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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigorij Asubabjan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asubabjan has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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176 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigorij Asubabjan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis has Asubabjan up against the cage in a clinch.
Asubabjan tries for a takedown but Davis manages to get underhooks.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis clinches up with Asubabjan and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis pulls Asubabjan into guard.
Asubabjan postures up.
Asubabjan wants to stand but Davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Asubabjan looks winded!
Davis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asubabjan taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to free his trapped foot but Asubabjan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davis wants to take a breather but Asubabjan is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asubabjan trying to control here.
Asubabjan tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
Davis stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asubabjan is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asubabjan avoid being mounted?
Davis blocks the strikes from Asubabjan.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Davis is nestled in close to Asubabjan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Davis is pressing down on Asubabjan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Asubabjan is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Davis.
Ground and pound from Davis.
Well, if Davis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Davis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Davis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davis tries to stand and escape but Asubabjan is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asubabjan wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Davis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Davis trying to control the action but Asubabjan is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Davis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Asubabjan is trying to defend but Davis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Davis tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Davis 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.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Asubabjan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Douglas Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Asubabjan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Davis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Asubabjan looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Asubabjan on the ground.
Davis distracts Asubabjan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Asubabjan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Davis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Davis 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.
Asubabjan wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asubabjan has a closed guard, preventing Davis from standing up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Davis trying to control but Asubabjan is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davis looking to score a takedown here. Asubabjan is defending well but Davis drives through and ends up in Asubabjan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asubabjan tries to strike from the bottom.
Davis wants to control from the top but Asubabjan keeps moving.
Davis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Davis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis distracts Asubabjan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Asubabjan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Davis pulls Asubabjan into guard.
Asubabjan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Davis's guard.
Asubabjan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Asubabjan looking to sit in guard and control but Davis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is in close to Asubabjan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Asubabjan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Asubabjan keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Asubabjan did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Davis tries to stand but can't do so whilst Asubabjan controls his leg.
Davis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Davis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Asubabjan taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
Asubabjan trying to control from the bottom.
Asubabjan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Davis there.
Davis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Davis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Asubabjan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Davis jumps guard and drags Asubabjan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Asubabjan stops Davis from standing up.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asubabjan stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Asubabjan from controlling successfully.
Douglas Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Asubabjan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davis 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Davis!
Douglas Davis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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