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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 Lorenzo Von Matterhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Matterhorn has chosen Sharp Dressed Man as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Phil Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Von Matterhorn!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Matterhorn throws a push kick but Davis slaps the foot to one side.
Von Matterhorn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Von Matterhorn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Von Matterhorn slips a jab and a cross from Davis.
Von Matterhorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Von Matterhorn's head but Von Matterhorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Von Matterhorn tries to work over Davis's front leg with a kick but Davis checks it.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Matterhorn is just out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Matterhorn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Good leg kick by Von Matterhorn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Von Matterhorn throws a wild body kick that Davis sees coming a mile off.
Davis avoids the head kick by Von Matterhorn.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Matterhorn is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Matterhorn avoids the body shot from Davis.
A jab from Von Matterhorn misses.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Matterhorn moves away.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Matterhorn moves away.
A combination from Von Matterhorn does no damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Von Matterhorn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis tries to clinch but Von Matterhorn is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn blocks a jab.
Von Matterhorn throws a leg kick but Davis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Davis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Von Matterhorn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Davis's knee momentarily.
Davis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with the ground and pound.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Davis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Von Matterhorn is looking for a sweep.
Von Matterhorn is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Von Matterhorn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Davis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Matterhorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Von Matterhorn, who protects the arm well.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Matterhorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Matterhorn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis postures up.
Von Matterhorn dodges the ground and pound from Davis.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis postures up.
Von Matterhorn tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
Von Matterhorn parries the strikes from Davis easily there. Davis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Von Matterhorn to escape.
You can see the frustration on Von Matterhorn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Davis lands a nice forearm strike.
Von Matterhorn tries to bench press Davis off him but Davis keeps the position.
Von Matterhorn is trying to control Davis's posture but Davis avoids it.
Von Matterhorn is trying to get back to his feet.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Von Matterhorn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Matterhorn taking a bit of punishment here - Davis scoring with strikes.
Davis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Matterhorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Matterhorn can't do much from the bottom here.
Von Matterhorn is looking to reverse the position.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Matterhorn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Davis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Davis scores with punches from side control.
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 Mr Phil Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Von Matterhorn works over Davis's head and body with a nice combination.
Von Matterhorn is looking to land body kicks.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Matterhorn.
Davis is looking to wear down Von Matterhorn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Davis tries to clinch but Von Matterhorn moves out of range.
Von Matterhorn lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Von Matterhorn lands with a good body shot.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Von Matterhorn can pounce on him.
Von Matterhorn lands with a straight right. Davis didn't see that one coming.
Von Matterhorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Von Matterhorn's guard.
Von Matterhorn keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis preventing the sweep.
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!
Von Matterhorn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Davis wants to control from the top but Von Matterhorn keeps moving.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Matterhorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mr Phil Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Matterhorn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mr Phil Davis just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Von Matterhorn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Von Matterhorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis checks the leg kick.
Von Matterhorn jabs at Davis's body.
Von Matterhorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis staying out of range there.
Von Matterhorn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Von Matterhorn did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Davis wants to work for an arm triangle but Von Matterhorn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Von Matterhorn tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Von Matterhorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Davis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davis trying to pass the guard but Von Matterhorn defending well.
Von Matterhorn wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis working Von Matterhorn over with strikes.
Davis prevents Von Matterhorn from improving his position.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well.
Von Matterhorn works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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.
Von Matterhorn wants to stand and escape but Davis is having none of it.
Von Matterhorn keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Von Matterhorn is trying to keep Davis in close.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lorenzo Von Matterhorn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Davis blocks a head kick by Von Matterhorn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Von Matterhorn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mr Phil Davis will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick.
Davis punishes Von Matterhorn's body with a nice straight punch.
Davis staying out of range there.
Von Matterhorn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Matterhorn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Von Matterhorn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Von Matterhorn can't break the clinch.
Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis prevents Von Matterhorn from breaking the clinch.
Von Matterhorn stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Von Matterhorn is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Von Matterhorn.
Good body shot from Davis.
Von Matterhorn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Matterhorn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Von Matterhorn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Von Matterhorn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Davis up against the cage.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Von Matterhorn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Davis has him pressed against the cage.
Von Matterhorn taking a breather.
Von Matterhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Matterhorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Davis as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Matterhorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Von Matterhorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Von Matterhorn misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Von Matterhorn. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn misses with an uppercut.
Von Matterhorn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis takes a swing at Von Matterhorn's ribcage but misses.
Davis tries to clinch up but Von Matterhorn circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn tries a low kick but Davis avoids it.
Von Matterhorn throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Matterhorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Matterhorn avoids the body shot from Davis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Von Matterhorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Matterhorn wants to slow Davis down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Von Matterhorn.
A bone on bone clash there as Davis blocks the leg kick.
Von Matterhorn misses with a body kick.
Von Matterhorn moves into the clinch.
Davis struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Matterhorn controls his hands.
Von Matterhorn wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis tries for a takedown but Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Phil Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis is trying to pull guard but Von Matterhorn has him pressed against the cage.
Davis wants to take the fight to the mat but Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Matterhorn is pressed up against the cage. Davis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Von Matterhorn down to the mat. Von Matterhorn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Von Matterhorn!
Davis throws some wild stikes that Von Matterhorn manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mr Phil Davis did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Matterhorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Von Matterhorn.
Davis moves away from the strike by Von Matterhorn.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis looks for a takedown but Von Matterhorn sprawls well.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Matterhorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Matterhorn throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid it.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Matterhorn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Davis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Davis seems to be looking for submissions.
Davis trying to control the action but Von Matterhorn is working from the bottom.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Von Matterhorn defends it.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Von Matterhorn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Von Matterhorn's temple.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Von Matterhorn is not content to let Davis control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Matterhorn is looking to escape.
Davis is looking for a kimura but Von Matterhorn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davis to get the leverage.
Davis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn wants to get back to his feet.
Von Matterhorn is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Davis working the head and body with strikes.
Von Matterhorn is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Von Matterhorn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stand.
Von Matterhorn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Davis throwing shots but Von Matterhorn is blocking nicely.
Von Matterhorn tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn is trying to stand back up but Davis is controlling him
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Von Matterhorn trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
Davis wants to pass to mount but Von Matterhorn is defending the position.
Von Matterhorn regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Von Matterhorn is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Phil Davis had his way with Lorenzo Von Matterhorn in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Matterhorn closes the distance and clinches.
Von Matterhorn taking a breather.
Von Matterhorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Matterhorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Matterhorn keeps the fight on the outside.
Von Matterhorn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davis misses with a body shot.
Davis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Von Matterhorn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.
A good leg kick by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn moves into the clinch successfully.
Von Matterhorn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Matterhorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Von Matterhorn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mr Phil Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Von Matterhorn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Matterhorn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis blocks a jab.
Von Matterhorn tries to score with a low kick but Davis moves his leg out of the way.
Von Matterhorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Von Matterhorn throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Von Matterhorn connects with a jab.
Von Matterhorn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Von Matterhorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Von Matterhorn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
Von Matterhorn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Matterhorn is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Von Matterhorn manages to avoid it.
Von Matterhorn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Von Matterhorn lands a body shot.
Von Matterhorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Von Matterhorn. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Davis is looking to clinch but Von Matterhorn is avoiding it.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Matterhorn misses with a low kick.
Davis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Von Matterhorn throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
A big right from Von Matterhorn misses.
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn throws a chopping leg kick but Davis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Matterhorn.
Von Matterhorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Matterhorn.
Davis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Von Matterhorn is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Von Matterhorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:47
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Phil Davis!
Mr Phil Davis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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