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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ewen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes into the arena with Atreyu-Ex's and oh's blaring out of the sound system. Palahnuik has chosen Machine Civilization as his entrance music. Pete Palahnuik told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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187 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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181 lbs
36 - 17 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ewen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palahnuik.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick from Palahnuik.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Palahnuik on the side of the head.
Palahnuik loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
As Palahnuik tries to get set, Davis tries to push him back and clinch up but Palahnuik manages to avoid the attempt.
Davis with a hook.
Davis is looking to score with low kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Davis there.
A jab from Davis misses.
Palahnuik ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis takes a swing at Palahnuik's ribcage but misses.
Davis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Palahnuik to the mat! Palahnuik manages to get full guard.
Davis trying to control but Palahnuik is working from the bottom.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palahnuik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Palahnuik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Palahnuik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palahnuik's guard.
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palahnuik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to control from the top but Palahnuik keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palahnuik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Palahnuik is retaining full guard.
Davis throws a strike but Palahnuik rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
Davis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Palahnuik from controlling successfully.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing Palahnuik from standing up.
Davis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palahnuik gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Davis darts in and clinches Palahnuik up against the cage.
Davis taking a breather.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Palahnuik's head.
Palahnuik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Palahnuik being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik is fighting off a takedown attempt but Davis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Palahnuik to the mat. Palahnuik regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Davis throws a big right hand that misses.
Davis is stalling in the full guard.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Palahnuik uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Palahnuik!
Palahnuik trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palahnuik stopping the sweep attempt from Davis.
We've been hearing good reports from Davis'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.
Palahnuik pushing down on Davis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewen Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Palahnuik misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis lands a slapping body shot.
Davis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Davis lands in his opponent's guard.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Palahnuik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palahnuik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Palahnuik manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Davis has Palahnuik in his guard.
Palahnuik tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Davis 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.
Palahnuik works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Palahnuik prevents Davis from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control but can't.
Davis is concentrating on defense, preventing Palahnuik from advancing position.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Davis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Palahnuik's guard.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ewen Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davis advances to half guard.
Davis is looking to advance position but Palahnuik won't allow it.
Davis trying to control from half guard but Palahnuik is working away.
Palahnuik wants to control but Davis is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Palahnuik still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Palahnuik has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Davis is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ewen Davis dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Davis jabs Palahnuik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Palahnuik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Palahnuik fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davis.
Palahnuik throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palahnuik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis is looking to clinch but Palahnuik is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Davis.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Davis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Palahnuik to the ground. Davis is now in Palahnuik's guard.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Palahnuik has wrist control.
Davis wants to control from the top but Palahnuik keeps moving.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palahnuik is keeping the position for now.
Davis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Palahnuik is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Palahnuik is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Palahnuik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Palahnuik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palahnuik circles away quickly and effectively.
Palahnuik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Davis lands an uppercut.
Palahnuik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Davis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palahnuik is defending well.
Davis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palahnuik is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Davis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Palahnuik can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.
Palahnuik throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daviss head.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ewen Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palahnuik is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palahnuik can do to turn this around?
Palahnuik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Palahnuik moves out of range as Davis strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palahnuik checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Davis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into range.
Palahnuik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik slips under a jab from Davis.
Davis moves into the clinch.
Palahnuik tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Davis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Palahnuik can't fight it off and eventually Davis manages to take the fight to the floor. Palahnuik looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Palahnuik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Palahnuik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Palahnuik manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis is looking for a triangle but Palahnuik pushes his legs off easily.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ewen Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pete Palahnuik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palahnuik wanted to stand there but Davis had control of the position.
Davis looking to control.
Davis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Palahnuik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ewen 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ewen Davis!
Ewen Davis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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