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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora comes to the ring accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. Phil Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Pandora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Davis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandora - the referee stops the clock and Davis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandora. Davis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pandora rushes Davis and presses him up against the ropes.
Pandora prevents the takedown attempt.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Pandora shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arthur Pandora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Davis.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pandora gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Pandora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pandora gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pandora gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis looks gassed!
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pandora obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pandora.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pandora.
Pandora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pandora with a knee to the head.
Pandora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Davis has Pandora pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Pandora manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pandora.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pandora fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora avoids the body shot from Davis.
Pandora tried to score with a low kick but Davis checks it.
Pandora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Davis lands the left hand.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Pandora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Davis.
Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Arthur Pandora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandora moves away.
Pandora slips a straight right by Davis.
Pandora is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Pandora throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis throws a hook but Pandora blocks it.
Davis blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Pandora slips a straight right by Davis.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut.
Pandora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pandora counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pandora.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pandora gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pandora scores a nice knee to the body.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pandora pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pandora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice shot that snaps Pandora's head back.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pandora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Pandora throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Davis connects with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandora.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Davis cracks Pandora with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pandora scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Pandora counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
and Pandora counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Pandora.
Pandora cracks the inside of Davis's front leg.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis looks to land a combination but Pandora avoids it well.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandora is just out of range.
Pandora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pandora throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandora - that will leave a mark!
Pandora misses with a leg kick.
Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pandora throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Pandora defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pandora lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Pandora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut.
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.
Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis lands with a cross.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pandora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pandora fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Pandora.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pandora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Davis's calf.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pandora throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandora throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis feints a jab promting Pandora to slip. Davis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pandora slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Pandora with an uppercut!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Pandora slips the punch.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Pandora counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Pandora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pandora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis cracks Pandora with a good jab.
Pandora moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Pandora throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Pandora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Pandora avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pandora chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phil Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Davis avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Davis throws a series of punches but Pandora avoids them all with ease.
Good work by Davis as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Pandora moves away and avoids it.
Davis throws a combination. Pandora tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Davis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pandora scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arthur Pandora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Pandora moved out of range.
Davis lands with a nice body punch.
Davis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Davis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Pandora.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
Davis with a jab.
Nice jab there from Davis.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Davis blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a series of punches but Pandora moves out of range.
Davis tries to bum rush Pandora with a series of wild strikes but Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davis connects with a looping right hand.
Pandora keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandora slips a straight right by Davis.
Pandora looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis cracks Pandora with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pandora dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis throws a lazy right hand but Pandora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
Pandora fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Davis is out of range.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pandora scores with a spinning back kick!
Pandora throws out a leg kick but Davis moves out of range and Pandora only half commits.
Pandora tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Pandora moves away from the strike by Davis.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crunch! Pandora slams his shin into Davis's torso.
Davis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Pandora throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pandora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
and Pandora makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one!
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pandora stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pandora fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davis checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pandora.
Pandora ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Pandora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Pandora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Pandora.
Davis misses the body punch
and Pandora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Pandora lands a really nice looking cross but Davis seems unphased.
Pandora misses with a body kick.
Pandora looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Davis throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora needs to keep his hands up - Davis had a free shot at his head there.
Davis throws the left hand but Pandora avoids the punch easily.
Davis throws a hook but Pandora avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandora.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Pandora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pandora lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and Pandora makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one!
Pandora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandora looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis takes a swing at Pandora's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pandora doesn't seem phased though.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pandora.
Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Pandora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Davis misses the target.
Davis swings for the body but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pandora tries a head kick but it misses.
Pandora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Pandora moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Davis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pandora eats them both and turns towards Davis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Davis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pandora is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pandora lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Davis throws a body punch but Pandora moves out of range.
Pandora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pandora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arthur Pandora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pandora connects with a knee to the head.
Pandora lands a knee to the body.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandora gets underhooks to prevent Davis's takedown attempt.
Davis wants a takedown.
Davis wants a takedown.
Arthur Pandora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Davis.
Davis wants a takedown but no success here.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Davis drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pandora lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Pandora gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Pandora stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Pandora unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Davis is working for takedown but Pandora is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis tries to score a body lock takedown but Pandora shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Davis is trying to trip Pandora. He has hold of a leg but Pandora is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Davis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pandora is trying to control the position but Davis postures up.
Pandora working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Pandora's brow.
Pandora not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pandora is keeping the position for now.
Pandora working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Davis postures up in Pandora's guard and throws a big left but Pandora blocks it.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandora is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pandora had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Davis defends it easily.
Davis postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pandora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pandora working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pandora showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pandora 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Arthur Pandora!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Arthur Pandora!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Arthur Pandora!
Arthur Pandora wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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