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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barny Bucket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barny Bucket has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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184 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barny Bucket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Davies!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies moves into the clinch.
Bucket's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bucket blocks a low kick nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Davies there.
Davies throws out a loose jab but Bucket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davies is looking to slow Bucket down with leg kicks.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies rushes Bucket and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bucket looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davies misses with an elbow strike.
Bucket pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bucket steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Davies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bucket moves into range and clinches up with Davies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bucket can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davies throws an elbow but misses.
Davies tries to stall but Bucket uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bucket avoiding damage as Davies throws knees to the body.
Davies trying to control the position but instead, Bucket has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davies into the cage.
Davies tries to land knees in the clinch but Bucket avoids the damage to the body.
Bucket breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Bucket.
John Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bucket on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davies. Davies obviously looking to wear him down.
Bucket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies misses with a series of wild punches.
Bucket avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davies throws a big shot that misses.
Davies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
John Davies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bucket throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 throws a series of strikes that have Bucket backpedaling.
It looks like Barny Bucket has been cut.
Davies lands with a good body shot.
Davies tries to clinch up but Bucket circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bucket shoots in looking for a takedown. Davies tries to sprawl out of it but Bucket keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bucket sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bucket has a takedown stuffed.
Davies dips to his left and cracks Bucket with an uppercut!
Bucket rushes Davies and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bucket misses with an elbow over the top.
Bucket pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davies misses with a body shot.
Bucket has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davies is leaning against Bucket and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bucket avoiding damage as Davies throws knees to the body.
Davies is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bucket takes an elbow to the temple.
Bucket has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bucket wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davies lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bucket has had enough of the clinch but Davies keeps him there for the moment.
Bucket lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davies or not.
Davies throws an elbow but it misses.
Davies stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bucket as Davies tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davies stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bucket goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Davies dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barny Bucket's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bucket takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Davies is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bucket.
Davies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bucket forces Davies back against the cage and clinches.
Davies trying to stall but Bucket improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davies throws an elbow but misses.
Davies misses with an elbow strike.
Bucket blocks the elbow strike.
Bucket's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bucket lands with a straight right. Davies didn't see that one coming.
Davies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bucket manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bucket misses the jab.
Davies goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Davies does no damage.
Bucket circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Davies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davies scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Davies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davies misses with a low kick.
Davies takes the fight into the clinch.
Davies gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bucket.
Nice elbow from Davies.
Stalling in the clinch from Davies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bucket wants to break free but Davies has control.
Bucket blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bucket tries to break free but Davies pushes him back against the cage.
Bucket presses Davies against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Davies trying to land knees to the body.
Davies lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bucket is looking to break free of the clinch but Davies has double underhooks.
Davies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bucket is defending well for now.
Bucket being controlled against the cage.
Davies keeps control of Bucket as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davies throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bucket.
Bucket tries to circle away but Davies has him pinned against the cage.
Bucket on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Davies throws an elbow but misses.
Davies misses with the head strike.
Davies pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
John Davies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bucket escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bucket gets a clinch.
Davies lands an elbow that stopped Bucket in his tracks for a moment.
Bucket dodges an elbow strike from Davies.
Bucket managing to block the knees to the body from Davies.
Davies is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bucket drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bucket.
Oooooh!!! Davies has knocked Bucket down with a huge combo! Davies steps away and waves a wobbly Bucket back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bucket throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davies lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bucket works over Davies's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice body punch from Davies.
Davies avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
John Davies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Bucket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Davies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barny Bucket's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick by Bucket misses
and Davies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davies scores with the left hand. Bucket knows he should have avoided that one.
Bucket swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Davies counters with a left to the body.
Davies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bucket lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Davies cracks Bucket with an open hand slap.
Davies stuns Bucket with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bucket throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
Davies looks to land a combination but Bucket avoids it well.
Bucket has closed the distance and engaged Davies in a clinch.
Bucket working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bucket avoids the elbow strike from Davies, against the cage.
Davies lands an elbow just above Bucket 's eye.
Bucket has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bucket's efforts to push away.
Bucket wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bucket avoids the elbow strike from Davies, against the cage.
Davies lands an elbow that stopped Bucket in his tracks for a moment.
Bucket taking a breather.
Davies trying to land knees to the body.
Bucket wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davies creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bucket's defenses.
Bucket's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies avoids a kick to the body.
Bucket has managed to clinch.
Bucket escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bucket takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davies misses with a few strikes there.
Davies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
Davies displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bucket throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Bucket throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davies tries to clinch there but Bucket circles away.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bucket.
Bucket lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bucket as Davies tries to tie him up.
Bucket wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davies misses with an elbow strike.
Bucket is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Davies gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Davies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bucket is defending well for now.
Davies throws an elbow but it misses.
Davies lands an elbow that stopped Bucket in his tracks for a moment.
Bucket breaks the clinch.
Bucket tries for a takedown but Davies sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bucket throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davies, as that shot connected.
Davies's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bucket under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Bucket 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davies lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bucket at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab by Bucket.
Davies has closed the distance and engaged Bucket in a clinch.
Bucket blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bucket avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Davies just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bucket's brow.
Bucket looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bucket tries to pull guard but Davies forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Barny Bucket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barny Bucket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bucket wants a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Davies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Davies 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Davies!
A very excited looking John Davies made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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