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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aima Hei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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212 lbs
16 - 1 - 0 |
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24
208 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aima Hei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hei missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis dips to his left and cracks Hei with an uppercut!
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hei lands with a good body shot.
Phil Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hei pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davis.
A punch lands to the side of Davis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis throws a hook but Hei blocks it.
Hei scores with a takedown into Davis's guard.
Hei wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Hei cracks Davis with a solid left hand.
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hei has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Davis is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hei with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hei wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hei is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Hei tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Hei is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Davis with the ground and pound but Hei uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Davis is working Hei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei controlling Davis's posture.
Hei preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis postures up in Hei's guard and throws a big left but Hei blocks it.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis postures up in Hei's guard and throws a big left but Hei blocks it.
Hei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hei has wrist control.
Hei is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hei keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Hei has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses.
Hei controlling the position.
Hei wants to improve his position but instead Davis has moved into half guard.
Hei avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Hei trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
Hei is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Hei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hei dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davis. That did some damage!
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Hei throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hei sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis takes a swing at Hei's ribcage but misses.
Davis misses with a head kick.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hei throws a shot to the body.
Davis slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hei throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Hei takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Davis misses
and Davis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Hei moved out of range nicely.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davis is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hei misses with a kick to the body.
Hei throws a body kick that misses.
Hei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Nice defenses there by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hei counters with a nice kick to the body.
Davis throws a leg kick but Hei sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hei is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hei throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis throws a hook but Hei blocks it.
Hei throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Hei misses its intended target.
Aima Hei is winning the standup battle so far.
Hei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hei shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Davis as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Hei does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hei somewhat.
Hei keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Hei looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Hei is out of range.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Davis.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hei.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Hei's belly button to the back.
Davis moves away from the strike by Hei.
Hei throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis swings and misses with 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 throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hei misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aima Hei will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis throws a head kick that misses.
Hei checks a leg kick nicely.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis misses with a body kick.
Hei clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Hei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davis scores with a body shot.
Davis lands a nice looking body shot.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Hei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hei thows a body shot but no joy.
Hei shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick
and Hei counters with a good low kick that Davis was not able to check.
Hei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hei.
Good leg kick by Hei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Phil Davis has been cut.
Hei throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hei.
Hei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis shoots in but Hei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davis sizes up Hei with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hei throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Hei throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Hei's head but Hei sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hei moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hei can pounce on him.
Hei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis throws a head kick but Hei moves out of range.
Hei throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Hei sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davis looks to land a combination but Hei avoids it well.
Hei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Hei gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hei throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hei moves away.
Good leg kick by Hei there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hei tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Hei saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hei goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aima Hei.
I think Hei 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phil Davis!
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energy
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