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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen 99 Problems by Jay Z as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Phil Davis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Levi Weber's chin.
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189 cm
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208 lbs
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197 cm
28
217 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Davis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Levi Weber! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Weber misses with a straight right. Weber looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Weber does a little dance to reset his feet. Good shot there by Davis. Weber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis. Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weber.
Weber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Davis.
It looks like Levi Weber has been cut. A jab lands there for Davis. Weber lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Phil Davis has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Davis thuds his right hand into Weber's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Weber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Weber misses with a looping left. Weber throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davis counters with a low kick, right behind Weber 's knee. Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Davis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Weber's ribs. Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weber. Davis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Weber on his heels. He'll look to pass Weber's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davis trying to control but Weber is working from the bottom. Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weber is keeping the position for now. Weber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Davis pushing down on Weber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Davis prevents Weber from standing back up.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Davis wants to control but Weber is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Weber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Weber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Davis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Phil Davis. Weber throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range. Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Weber on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Davis clobbers Weber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weber. Weber misses with an uppercut. Weber looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range. Weber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Weber throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis. Weber throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it. A chopping leg kick lands by Davis. Weber looks gassed! Davis lands with a cross. Weber misses with a straight left. Davis feints and then cracks Weber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weber down. Davis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weber. Weber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Davis throws a nice head kick!
Weber is rocked! Davis digs a good body shot into Weber's ribs. Weber is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Davis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davis with a jab. Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Weber's calf. Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Davis clobbers Weber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Davis bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Weber! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Weber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Weber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Davis dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from Davis does it's job there. Weber seems to have recovered his senses. Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Weber takes a shot right to the bread basket. Weber throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Davis moves into range and clinches up with Weber. A short left from Davis. A hook to the body from Davis.
This has been an exciting period of action! Davis lands with a left to the head. Weber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch. A short left from Davis. Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Weber is breathing heavily. Davis creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Weber with a big uppercut! Weber tries to clinch up but Davis pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Weber to the mat! Weber covers up and Davis unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Phil Davis! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Phil Davis made sure he mentioned KINGDOM, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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