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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth has chosen Iron Maiden - Killers as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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222 lbs
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Elsworth throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Davis counter with a right hand.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Davis throws a series of punches but Elsworth moves out of range.
Elsworth moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Davis.
Davis prevents a body shot from Elsworth.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Davis scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Elsworth tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Elsworth.
Davis avoiding damage as Elsworth throws knees to the body.
Elsworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Elsworth lands an elbow inside that Davis shrugs off.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Elsworth.
Davis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Davis blocking some punches.
Elsworth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elsworth pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Elsworth.
Elsworth misses with a body kick.
Davis shoots in but Elsworth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Elsworth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elsworth misses with an uppercut.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Elsworth. Elsworth obviously looking to wear him down.
Rob Elsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elsworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Elsworth.
Elsworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Elsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Elsworth looks to land a body kick but Davis moved away.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Elsworth moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis shoots in but Elsworth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Elsworth.
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 moves into range and clinches up with Elsworth.
Elsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Elsworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elsworth just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Elsworth lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Elsworth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis is working for takedown but Elsworth is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davis avoiding damage as Elsworth throws knees to the body.
Elsworth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
A head punch on the inside from Davis fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Elsworth throws an elbow but misses.
Davis avoiding damage as Elsworth throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Elsworth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis blocking some punches.
Elsworth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Elsworth utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Elsworth lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Elsworth is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Elsworth.
Elsworth throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from Elsworth.
Elsworth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Elsworth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
Davis working hard to break the clinch.
Elsworth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Davis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
Davis blocks the elbow strike.
Elsworth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elsworth landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Elsworth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Elsworth is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Elsworth pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Elsworth lands a damaging elbow.
A body shot lands from Elsworth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Elsworth obliges.
Elsworth tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Elsworth lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Elsworth dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Elsworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Elsworth napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davis in side control, throwing shots but Elsworth defends.
Davis working the ground and pound but Elsworth is defending the strikes.
Elsworth tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Davis working away.
Elsworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis advances nicely into full mount.
Davis misses with a head shot.
Davis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Elsworth wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davis.
Elsworth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses with a head shot.
Elsworth holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Elsworth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Davis looking to control but Elsworth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Elsworth is in all sorts of trouble here.
Davis unloads with some shots from mount but Elsworth bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Elsworth looks a forlorn figure.
Elsworth is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis lands with some strikes.
Elsworth holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis landing strikes from the mount and Elsworth is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Elsworth can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Elsworth holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis trying to control but Elsworth is having none of it.
Elsworth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Elsworth blocking the ground and pound.
Elsworth avoids a series of strikes thrown by Davis.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws some wild stikes that Elsworth manages to avoid easily.
Davis breaks from Elsworth's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis won't let Elsworth get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Elsworth is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis throws some wild stikes that Elsworth manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Phil Davis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Davis misses with an uppercut. Elsworth saw that one coming.
Elsworth lands a two punch combo.
Elsworth throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elsworth scores with a leg kick.
Davis misses with an uppercut
and Elsworth counters with a right hand to the body.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Elsworth sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elsworth misses with a body shot
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Elsworth throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Elsworth connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Elsworth is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Elsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Elsworth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Elsworth drops his hands momentarily and Davis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rob Elsworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elsworth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Elsworth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elsworth moves into range and clinches up with Davis.
Nice elbow from Elsworth.
Elsworth lands a nice elbow.
Elsworth has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Elsworth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Davis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Elsworth, against the cage.
Davis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Elsworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Elsworth is working from the bottom.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elsworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
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 looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth throws a leg kick but Davis checks it.
Elsworth misses with a body kick.
That kick from Elsworth tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Elsworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Elsworth explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Elsworth throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Elsworth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elsworth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Elsworth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis scores with a jab. Elsworth acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis dives in and grabs Elsworth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Elsworth pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Elsworth's guard.
Elsworth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elsworth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Elsworth has wrist control.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Elsworth avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Elsworth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 Mr Phil Davis.
I think Davis 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Phil Davis!
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energy
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hype
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