks Henderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Henderson down.
Davis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Henderson lands the left hand.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Henderson lands a head shot.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Henderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Davis throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Davis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Henderson stuns Davis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Davis lands a high kick!
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Henderson connects with a right hand. Davis shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Henderson shoots in.
Davis moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Davis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Henderson wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to finish this one by submission but Davis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Henderson.
Davis working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that Davis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Davis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Henderson fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Henderson wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.
Davis tries to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson prevents Davis from getting the reversal.
Davis wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Davis is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taylor Davis.
I think Davis 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Davis!
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energy
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hype
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