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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dare (ranked 4745 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Davies (ranked 3034 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 London, Peter Dare !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dudley Davies!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dare feints and as Davies raises his hands in defense, Dare changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dare trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dare preventing the sweep.
Davies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dare is aware though and is defending well.
Davies looking for a guillotine here but Dare defends easily.
Dare is looking to work some ground and pound but Davies has wrist control.
Dare working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dare stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
Dare 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.
Dare trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
Dare with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dare got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davies has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dare has managed to get both his arms back between Davies's legs - danger averted.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dare keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davies's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dare stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davies has his foot on Dare 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dare works his way back into a safe position though.
Dare is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dare pushing down on Davies's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dare trying to control from half guard but Davies is working away.
Davies tries to roll over but Dare keeps him under control.
Dare wants to pass to mount but Davies is defending the position.
Davies is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dare 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dare 's back!
Davies struggling to land strikes to the head as Dare covers up.
Davies softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Dare trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Davies throwing sloppy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Davies gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Davies gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Davies apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Dare gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davies to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davies in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davies being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dare is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davies throws a big elbow that misses.
Davies throws a big elbow that misses.
Davies postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies is looking to work some ground and pound but Dare has wrist control.
Davies postures up and lands a big shot to Dare 's brow.
Dare manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davies manages to get himself to full guard.
Davies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davies looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dare passes into side control.
Dare trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies is trying to get back to half guard.
Dare is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies tries to buck Dare off but Dare is having none of it.
Dare cracks Davies with a big elbow.
Dare trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Davies manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dare 's best efforts.
Dare thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dare landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dare wants to take a breather but Davies is having none of it.
Dare controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dudley Davies will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dare shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dare was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Davies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Peter Dare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dare is looking to take a break and control but Davies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davies manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dare 's best efforts.
Davies actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davies looking for submissions off his back.
Dare passes to full mount!
Davies is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies regains half guard.
Dare is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davies sees it coming and defends easily.
Dare is working for a kimura but Davies is defending it quite comfortably.
Davies is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dare pulls his head out easily.
Davies looking for submissions off his back.
Dare slips a nice elbow through Davies's hands, connecting with Davies's forehead.
Davies is looking to get back to full guard here but Dare has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dare wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davies keeps working.
Davies tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davies is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dare is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Davies knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dare wants to control but Davies is keeping him busy.
Davies manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dare 's best efforts.
Davies is looking for a sweep. Dare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dare throwing shots but Davies is blocking nicely.
Dare is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Davies actively working from the bottom here.
Davies is defending against the submission attempts here by Dare .
Davies is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Davies is pressing down on Dare 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dare tries to free his leg and advance position but Davies is retaining full guard.
Davies is looking for a triangle but Dare pushes his legs off easily.
Davies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dare controls the pace.
That's four 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.
Davies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dare is aware though and is defending well.
Davies looking for a guillotine here but Dare defends easily.
Davies is breathing heavily.
Davies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davies keeping moving, preventing Dare from controlling successfully.
Dare controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dare preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dare sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Davies or perhaps it was just good defense by Dare , which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Dare dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dare throws a head kick but Davies moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Davies.
Dare throws a head kick that misses.
Dare shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dare showed some decent athleticism there.
Davies has hold of Dare 's hands but Dare slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dare wants to pass the guard but Davies is defending well.
Davies looking for submissions off his back.
Davies wants to improve his position but Dare is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dare is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Davies has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dare is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davies defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dare is pressing down on Davies's thigh, looking to free his foot. Davies is holding on for now.
Dare landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davies is looking for a sweep. Dare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dare wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davies is looking for a sweep. Dare is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dare is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dare tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Davies.
Davies wants to improve his position but Dare is controlling well.
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.
Dare is looking for a kimura here.
Davies with the active half guard here but Dare passes nicely into side control.
Dare tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dare has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dare tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dare trying to control the action but Davies is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Davies actively working from the bottom here.
Dare wants to work for an arm triangle but Davies is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davies moves into full guard.
Dare stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
Davies looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dare thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dare stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
Dare drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dare jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dare is aware though and is defending well.
Dare is working Davies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dare wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Dare is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dare missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dare trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
Davies is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dare showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dare trying to control the position from guard on top but Davies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Dare showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dare 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Dare !
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hype
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