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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ducka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ducka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tinie Tempah - Intro. Johnny Ducka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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225 cm
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232 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Ducka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducka throws a series of punches but Davies moves out of range.
No joy there for Ducka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ducka tries to keep at a distance but Davies has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davies dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Davies blocks an uppercut.
Ducka misses with some punches.
Davies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ducka tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ducka has a couple of punches blocked by Davies.
Davies lands a shoulder strike.
Davies content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ducka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ducka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ducka is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ducka tries to break free but Davies pushes him back against the cage.
Ducka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ducka struggles to land a body shot inside as Davies controls his hands.
Davies lands an uppercut.
Davies is struggling to control the position.
Davies lands a right hand.
Ducka misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Davies.
Ducka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ducka tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
Ducka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davies's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davies is keeping busy.
Davies prevents Ducka from breaking the clinch.
Davies avoiding damage.
Davies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Davies fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Davies is pushing Ducka up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ducka tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Ducka back against the cage.
Ducka tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
Davies is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davies as Ducka tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ducka is trying to break the clinch but Davies has him pressed against the cage.
Davies slows down the pace here.
Ducka is looking to control Davies's arms but Davies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ducka has his back to the cage.
Davies avoiding damage.
Ducka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Davies looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducka misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davies.
Davies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davies breaks from the clinch.
Davies clinches up with Ducka and pushes him back against the cage.
Ducka tries to break free but Davies pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davies prevents Ducka from breaking the clinch.
Davies cracks Ducka with a nice body shot.
Ducka tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Davies will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ducka misses with an uppercut. Davies saw that one coming.
Davies misses with the combination.
Davies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ducka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davies eats them both and turns towards Ducka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Michael Davies has been cut.
Ducka throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
Ducka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies has Ducka up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ducka is trying to push Davies away but Davies has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ducka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ducka misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ducka as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducka can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davies lands with a right to the head.
Ducka misses with a body punch.
Davies just leaning against Ducka, taking a breather.
Ducka can't find room to land a body shot as Davies controls the action.
Davies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davies blocks a body shot from Ducka.
Ducka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davies backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ducka tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Ducka back against the cage.
Davies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davies breaks from the clinch.
Ducka misses with a combination
and Davies counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Davies walks into a stiff left hand from Ducka.
Ducka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ducka misses with a few strikes there.
Ducka misses with the combination.
Davies moves into the clinch.
Davies prevents a body shot from Ducka.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ducka lands a body punch.
Ducka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davies blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ducka looking to stall.
Ducka tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ducka looking to stall.
Davies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ducka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davies counters by clinching up.
Davies pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ducka tries to throw a body punch but Davies avoids it by throwing Ducka back against the cage.
Davies taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ducka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Davies stalling in the clinch.
Davies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davies wants to take the fight to the mat but Ducka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Davies tries to pull guard but Ducka holds him up against the cage and eventually Davies drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ducka is looking to break free of the clinch but Davies has double underhooks.
Davies leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ducka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ducka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davies has him pressed against the cage.
Davies manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Ducka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Davies's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Davies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ducka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ducka wants to break free but Davies has control.
Davies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ducka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ducka has had enough of the clinch but Davies keeps him there for the moment.
Ducka misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Ducka.
Ducka misses with a punch to the body.
Ducka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Davies to work.
Davies blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducka tries to break the clinch but Davies is controlling the position.
Ducka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ducka tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Davies - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Davies with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ducka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davies has him pressed against the cage.
Davies stalling.
Davies throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ducka misses with a punch to the body.
Ducka misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Davies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ducka struggles to land a body shot inside as Davies controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Davies blocks a body shot from Ducka.
Ducka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ducka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ducka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Ducka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ducka is trying to break the clinch but Davies is controlling him.
Ducka tries to work over Davies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davies tightens his grip and picks Ducka up, before dumping him to the ground. Ducka manages to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davies not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davies's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Michael Davies.
Davies works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ducka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Davies counters with a straight that turns Ducka's legs to rubber! Davies pushes forward with more strikes and Ducka goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Davies!
Michael Davies managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Broken Halo Pride Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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