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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Lomachenko (ranked 376 p4p, 12 weight class) and Jonathan Davis (ranked 545 p4p, 24 weight class). Davis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Lomachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Davis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lomachenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters with a straight right hand.
Lomachenko dives in for a single leg takedown but Davis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lomachenko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Davis stalks Lomachenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lomachenko's face. Lomachenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Davis moves away from the strike by Lomachenko.
A telegraphed right hand from Lomachenko misses the target.
Lomachenko tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lomachenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Davis avoids the body shot from Lomachenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lomachenko manages to avoid it.
Davis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lomachenko swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Lomachenko misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lomachenko is defended easily by Davis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis misses the jab.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Lomachenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lomachenko moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lomachenko misses the body punch
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lomachenko tries to move into range but Davis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jonathan Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Lomachenko missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Davis stalks Lomachenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lomachenko's face. Lomachenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Lomachenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jonathan Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lomachenko.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Davis thuds a left hand into Lomachenko's body.
Lomachenko throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Lomachenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lomachenko slips under a jab.
Lomachenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Davis misses with the combination.
Lomachenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Davis defends it nicely.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot.
Lomachenko misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davis misses with a left hand
and Lomachenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davis's guard.
Lomachenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis wants to stand up but Lomachenko is controlling him.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lomachenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lomachenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lomachenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis keeping full guard, as Lomachenko tries to pass.
Lomachenko throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lomachenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lomachenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Davis controls the pace.
Lomachenko is looking for a triangle but Davis pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lomachenko 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.
Lomachenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lomachenko throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Lomachenko keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis jabs at Lomachenko's body.
Lomachenko misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis throws a counter combo.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lomachenko.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Lomachenko is out of range.
Davis leaves Lomachenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lomachenko dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lomachenko on the side of the head.
Jonathan Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lomachenko.
Davis stalks Lomachenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lomachenko's face. Lomachenko staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis misses with a hook. Lomachenko ducked under it nicely.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lomachenko throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lomachenko.
Davis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Davis trying to control the position here.
Lomachenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lomachenko being controlled here momentarily.
Lomachenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lomachenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Lomachenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Davis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lomachenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko preventing the sweep.
Davis trying to control the position.
Lomachenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lomachenko won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Lomachenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Davis is retaining full guard.
Lomachenko with a nice head shot there.
Lomachenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lomachenko throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lomachenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.
Lomachenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Davis working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lomachenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lomachenko throwing strikes but missing.
Davis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lomachenko preventing the sweep.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lomachenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Davis has wrist control.
Lomachenko throws a strike but Davis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lomachenko wants to sweep here but Davis controlling him for the moment.
Davis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lomachenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Davis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Davis controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lomachenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
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 Evgeni Lomachenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Davis's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Lomachenko misses its intended target.
Lomachenko shoots in and drives through. Davis sprawls well.
Lomachenko shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Jonathan Davis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lomachenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Lomachenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Lomachenko misses.
Davis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lomachenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Davis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lomachenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomachenko.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomachenko is just out of range.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Lomachenko.
Davis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lomachenko.
Davis misses with a jab to the body
and Lomachenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Evgeni Lomachenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lomachenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Lomachenko passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis controlling the position for now.
Davis won't allow Lomachenko to pass to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lomachenko lands a nice short elbow.
Davis trying to control but Lomachenko postures up.
Lomachenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lomachenko.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davis trying to hold on to Lomachenko's head to control him but Lomachenko postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lomachenko working the head and body with strikes.
Davis wants to improve his position but Lomachenko is controlling well.
Davis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lomachenko is working away from the top position though.
Lomachenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lomachenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Davis wants to control but Lomachenko is keeping busy.
Lomachenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his 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.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Lomachenko won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Lomachenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lomachenko works over Davis with some ground and pound from guard.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lomachenko throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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.
Davis slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Evgeni Lomachenko.
I think Lomachenko 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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