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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Davis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Reynolds's chin.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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 Reynolds has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reynolds and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Reynolds, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Reynolds against the cage but Reynolds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds moves into the clinch.
Reynolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Reynolds wants to stall.
Davis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reynolds gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Davis tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Reynolds has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds misses with the head strike.
Davis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds working aggressively here.
Reynolds throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reynolds misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Reynolds.
Davis blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Reynolds fails to land.
Davis blocking some punches.
Reynolds lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a shoulder strike.
Davis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reynolds has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davis as Reynolds tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reynolds lands a body shot in the clinch.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Reynolds checks a low kick from Davis.
Reynolds fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Davis misses.
Nice cross by Reynolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
Davis scores with a takedown into Reynolds's guard.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.
Davis trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reynolds wants to pass to mount but Davis is defending the position.
Reynolds lands with a punch from half guard.
Davis moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Reynolds is proving a slippery customer.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds sitting in guard here, content to control.
Davis is looking for a triangle here but Reynolds uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Davis tries to buck Reynolds off but Reynolds is having none of it.
Davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reynolds connects with a decent elbow.
Davis tries to bench press Reynolds off him but Reynolds keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds is looking to take a break and control but Davis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reynolds connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Davis some visible discomfort.
Davis is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds working the head and body with strikes.
Reynolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davis keeps working.
Davis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Davis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reynolds is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reynolds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Reynolds dominated that round.
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.
Jab from Reynolds.
Davis blocks a head kick by Reynolds.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Reynolds scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Davis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Nice takedown defense from Reynolds. No joy for Davis on that attempt.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Reynolds counter with a right hand.
Davis has a takedown stuffed.
Davis lands with a straight right. Reynolds didn't see that one coming.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reynolds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reynolds plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.
Davis thows a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reynolds.
Frank Reynolds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis lands with a right hand.
Davis slips a jab from Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but Davis moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Some wild striking there from Reynolds.
Reynolds misses with a looping right.
Davis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Reynolds.
Davis connects with a nice looking jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reynolds.
Reynolds jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davis shoots in for a double leg but Reynolds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis lands with an overhand left.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
Reynolds throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds misses with a straight right.
Reynolds scoring well with a low kick there.
Davis 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.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Reynolds at a distance.
Jab from Reynolds.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Davis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reynolds's hands.
Davis looks to land a left hand but Reynolds moved out of range nicely.
Davis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reynolds.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davis. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis throws a push kick but Reynolds slaps the foot to one side.
Davis slips under a jab.
Reynolds defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to land a combination. Reynolds sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Reynolds lands a jab to the head.
Reynolds throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Reynolds thuds his right hand into Davis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Reynolds throws a sloppy head kick and Davis moves out of range easily.
Davis missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Davis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reynolds. Reynolds circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds lands with a cross.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Davis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Reynolds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis digs a good hook to Reynolds's body.
Reynolds is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reynolds slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reynolds will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Davis throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Davis is rocked!
Davis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds drops Davis with a big left hand! Davis is injured, injured bad! Reynolds jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Reynolds!
After winning the bout, Frank Reynolds 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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