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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gray Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Stglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood Brothers-USA Nails. Stglitz has chosen Feuer frei! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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134 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Stglitz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stglitz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stglitz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stglitz was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Stglitz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stglitz checks a leg kick.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stglitz as he avoids it easily.
Gray Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stglitz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Stglitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stglitz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Stglitz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Davis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Stglitz gets to his feet - Davis follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a leg kick but Stglitz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stglitz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Stglitz throws a body kick that misses.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Stglitz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stglitz.
Davis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stglitz but Stglitz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Davis is predictable there
and Stglitz counters with a nice body kick.
Stglitz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stglitz is out of range.
Davis tries a low kick but Stglitz avoids it.
A big left from Davis misses.
Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stglitz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Davis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis gets tackled into the cage by Stglitz. Stglitz maintains the clinch.
Stglitz breaks the clinch.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stglitz checks it well.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stglitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis throws a right hand that Stglitz ducks under and follows up with a left that Stglitz also avoids with ease.
Davis tries to bum rush Stglitz with a series of wild strikes but Stglitz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stglitz closes the distance and clinches.
Stglitz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stglitz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stglitz lands with a hook. Davis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stglitz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stglitz misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
Stglitz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stglitz manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davis looks to land a combination. Stglitz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stglitz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Davis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stglitz. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis tries to keep at a distance but Stglitz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stglitz manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stglitz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stglitz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Stglitz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stglitz moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stglitz.
Gray Davis is winning the standup battle so far.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stglitz tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stglitz to the ground. Stglitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stglitz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stglitz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stglitz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Stglitz gets to his feet. Davis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Stglitz sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davis wants it to stay on the feet.
Davis is looking to wear down Stglitz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Stglitz is retaining full guard.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stglitz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stglitz checks a leg kick.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stglitz manages to avoid it.
Gray Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stglitz dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a looping overhand right but Stglitz ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stglitz slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stglitz is defended easily by Davis.
Davis feints a jab promting Stglitz to slip. Davis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stglitz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stglitz misses with a wild combination.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davis misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt.
Stglitz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stglitz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stglitz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stglitz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
Stglitz thumps Davis with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Stglitz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stglitz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stglitz counters with a nice body shot.
Stglitz gets the takedown into side control.
Stglitz decides to stand back up. Stglitz steps back and let's Davis get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stglitz is defended easily by Davis.
Stglitz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davis, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stglitz's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Stglitz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Davis does no damage.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stglitz, right into the meat.
Davis looks to land a body kick but Stglitz moved away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davis.
Davis throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stglitz counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stglitz.
Stglitz slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Stglitz stalks Davis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Davis's face. Davis staggers backwards, shaken.
No luck for Stglitz with that takedown attempt.
Stglitz gets a double leg takedown into Davis's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stglitz wants to stand but Davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stglitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stglitz is looking to advance position but Davis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Stglitz is trying to escape the mount.
Davis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Stglitz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stglitz is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Davis is staying active.
Hugo Stglitz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stglitz is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stglitz to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stglitz shrugs it off.
Stglitz is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Stglitz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stglitz squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stglitz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davis looking for a guillotine from mount but Stglitz is having none of it.
Davis landing strikes from the mount and Stglitz is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stglitz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stglitz is looking to escape.
Stglitz is bucking up trying to escape but Davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Stglitz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Stglitz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stglitz is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stglitz bucks Davis off and manages to get back to his feet!
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stglitz is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
Stglitz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Stglitz digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Stglitz counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gray Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stglitz shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Stglitz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis misses with a combination
and Stglitz counters with a head kick.
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 Gray Davis.
Well Stglitz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Hugo Stglitz!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Hugo Stglitz!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Hugo Stglitz!
Hugo Stglitz wins by unanimous decision!
Hugo Stglitz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire, into his post fight interview.
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