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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sled (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Sled has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Sled!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sled throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sled is in Davidson's guard.
Sled looking to pass the guard.
Davidson is trying to keep Sled in close.
Sled won't allow Davidson to sweep him here.
Davidson looking to control.
Davidson is working an open guard so Sled takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sled has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sled there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davidson closes the distance and clinches.
Sled jumps into guard, dragging Davidson to the mat.
Sled wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sled wants to get back to his feet but Davidson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Davidson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sled controls Davidson momentarily but Davidson frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sled holds on and takes a little breather.
Davidson really is a fat lump.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sled looking for a sweep. Not yet Sled, not yet.
Bob Sled has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sled napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sled tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davidson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davidson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sled down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson controls the position from side control.
Davidson trying to control the position but Sled is working away.
Sled tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davidson controls the position from side control.
Sled tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davidson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davidson taking a breather here.
Sled is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson wants to control but Sled is keeping him busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sled is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sled looks to move to half guard but instead Davidson has passed into mount! Damn!
Davidson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Davidson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sled looks a forlorn figure.
Sled is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Davidson dominated that 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.
Sled dives in and scores a takedown into Davidson's guard.
Davidson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sled wants to stand but Davidson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sled tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Sled throws a strike but Davidson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sled keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Sled is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sled is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
Sled is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson postures up.
Sled wants to get back to his feet but Davidson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sled being controlled here, momentarily.
Sled avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Sled keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davidson tries to clinch but Sled is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sled clinches up with Davidson and pushes him back against the cage.
Davidson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sled just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davidson trying to control the position but instead, Sled has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davidson into the cage.
Davidson is trying to pull guard but Sled has him pressed against the cage.
Sled lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bruce Davidson has been cut.
Sled jumps guard and drags Davidson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sled is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
Davidson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sled works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sled wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Davidson is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sled holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sled tries to get to full guard but Davidson has control of the leg.
Sled manages to get to full guard.
Sled looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Sled showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Davidson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Davidson tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Davidson is defended easily by Sled.
Sled pushes Davidson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sled ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sled no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Davidson 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.
Sled is trying to control the position but Davidson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sled is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Sled.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce Davidson.
Sled clinches.
Davidson jumps guard and drags Sled to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sled drops back, looking for a kneebar! Davidson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Davidson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Davidson!
Davidson scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sled is avoiding damage well.
Sled dodges the ground and pound from Davidson.
Sled tries to bench press Davidson off him but Davidson keeps the position.
Davidson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sled keeps working.
Sled is trying to improve his position.
Bruce Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson cracks Sled with a big elbow.
Sled is looking for a sweep.
Davidson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sled will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Davidson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sled keeps working.
Sled is looking for a sweep.
Davidson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Davidson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson 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.
Davidson 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.
Davidson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sled keeps working.
Sled tries to bench press Davidson off him but Davidson keeps the position.
Davidson cracks Sled with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sled tries to improve position but can't.
Sled takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davidson scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Davidson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Davidson!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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