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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by August Burns Red - Meridian. The crowd seem to be enjoying Azevedo's choice of entrance music: Puddle Of Mudd - Psycho . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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172 cm
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158 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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179 cm
24
151 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Davidson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Azevedo! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Davidson blocks a jab. Davidson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Davidson wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance. Azevedo throws a low kick but Davidson avoids it. Davidson connects with an inside leg kick. Davidson throws a hook but Azevedo blocks it. Davidson misses with a few strikes there.
Azevedo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davidson on the side of the head. Azevedo scores with a kick to the body.
Azevedo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azevedo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Davidson appears to be looking for a big counter. Davidson misses with the combination.
Azevedo throws a shot to the body.
Azevedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azevedo throws a leg kick which misses Davidson's front leg but catches the back leg as Davidson tries to avoid it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Davidson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Davidson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Azevedo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davidson at a distance.
Davidson lands a really nice looking cross but Azevedo seems unphased.
Azevedo lands with an overhand left.
Davidson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick by Azevedo - that's a beauty! Davidson is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Azevedo can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Thiago Azevedo! Thiago Azevedo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fury Nutrition Inc. for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
87% |
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