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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leslie Houston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Davilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Davilo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leslie Houston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Davilo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davilo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davilo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Houston wants to control but Davilo is keeping busy.
Davilo is looking to advance position but Houston won't allow it.
Houston has his hands clasped together around Davilo's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Houston manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Davilo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Davilo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Houston seems keen to control Davilo's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston has his foot on Davilo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davilo works his way back into a safe position though.
Davilo being controlled here momentarily.
Davilo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Houston escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davilo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Houston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davilo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Houston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davilo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Houston trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Houston wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Houston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Houston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Houston slips a nice elbow through Davilo's hands, connecting with Davilo's forehead.
Houston looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davilo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Davilo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Houston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davilo wants to control but Houston is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davilo taking some punishment here, with Houston in his half guard.
Houston lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Houston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davilo tries to get to full guard but Houston has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Houston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davilo defending well though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Davilo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Houston.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Houston darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Houston landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Houston lands a nice short elbow.
Houston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Houston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Houston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Houston trying to control the position from guard on top but Davilo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Houston working some strikes from top position.
Houston throws a big right hand that misses.
Houston scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston wants to get up but he can't break Davilo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Houston wants to control from the top but Davilo keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Davilo is breathing heavily.
Houston gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davilo's guard.
Houston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davilo can do to turn this around?
Houston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davilo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davilo keeping moving, preventing Houston from controlling successfully.
Houston lands a couple of elbows.
Houston throws a big elbow that misses.
Davilo keeping moving, preventing Houston from controlling successfully.
Houston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houston postures up and lands a big shot to Davilo's brow.
Houston is working Davilo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Houston controlling from the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Houston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Davilo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houston shoots in and bounces Davilo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Houston 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.
Houston cracks Davilo with a solid left hand.
Houston with a nice head shot there.
Houston is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Houston trying to control but Davilo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Houston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Houston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Houston scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Houston with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Houston dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Davilo as Houston shoots in.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Houston goes for a takedown attempt but Davilo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Davilo. No joy for Houston on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leslie Houston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davilo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Houston somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Houston shoots in for a takedown but Davilo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davilo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Davilo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davilo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houston struggling a bit here.
Houston sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Houston is concentrating on defense, preventing Davilo from advancing position.
Houston trying to control from the bottom.
Houston keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Houston works his way to full guard. Good work.
Davilo being controlled here momentarily.
Houston controls Davilo momentarily but Davilo frees himself.
Houston tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two 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.
Davilo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Houston pulls Davilo in close to prevent any damage.
Davilo throwing strikes from guard but Houston blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Houston closes the distance and clinches up with Davilo, looking for a takedown. Houston pushes Davilo against the cage but Davilo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Davilo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Houston trying to control but Davilo postures up.
Houston works his way to full guard. Good work.
Houston avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Houston looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davilo is looking to stand up but Houston won't let him.
Davilo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Houston pulls Davilo in to control the position.
Davilo preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Houston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Houston closes the distance and clinches up with Davilo, looking for a takedown. Houston pushes Davilo against the cage but Davilo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Houston looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Davilo is fending him off so far but Houston persists. Nope, Davilo circles away and we're back to standing.
Davilo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Houston shoots for a double leg takedown but Davilo sprawls well. He's pushed Houston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Davilo misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davilo's waist but Davilo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Houston off to one side.
Davilo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davilo lands in his opponent's guard.
Houston is pulling down on Davilo's head to control his posture.
Davilo postures up in Houston's guard and throws a big left but Houston blocks it.
Davilo wants to stand but Houston is controlling his posture from full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davilo is fighting to break Houston's control of his arms but Houston is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Davilo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Houston 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leslie Houston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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