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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thunder Struck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Struck comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One 24 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Xavier David has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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185 cm
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182 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thunder Struck!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David lands a jab to the nose.
Struck takes a swing at David's ribcage but misses.
David's jab looks to have found its range, popping Struck under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struck. David does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struck drives through and clinches with David against the cage.
David tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
David gets through Struck's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
David lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, David creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Struck tries to circle away but David has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from David.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Struck avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Struck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Thunder Struck has been cut.
David looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Struck tries a body shot but David blocks it.
Struck's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Struck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Struck has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Struck.
David lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Struck.
A shot in the inside from Struck.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Struck's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by David.
David blocks a body shot from Struck.
David lands a left hand.
Struck avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
David tries to throw a body punch but Struck avoids it by throwing David back against the cage.
David blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
David blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David goes for a takedown in the clinch but Struck prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, David throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struck blocks an elbow strike from David.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Struck.
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!
David misses with a knee strike.
Struck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Struck avoids a wild elbow strike from David.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Struck.
Struck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of David backwards.
Struck lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt David or not.
David lands an elbow just above Struck 's eye.
David can't find room to land a body shot as Struck controls the action.
Struck lands a right hand.
David prevents a body shot from Struck.
David is looking for a takedown.
David lands an uppercut.
Struck lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struck goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
David throws an elbow but it misses.
Struck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from David.
Struck misses with a body punch.
David pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struck.
Struck misses with a hook from the clinch.
David misses with a punch to the body.
David has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Struck after a bit of a struggle.
Struck swings wildly with an uppercut but David uses good head movement to avoid it.
David throws an elbow that misses.
David jumps guard but Struck stands there with David around his waist. David gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
David tries to work over Struck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Struck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Struck scores with a hook to the body.
David doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Struck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Struck blocks an uppercut.
David lands a left hand that snaps the head of Struck backwards.
Struck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
Struck tries a body shot but David blocks it.
David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Struck gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from David.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David drops down looking for an ankle pick but Struck pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left lands for Struck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thunder Struck's cut.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Struck has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Struck is just out of range.
David throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Struck misses.
David circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Struck.
Struck throws an off balance right hand
and David counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Struck does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Struck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Struck misses with an uppercut
and David counters with a leg kick.
Struck throws a shot to the body.
Struck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
David throws a lazy head kick
and Struck finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thunder Struck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David scores with a punch to the head.
Struck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Struck manages to avoid it.
Struck connects with a body shot.
Struck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from David.
Struck throws a sloppy head kick and David moves out of range easily.
Struck ducks under a wild hook from David.
A swing and a miss from Struck.
Struck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Struck does a little dance to reset his feet.
David gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
David misses with a body punch.
David creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Struck's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Struck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Struck blocks an uppercut.
David can't get the takedown.
David struggles to land a body shot inside as Struck controls his hands.
Struck on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
David lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Struck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Struck.
David misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Struck.
Struck struggles to land a body shot inside as David controls his hands.
David is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Struck is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struck pushes David back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Struck.
Struck avoids a wild elbow strike from David.
David lands a right hand that snaps the head of Struck backwards.
Struck lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of David backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
David misses with a hook from the clinch.
David makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
David lands a nice uppercut.
David trying to land knees to the body.
Struck lands a right hand that snaps the head of David backwards.
Struck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Struck has a couple of punches blocked by David.
David misses with a hook to the ribs.
David pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Struck wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
Struck is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thunder Struck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
David throws a predictable looking body shot
and Struck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
David slips a straight right by Struck.
Struck walks into a left hand.
David steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Struck.
Struck tries to clinch up.
David takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
David throws a nice looking combination but Struck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Struck goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struck misses the shot to the body.
Struck tries to close the distance and clinch but David swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
David throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thunder Struck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Thunder Struck's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
David is looking to chop away at Struck's legs.
David closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Struck quickly recovers to half guard.
David wants to free his trapped foot but Struck is holding on for dear life with his legs.
David is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
David throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
David throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Struck because David loaded up on that one.
David throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
David sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands with some strikes.
David can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Struck is looking to escape.
David throws some wild stikes that Struck manages to avoid easily.
Struck holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as David tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by David there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
David thowing shots but they're missing.
David is landing with some decent strikes but Struck is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David thowing shots but they're missing.
Struck wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by David.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struck wants to hold on but David pushes him away.
David goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Struck turns into him and now he's in David's guard.
Xavier David overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Struck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thunder Struck.
Struck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
David avoids a kick to the body.
Thunder Struck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David falls off balance throwing a combination
and Struck counters with a good low kick that David was not able to check.
Thunder Struck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struck tries to clinch but David moves out of range.
Struck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Struck throws a right and a left that David avoids nicely.
David walks into a jab.
Struck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from David.
Struck misses the shot to the body.
Struck connects with the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Struck misses with an attempted mid kick.
David listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Struck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier David showed his dominance in that final round.
I think David 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier David!
Post fight, Xavier David took to the microphone: 'Fuck this Org,Fuck these sponsors and Fuck this crowd!'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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