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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josefski Slabadavski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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150 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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150 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent 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
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josefski Slabadavski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Slabadavski.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Davis throws out a powerful jab.
Slabadavski throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slabadavski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Davis tries to clinch up but Slabadavski circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davis throws a low kick, looking for Slabadavski's leg but Slabadavski calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Slabadavski as he checks the leg kick.
Davis leaves Slabadavski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slabadavski closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Slabadavski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slabadavski looking to stall.
Davis breaks the clinch.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slabadavski.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slabadavski moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Davis tries to clinch but Slabadavski moves out of range.
Davis has managed to clinch.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis takes a swing at Slabadavski's ribcage but misses.
Davis dives in and grabs Slabadavski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slabadavski pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Davis is looking to clinch but Slabadavski is avoiding it.
Davis tries to bum rush Slabadavski with a series of wild strikes but Slabadavski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slabadavski throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with an uppercut. Slabadavski saw that one coming.
Slabadavski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Slabadavski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Slabadavski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Slabadavski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis darts in and clinches Slabadavski up against the cage.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slabadavski has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Slabadavski has double underhooks.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slabadavski blocks an uppercut.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slabadavski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slabadavski blocks an uppercut.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Davis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Slabadavski throws a series of strikes that have Davis backpedaling.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slabadavski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Nice defenses there by Slabadavski.
Davis is looking to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Slabadavski misses with an uppercut.
Slabadavski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
Slabadavski misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Slabadavski is just out of range.
Slabadavski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Josefski Slabadavski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slabadavski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Slabadavski backpedaling.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Slabadavski looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range as Slabadavski strikes.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Slabadavski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slabadavski keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slabadavski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Slabadavski just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis tries to clinch up but Slabadavski circles away and keeps his distance.
Slabadavski punishes Davis's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski blocks a leg kick.
Davis throws a hook but Slabadavski blocks it.
Davis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Slabadavski to counter with a crisp jab.
Slabadavski throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slabadavski sprawls well. Slabadavski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davis gets slowly back to his feet.
Josefski Slabadavski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Davis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Slabadavski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski slips under a jab from Davis.
Slabadavski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A lazy left from Davis finds it's target.
Slabadavski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Slabadavski keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws a leg kick but Slabadavski moved away.
Davis fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Davis 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! This is the final round!
Davis doesn't manage to clinch there - Slabadavski circles away.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Slabadavski.
A bone on bone clash there as Slabadavski blocks the leg kick.
Davis throws a push kick but Slabadavski slaps the foot to one side.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Slabadavski is out of range.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Slabadavski.
Slabadavski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Slabadavski was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slabadavski is able to avoid easily.
Slabadavski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
Davis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slabadavski, pushing him back against the cage.
Slabadavski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Slabadavski blocks a body shot from Davis.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
Slabadavski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slabadavski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws out a loose jab but Slabadavski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Slabadavski moves out of range of the strikes.
Slabadavski throws a low kick but Davis moves out of range easily.
Slabadavski swats away the attempt to clinch by Davis.
Slabadavski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slabadavski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis swings widly with a right hand
and Slabadavski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slabadavski looking to pass the guard.
Slabadavski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slabadavski trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slabadavski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Josefski Slabadavski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slabadavski postures up in Davis's guard and throws a big left but Davis blocks it.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Slabadavski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Slabadavski from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Josefski Slabadavski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis throws the left hand but Slabadavski avoids the punch easily.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Slabadavski is out of range.
Davis wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Slabadavski.
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 Josefski Slabadavski.
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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Davis!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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