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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Wars Of Islam. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Reynolds.
Davies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reynolds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davies looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davies.
Reynolds defending well as Davies loads up on a big left hand.
Davies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reynolds.
Davies lands a jab.
Davies defending well as Reynolds loads up on a big left hand.
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body. Davies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reynolds lands a nice looking body shot.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Davies is just out of range.
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Davies jumps back.
Reynolds connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davies has Reynolds up against the cage in a clinch.
Davies is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Davies prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies jumps guard and drags Reynolds to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Davies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Reynolds forces his way into half guard.
Davies works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davies manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reynolds manages to get himself to full guard.
Davies postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reynolds is trying to control the position but Davies postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davies controls the pace.
Reynolds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davies wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is keeping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
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 thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reynolds thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reynolds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davies defending well though.
Davies is staying active underneath Reynolds, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reynolds trying to control from Davies's half guard. Davies has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Davies has his foot on Reynolds's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reynolds works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reynolds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davies lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reynolds!
Davies looking to secure an arm triangle but Reynolds defends it well.
Reynolds manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Reynolds wants to control the action here but instead Davies manages to pass to full mount!
Reynolds tries to reverse the position but Davies maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to hold on but Davies postures up.
Reynolds is looking to improve his position but Davies isn't that keen on the idea.
Reynolds tries to hold on but Davies pushes him away.
Reynolds is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reynolds is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Davies has taken his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies looking for the choke but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Reynolds will probably get the nod.
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.
Reynolds lands with a nice body punch.
Davies avoids the head kick by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a head kick that misses.
Davies wants to clinch up but Reynolds keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Davies.
Davies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reynolds, pushing him back against the cage.
Davies jumps guard but Reynolds turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Reynolds working hard to break the clinch.
Davies struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but Davies won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reynolds.
Davies tries to throw a body punch but Reynolds avoids it by throwing Davies back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reynolds stalling.
Davies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Davies prevents Reynolds from breaking the clinch.
Davies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Come on Reynolds - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Reynolds breaks from the clinch.
Mark Reynolds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Reynolds throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davies counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Davies showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Davies being controlled here momentarily.
Reynolds looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds managing to control the position.
Mark Reynolds has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Reynolds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Davies ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds misses with a two punch combination.
Reynolds misses with a head kick.
Davies avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a hook but Davies avoids it easily.
Reynolds misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Davies counter with a right hand.
Reynolds misses with a body shot
enabling Davies to counter with a crisp jab.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reynolds throws the left hand but Davies avoids the punch easily.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Davies moves into the clinch.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Davies blocks it.
Davies tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Davies goes for a takedown attempt but Reynolds pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davies has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reynolds finds it's way round the side to connect with Davies's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Davies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davies slips a straight right by Reynolds.
Reynolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davies decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reynolds's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies wants to control from the top but Reynolds keeps moving.
Davies trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reynolds wants to control the position but Davies says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reynolds is refusing to be controlled, as Davies sits in half guard.
Davies looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Still in half guard, Davies seems content to control.
Davis Davies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davies passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Reynolds!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Davis Davies will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body. Davies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davies closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Reynolds's guard.
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 thows a huge punch but Davies dodges it nicely.
Reynolds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Davies wants to control but Reynolds is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Reynolds missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reynolds looks to land a strike but Davies avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Reynolds is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Davies has his hands on Reynolds's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Davies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davies controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reynolds misses the jab.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Davies ducks down to avoid it.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but Reynolds pushes him off.
Reynolds swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Davies counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reynolds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davies.
Mark Reynolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davies sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds misses with a lunging right hand
and Davies counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reynolds won't be happy with that.
Reynolds takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds struggling a bit here.
Davies is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reynolds is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Check out the look on Davies's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Davies is looking to take a break and control but Reynolds is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds can't do much from the bottom here.
Reynolds is looking to regain half guard here but Davies keeps moving and retains side control.
Davies in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Reynolds is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Davis Davies!
After the fight, Davis Davies was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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