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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punch Davenport Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen fighter as his entrance music. Anthony Anderson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.8lbs 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. Anthony Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Punch Davenport Jr's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Punch Davenport Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davenport Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson looks to land a body kick but Davenport Jr moved away.
Davenport Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Davenport Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anthony Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson looks winded!
Davenport Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davenport Jr smiles and moves away.
Davenport Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Davenport Jr persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch Davenport Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davenport Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davenport Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Davenport Jr on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Davenport Jr avoids it well.
Davenport Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anderson sprawls well. Anderson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Davenport Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Davenport Jr blocks the leg kick.
Davenport Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Davenport Jr stands up from Anderson's guard - Davenport Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Davenport Jr shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Davenport Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Anderson swivels and escapes.
Davenport Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davenport Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Davenport Jr clinches with his opponent.
Davenport Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Davenport Jr won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davenport Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davenport Jr.
Davenport Jr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Davenport Jr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport Jr decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Davenport Jr.
No luck for Davenport Jr with that takedown attempt.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Davenport Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anderson pinned against the cage. Anderson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davenport Jr lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davenport Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
Davenport Jr looks for a takedown but Anderson sprawls well.
Davenport Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Davenport Jr ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davenport Jr is trying to pull guard but Anderson has him pressed against the cage.
Davenport Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davenport Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Davenport Jr manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punch Davenport Jr 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.
Davenport Jr scores with a one two! Anderson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Davenport Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davenport Jr looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anderson is working an open guard so Davenport Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davenport Jr rushes Anderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davenport Jr manages to break the clinch.
Davenport Jr fails to land the takedown.
Davenport Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Anderson to the ground. Davenport Jr is now in Anderson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson wants to improve his position but instead Davenport Jr has moved into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davenport Jr stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Anderson to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson leaves Davenport Jr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davenport Jr is defended easily by Anderson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch Davenport Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson stuffs the takedown.
Davenport Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Davenport Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Davenport Jr persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davenport Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Davenport Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson back to the cage. Davenport Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anderson misses with the ground and pound.
Anderson 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.
Anderson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davenport Jr sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davenport Jr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Davenport Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch but Davenport Jr moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Anderson as Davenport Jr shoots in.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davenport Jr shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Davenport Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderson shoots in but Davenport Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davenport Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Andersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davenport Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davenport Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Davenport Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punch Davenport Jr dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Davenport Jr clinches up against the cage.
Davenport Jr pulls guard effortlessly.
My spies in Cozad MMA Los Angeles inform me that Anderson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Davenport Jr is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson trying to control but Davenport Jr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davenport Jr is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Davenport Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Punch Davenport Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davenport Jr is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anthony Anderson.
Danga de danga de dang - Davenport Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Davenport Jr connects with a high kick.
Davenport Jr feints and as Anderson raises his hands in defense, Davenport Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Davenport Jr tries to pass.
Davenport Jr trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Davenport Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davenport Jr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Punch Davenport Jr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Davenport Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Anderson's sensitive parts.
Davenport Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Anderson back to the cage. Davenport Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davenport Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davenport Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Davenport Jr. Davenport Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punch Davenport Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davenport Jr misses with a head kick.
Davenport Jr cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Davenport Jr shoots in but Anderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Davenport Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Davenport Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anderson defends well and Davenport Jr ends up having to push Anderson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Davenport Jr breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Punch Davenport Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Davenport Jr with that takedown attempt.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Davenport Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davenport Jr.
Davenport Jr lands a head kick!
Anderson swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davenport Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Punch Davenport Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davenport Jr 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punch Davenport Jr!
Anthony Anderson spoke after the fight, saying 'It was tough but it's a lesson to learn. Let's just make it next time'.
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