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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aldo Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Alpha fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alpha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alpha staying out of range there.
Alpha wants to clinch.
Davis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alpha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Davis scrambles back to his feet.
Alpha misses with a low kick as Davis jumps back.
Alpha misses with a body shot.
Davis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alpha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alpha pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alpha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Alpha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 lands with an uppercut that bounces Alpha off the cage and back into range.
Davis works the jab nicely.
Alpha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davis throws out the jab.
Alpha avoids a kick to the body.
Alpha moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis lands a really nice looking cross but Alpha seems unphased.
Alpha lands a nice shot that snaps Davis's head back.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alpha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis tried to score with a low kick but Alpha checks it.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Alpha's belly button to the back.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Alpha.
Alpha tries to clinch up.
Alpha throws a body kick that misses.
Davis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alpha can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alpha clinches with his opponent.
Alpha pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alpha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Alpha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alpha blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Davis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Davis continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Davis blocks the elbow strike.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Alpha.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but Alpha uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alpha.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alpha.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Alpha tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Alpha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Alpha missing with knees to the body.
Alpha keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Alpha.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alpha as Davis tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Davis.
Alpha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alpha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
Alpha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Davis.
A short right from Alpha.
Alpha has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, Alpha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of Alpha backwards.
Alpha lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alpha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis 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 Alpha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alpha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis tries to land a front kick but Alpha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alpha has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Alpha's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alpha.
Alpha closes the distance but Davis moves to the side
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alpha tries to clinch up.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Alpha moved out of range.
Alpha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That kick from Davis tenderised Alpha's leg. Alpha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Alpha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alpha scrambles back to his feet.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Alpha is out of range.
Alpha is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alpha darts in and clinches Davis up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alpha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alpha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Alpha fails to land.
Alpha missing with knees to the body.
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 Aldo Alpha will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alpha ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis scores with a spinning back kick!
Alpha tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alpha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Davis. Davis obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Alpha displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alpha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alpha moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alpha clinches up with Davis and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis tries to break free but Alpha pushes him back against the cage.
Davis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alpha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Alpha pushes off an throws an elbow but Davis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alpha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alpha working aggressively here.
Alpha pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alpha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alpha misses with a body punch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alpha instigates a clinch.
Alpha tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from Alpha.
Davis blocking some punches.
Alpha throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alpha backwards.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
Alpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alpha blocks an uppercut.
Davis tries to throw a body punch but Alpha avoids it by throwing Davis back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Alpha lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Davis looking to stall.
Alpha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alpha misses with a punch on the inside.
Davis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alpha has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alpha as Davis tries to tie him up.
Davis lands with a left to the head.
Davis has Alpha pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Davis.
Alpha throws an elbow that misses.
Davis blocks an uppercut.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alpha shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Alpha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Davis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alpha takes one to the side of the head.
Davis avoids a kick to the body.
Davis throws a push kick but Alpha slaps the foot to one side.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Davis.
Alpha tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Alpha connects with a body shot that sends Davis's belly button to the back.
Alpha slips a jab from Davis.
Alpha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Alpha takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alpha tries to clinch up.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis lands with a cross.
Alpha clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Alpha.
Alpha throws a punch but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alpha backwards.
Davis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Aldo Alpha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alpha prevents a body shot from Davis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Alpha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Alpha has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Alpha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis scores with a hook to the body.
Davis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Alpha throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taylor Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alpha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Davis connects with a body shot that sends Alpha's belly button to the back.
Alpha tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis misses with a hook. Alpha ducked under it nicely.
Alpha throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.
Davis punishes Alpha's body with a nice straight punch.
Alpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Alpha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Davis.
Davis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alpha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alpha tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick from Davis misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alpha takes one on the button.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis thuds his right hand into Alpha's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alpha blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Alpha.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alpha.
Davis lands the left hand.
Davis throws a leg kick but Alpha checks it.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Alpha.
Davis drops his hands momentarily and Alpha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Davis stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alpha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
An inside leg kick lands from Davis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alpha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alpha takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alpha.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A head kick misses from Alpha.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Alpha misses with a body shot.
Alpha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davis.
Taylor Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alpha shoots for a double leg takedown but Davis sprawls well. He's pushed Alpha's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Alpha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alpha tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range.
Alpha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alpha will feel that in the morning.
A jab from Davis does it's job there.
Taylor Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Davis lands a lovely overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Alpha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alpha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Davis scores with a punch to the head.
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Alpha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alpha moves out of range of the body kick from Davis.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Alpha slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis is looking to slow Alpha down with leg kicks.
Alpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alpha looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Alpha misses with a lunging right hand
and Davis counters with a solid body kick.
Alpha is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Alpha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha throws a head kick that misses.
Davis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis lands a right hook to the body.
Davis keeps the fight on the outside.
Alpha finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alpha tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance.
Davis wants to land a leg kick but Alpha is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Davis.
Davis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis cracks Alpha with a right hand to the side of the head.
Taylor Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alpha throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis throws a leg kick but Alpha moved away.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Alpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Alpha tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Davis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Taylor Davis!
After winning the bout, Taylor Davis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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RATING
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