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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lightning Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Crash by 12 Stones. Storm has chosen Jay Z - Moment of Clarity as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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World class 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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lightning Storm!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Storm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Storm misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lightning Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis with a nice cross.
Storm throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Storm's corner calls for a 1-2. Storm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with a body punch
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Storm misses with a low kick.
Storm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis misses with a looping right.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Storm staying out of range there.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm works the jab nicely.
Davis scores with the left hand. Storm knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Storm misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Davis is looking to wear down Storm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Storm throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Storm misses with a jab to the body
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Storm feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
Storm looks to clinch
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Storm doesn't seem bothered though.
Storm misses with an uppercut
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
A big right from Storm misses.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Storm has wrist control.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.
Davis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Storm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis dominated that round.
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.
Davis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Storm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Storm struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Storm tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Storm seems a little lost for a moment, as Davis dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Storm can do anything to dispel that myth.
Storm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Storm manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Storm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Davis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Storm's belly button to the back.
Storm throws a head kick that misses
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Storm is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Storm. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Storm throws a leg kick but Davis moved away.
Davis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Storm counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Storm.
Davis can't get the takedown.
Storm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Storm misses with the body kick
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Storm but Storm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Davis.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm slips under a jab.
Storm lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Davis cracks Storm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Davis shoots in and bounces Storm off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Storm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Storm was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Storm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Storm's shoulder, as Storm tries to avoid the shot.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Storm thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm misses with a hook
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Davis misses with a right hand
and Storm counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Storm is trying to control but Davis manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lightning Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Davis controlling the pace for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Davis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Davis lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Johnny Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Storm throws a lazy head kick
and Davis counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Davis!
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