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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay de Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Stacked Actors. Sam Davies is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sam Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay de Borg!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Borg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies throws a sloppy head kick and de Borg moves out of range easily.
de Borg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
de Borg stalling.
de Borg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davies has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. de Borg is working away from the top position though.
de Borg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
de Borg decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
de Borg shoots in looking for a takedown. Davies tries to sprawl out of it but de Borg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Davies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
de Borg takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid body kick from Davies.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies fails in his attempt to clinch.
Davies wants to clinch up but de Borg keeps it at a distance.
Davies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. de Borg tries to avoid it but Davies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag de Borg to the ground. de Borg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jay de Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davies bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Davies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice body kick there by Davies.
Davies goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Davies throws a front kick that sends de Borg stumbling back into the ropes.
Davies is looking to clinch.
Davies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Davies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Borg.
de Borg misses with the combination.
Davies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
de Borg looks gassed!
de Borg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
de Borg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davies trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
de Borg stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Borg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davies trying to control the position.
Davies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Davies keeping moving, preventing de Borg from controlling successfully.
de Borg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
de Borg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
de Borg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sam Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay de Borg.
Davies tries to clinch but de Borg is having none of it.
de Borg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but de Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Davies throws a series of punches but de Borg avoids them all with ease.
de Borg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies moves in looking to clinch but de Borg pushes him off.
Davies gets a clinch.
Davies lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davies lands a knee to the head.
de Borg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davies throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Davies throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
de Borg swats away the attempt to clinch by Davies.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davies.
Davies shoots in and drives through. de Borg sprawls well.
A head kick misses from Davies.
de Borg tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
de Borg throws a leg kick but Davies checks it.
Davies throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies throws a head kick that de Borg semi-blocks.
Davies throws a nice outside leg kick.
de Borg throws a right hand that Davies ducks under and follows up with a left that Davies also avoids with ease.
de Borg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Davies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
de Borg stops a takedown attempt from Davies.
Davies tries to stall but de Borg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davies landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de Borg fails to pull guard.
Davies lands a knee to the body.
de Borg has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davies is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davies has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. de Borg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Davies prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Borg blocks it with crossed arms.
de Borg is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Davies gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
de Borg blocks the elbow strike.
de Borg jumps guard and drags Davies to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
de Borg looking to control.
Davies wants to pass the guard but de Borg is keeping the position.
de Borg has his hands on Davies's head, controlling the position.
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 Sam Davies will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
de Borg shoots in but Davies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davies cracks the inside of de Borg's front leg.
de Borg fails to land with a series of punches.
de Borg wants to clinch
and Davies counters with a low kick, right behind de Borg 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davies.
de Borg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davies is trying to get back to his feet.
Davies wants to control but de Borg postures up.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
de Borg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
de Borg slips a jab and a cross from Davies.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies shoots in but no luck this time.
de Borg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de Borg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Davies.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
de Borg thows a leg kick but Davies checks it
and Davies counters with a nice body kick.
Davies clinches but de Borg breaks the clinch
and de Borg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by de Borg.
Davies trying to keep a closed guard but de Borg is proving a slippery customer.
de Borg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
de Borg looking to pass the guard.
Davies wants to stand and escape but de Borg is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Borg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
de Borg works over Davies with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells de Borg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
de Borg gets to his feet - Davies follows without any prompting.
Davies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from de Borg.
Davies with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Davies throws a nice head kick!
de Borg scores with a nice head shot.
Davies lands a high kick!
Davies closes the distance looking to clinch
and de Borg counters with a straight right hand.
de Borg steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Davies. That one must have hurt.
A good leg kick by Davies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Borg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davies throws a nice head kick!
Davies scores with a head kick.
Davies throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
de Borg throws a right hand that Davies ducks under and follows up with a left that Davies also avoids with ease.
Davies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davies forces de Borg back against the ropes and clinches.
Davies is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
de Borg tightens his grip and picks Davies up, before dumping him to the ground. Davies manages to land in guard.
Davies looking to control.
Davies kicks de Borg off and gets to his feet.
Davies connects with a solid leg kick.
Davies misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Borg has managed to clinch.
Davies tries to stall but de Borg uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Davies lands a knee to the body.
de Borg gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
de Borg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Borg stops Davies from getting back to his feet.
de Borg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
de Borg is thwarting Davies's attempts to control the position.
de Borg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
de Borg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
de Borg looking to finish Davies with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davies!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davies is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
de Borg controlling the position easily from mount.
Davies really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay de Borg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
de Borg throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davies's waist but Davies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de Borg off to one side.
Davies fakes the leg kick and cracks de Borg in the body.
de Borg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davies lets loose with a powerful body kick. de Borg will feel that in the morning.
de Borg misses with a wild combination.
Nice straight punches there by Davies. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davies.
Davies lands a high kick!
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch but de Borg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Davies wants to clinch but de Borg slips to the side
and de Borg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de Borg.
Davies can't get the takedown.
Davies can't break the clinch.
de Borg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davies looking to slow down the pace here.
de Borg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davies scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
de Borg holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Davies trying to advance position but de Borg counters by regaining guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies being controlled here momentarily.
de Borg keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.
de Borg wants to sweep but no luck.
Davies trying to control but de Borg is working from the bottom.
Jay de Borg has got the better of the ground game so far.
de Borg has his feet on Davies's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
de Borg cracks Davies with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Davies scores with a push kick.
de Borg throws a series of punches but Davies avoids them all with ease.
de Borg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sam Davies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay de Borg.
Davies throws a head kick that de Borg semi-blocks.
Sam Davies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davies throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Davies lands a high kick!
de Borg bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davies is trying to escape the position but de Borg is controlling the position.
Davies is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but de Borg has just dragged him back down to the mat.
de Borg tries to advance to mount but Davies denies him.
Davies is looking to regain half guard here but de Borg keeps moving and retains side control.
de Borg is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Davies will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Borg decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Davies lands a nice hook to de Borg's body. de Borg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Davies scores with a head kick.
Davies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davies needs to keep his hands up - de Borg had a free shot at his head there.
Davies looks to land a body kick but de Borg moved away.
Left hook, right uppercut from de Borg.
Davies doesn't manage to clinch there - de Borg circles away.
de Borg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davies.
Nice cross by de Borg.
Davies explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
de Borg lands an overhand right.
Davies lands a nice looking body kick.
de Borg misses with a series of wild punches.
Davies is looking to slow de Borg down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but de Borg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de Borg throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
de Borg rushes Davies and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Davies misses with a knee strike.
de Borg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Davies gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from de Borg.
Davies is trying to break free.
Davies is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
de Borg gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Davies wants to stand up but de Borg is controlling him.
de Borg controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
de Borg looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay de Borg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think de Borg 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay de Borg!
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hype
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pop
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