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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Money Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell Davis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mitchell Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Money Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitchell Davis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Man blocks the body kick.
Davis tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Davis wants to clinch.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Man closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
Man stays in close to Davis's body and controls the position.
Man has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Man lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Man seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Money Man wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Davis on his heels. He'll look to pass Davis's guard now, I'm sure.
Man controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Money Man has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
Man controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Man throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man looks to land a combination but Davis avoids it well.
Man drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Man's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Davis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Man is taking a breather. Davis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Man seems to be looking for submissions.
Man performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.
Man slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Money Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davis is looking to get back to his feet here but Man is keeping cool and he's managed to take Davis's back.
Davis trying to control the hands but Man won't let him.
Man controlling the position well here. Davis rolled but Man kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a hammerfist to the side of Davis's head.
Man throwing damaging strikes from the back! Davis could be in trouble here!
Davis takes a big shot to the side of the head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
I really don't envy Davis right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throwing damaging strikes from the back! Davis could be in trouble here!
Davis showing good submission defense here.
Man keeps control of the position easily here as Davis tries to buck him off.
Davis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Davis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Man looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis fails with the takedown.
Man takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Man to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Davis keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Davis looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Money Man just wasn't active enough.
Man scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davis for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control but Man postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Man just content to control the position.
Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Money Man has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davis throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Man looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davis!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis is letting Man control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet but Man drags him back down.
Davis wants to control but Man postures up.
Man scores with a couple of short elbows.
Man landing a few strikes.
Man remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Davis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Man connects with a decent elbow.
Money Man overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mitchell Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Man's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Money Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Money Man.
Davis gets caught flat footed, as Man shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Money Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Man!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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