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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scheisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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188 cm
37
215 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
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195 cm
39
202 lbs
39 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Davis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
39 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Scheisse! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Scheisse tries to clinch but fails miserably and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Scheisse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Scheisse gets a clinch. Scheisse tries a knee to the head but Davis blocks it.
Davis tries to circle away but Scheisse has him pinned against the cage. Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scheisse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scheisse off to one side. Scheisse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one. Scheisse shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well. Phil Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scheisse. Scheisse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Davis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Scheisse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Davis tries to circle away but Scheisse has him pinned against the cage. Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Davis tries to circle away but Scheisse has him pinned against the cage. Davis can't find room to land a body shot as Scheisse controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis is trying to break free. Davis misses with a punch to the body.
Scheisse misses with a knee to the head. Scheisse keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away. Scheisse looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage. Scheisse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Scheisse avoids the damage to the body. A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch. Davis manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scheisse is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Davis dodges the punch combination from Scheisse.
Scheisse shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. The fight stays on the outside here - Scheisse looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scheisse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Scheisse tries to clinch up but Davis circles away and keeps his distance. Scheisse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Scheisse tries to stand but can't do so whilst Davis controls his leg. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scheisse gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Scheisse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scheisse is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Scheisse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scheisse wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance. Phil Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Horrible takedown by Scheisse or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad. Scheisse tries to clinch up. Scheisse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Scheisse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scheisse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Scheisse tries to clinch but Davis moves out of range. Davis misses the shot to the body. Scheisse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Scheisse lands.
It looks like Phil Davis has been cut. Davis is breathing heavily. Davis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Scheisse counters with a body kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Scheisse tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Davis misses the jab. Scheisse wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse dominated that round. The cut man is working on Phil Davis's cut. 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.
Davis stuffs the takedown attempt from Scheisse. Scheisse gets slowly back to his feet. Davis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scheisse's calf. Scheisse is looking to clinch. Scheisse is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Scheisse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away. The crowd cheers as Scheisse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Davis doesn't seem phased though. Scheisse rushes Davis and presses him up against the cage. Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks. Scheisse avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis throws a right hand that Scheisse ducks under and follows up with a left that Scheisse also avoids with ease. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scheisse dips to his left and cracks Davis with an uppercut! The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Scheisse. Scheisse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Scheisse shoots in looking for a takedown. Davis tries to sprawl out of it but Scheisse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Davis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Scheisse misses with a knee strike.
Scheisse lands a damaging elbow. Scheisse tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body. Davis can't break the clinch.
Scheisse throws an elbow that misses.
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scheisse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis throws a shot from downtown. Scheisse moves away and avoids it. Michael Scheisse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scheisse counters with a right hand to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scheisse changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Davis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Scheisse has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Scheisse dives in for a single leg takedown but Davis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Phil Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scheisse. Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms. Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis tries to circle away but Scheisse has him pinned against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Davis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scheisse is defending well for now. Scheisse has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Davis manages to break the clinch.
Michael Scheisse seems to be getting the better of the standup. Scheisse tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot. Scheisse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scheisse takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Davis can't break the clinch.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks. Davis can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch. Scheisse looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scheisse lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scheisse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Davis misses with a short punch on the inside. Scheisse has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Davis is trying to push Scheisse away but Scheisse has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Scheisse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Scheisse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis tries to stall but Scheisse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Phil Davis has scored more points in the clinch so far. Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scheisse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Phil Davis's cut. 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scheisse wants to clinch. Scheisse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Scheisse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Davis swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nice sprawl there from Davis as Scheisse shoots in. Scheisse tries to close the distance and clinch but Davis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Scheisse tries to clinch up. Scheisse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scheisse. Scheisse forces Davis back against the cage and clinches. A nice glancing elbow lands by Scheisse. Davis has had enough of the clinch but Scheisse keeps him there for the moment. Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scheisse looking to throw knees to the head but Davis is blocking nicely.
Davis is trying to force a seperation but Scheisse has the dominant position. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Davis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scheisse lands a knee to the head.
Scheisse tries to land a knee to the head but Davis blocks with his arms.
Davis tries to circle away but Scheisse has him pinned against the cage. Scheisse scores with a knee to the head.
Scheisse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Davis blocks it with crossed arms. Scheisse landing knees to the head.
Davis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scheisse on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scheisse scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davis working hard to break the clinch. Scheisse pressing his opponent against the cage. Scheisse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Scheisse has double underhooks. Scheisse has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Scheisse tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scheisse with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Scheisse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Scheisse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Phil Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Scheisse with a poor takedown and Davis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Scheisse won't be happy with that. Scheisse wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Scheisse explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Davis swats away the attempt to clinch by Scheisse. Scheisse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scheisse shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Phil Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Scheisse. Davis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Scheisse counters with a flying knee that drops Davis!
Davis is rocked! Scheisse gets to his feet. Davis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Scheisse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away. Scheisse is looking to clinch but Davis is avoiding it.
Scheisse tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it. Crack! A monster head kick from Scheisse and Davis falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Scheisse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Scheisse! Our winner, Michael Scheisse, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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