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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Popper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Popper will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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211 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Davison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Popper!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper is looking to score with low kicks.
Davison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Popper.
Davison throws a lazy right hand but Popper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popper has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Davison is landing a low percentage of strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Popper.
Davison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popper explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Popper.
Popper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davison checks it well.
Davison feinted with a counter takedown.
Popper cracks Davison with an open hand slap.
Popper is looking to clinch.
Davison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popper moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Popper misses
and Davison counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davison tries to score with some ground and pound. Popper controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Davison misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've been hearing good reports from Davison's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Davison 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.
Popper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davison wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Davison seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davison working the body and head with strikes.
Davison looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Davison throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Popper struggling a bit here.
Popper defending against the ground and pound.
Popper defending against the ground and pound.
Popper tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Davison's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Davison working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Davison throws a strike aimed at the side of Popper's head but Popper avoids it well.
Davison tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Popper is looking to reverse the position.
Davison tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davison is looking to take a break and control but Popper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Popper gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison is looking for a kimura here.
Davison wants to pass to mount but Popper is defending the position.
Davison stalling.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davison seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Popper is trying to control but can't.
Popper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davison.
Davison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Popper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davison.
Davison lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davison landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Davison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Popper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Popper lunges at Davison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davison's hand.
Davison shoots in for a takedown but Popper shows good takedown defense.
Davison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popper can do to turn this around?
Popper lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Popper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab lands there for Popper.
Davison fails with the takedown
and Popper counters with a head kick.
Davison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Popper can pounce on him.
Davison just misses with a punch to the body.
Davison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Popper under the eye.
Davison throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Davison finds it's target.
Popper cracks the inside of Davison's front leg.
Popper dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Davison. That did some damage!
Davison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popper moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper defending well as Davison loads up on a big left hand.
Davison darts in looking for a takedown but Popper gets double underhooks and turns Davison into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Davison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Popper slips under a jab.
Karl Popper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popper feints and then cracks Davison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davison down.
Popper gets caught flat footed, as Davison shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Popper working a defensive guard here.
Popper controlling Davison's posture.
Davison lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison stopping the sweep attempt from Popper.
Popper controls Davison momentarily but Davison frees himself.
Popper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davison scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davison throwing strikes from guard but Popper blocks nicely.
Popper is trying to control the position but Davison postures up.
Popper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Popper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popper moves away from the strike by Davison.
Davison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Davison misses with an uppercut.
Davison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Popper defends it nicely.
Popper moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Davison throws out a loose jab but Popper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Popper.
Davison dives in and grabs Popper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Popper pushes down on Davison's head and hops out.
It seemed like Popper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Davison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Popper is predictable there
and Davison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davison.
Davison wants to control but Popper is keeping him busy.
Popper is looking to improve his position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davison is looking for a kimura here.
Davison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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 Chris Davison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Popper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Popper connects with a leg kick. Davison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Davison misses with a combination
letting Popper counter with a right hand.
Davison shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Popper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Davison working the ground and pound.
Davison in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Popper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Popper is trying to control Davison's posture but Davison avoids it.
Davison working the strikes but Popper uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Davison wants to pass the guard but Popper is defending well.
Davison lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Davison jumps into side control!
Popper is trying to improve his position.
Davison fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Davison looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Popper is avoiding damage well.
Davison postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ground and pound from Davison seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Davison trying to control the action but Popper is working from the bottom.
Davison throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davison throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Popper works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Popper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davison working over Popper with some ground and pound. Popper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Popper is rocked!
Davison lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Popper quite badly. Popper pulls Davison in close trying to recover. Davison postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Popper on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Popper doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Davison!
Chris Davison was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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