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Event:
D.T 57 Night of Champions
Date: Sep 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Davidson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davidson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner clobbers Davidson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davidson throws the kick towards the body but Tanner avoids it.
Tanner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Davidson misses with a takedown
and Tanner counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Davidson.
Davidson shoots for a takedown but Tanner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tanner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Davidson clinches up with Tanner and pushes him back against the cage.
Tanner looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Davidson tries to keep at a distance but Tanner has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tanner prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Tanner will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Davidson up against the cage.
Davidson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tanner pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Tanner pushes Davidson up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Davidson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner blocks a jab.
Davidson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tanner. That did some damage!#T2#
Davidson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
Dick Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner on the wrong end of a nice jab.#TD#
Davidson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tanner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davidson is in Tanner's guard.
Davidson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tanner wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Davidson tries to free his leg and advance position but Tanner is retaining full guard.
Tanner being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Tanner looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanner, not yet.
Tanner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tanner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davidson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Davidson fails with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Tanner forces Davidson back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanner is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tanner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davidson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davidson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tanner prevents it.
#BC2#
Tanner manages to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
Davidson avoids a wild elbow strike from Tanner.
Tanner prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davidson, pushing him back against the cage.
Davidson is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee calls for Tanner to work.
Tanner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Davidson letting Tanner take a breather here.
Tanner receives a warning from the referee for stalling.#BC2#
Tanner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tanner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#TD#
Davidson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tanner to the ground. Davidson is now in Tanner's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanner, not yet.
Davidson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanner pulls Davidson in close to his closed guard and prevents Davidson from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Davidson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tanner is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davidson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
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.#CL2#
Tanner darts in and clinches Davidson up against the cage.
Davidson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tanner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good shot there by Tanner.
Davidson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tanner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tanner! But no joy.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tanner.
Dustin Davidson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davidson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Davidson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tanner defends well and Davidson ends up having to push Tanner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tanner darts in trying to clinch#TD#
and Davidson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davidson. #T3#
Tanner has Davidson pulled in close to control his posture.
Davidson 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.
Tanner wants to stand but Davidson is controlling the position.
Tanner has Davidson pulled in close to control his posture.
Tanner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tanner wants to stand up but Davidson is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Davidson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tanner's waist but Tanner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davidson off to one side. #CL2#
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davidson, pushing him back against the cage.
Davidson jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Davidson around his waist. Davidson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#BC2#
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Davidson moved out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tanner circles away.
Tanner wants to counter with a clinch but Davidson pushes him away.
Tanner tries to clinch but Davidson is having none of it.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Davidson circles away.
Tanner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Tanner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL2#
Tanner closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Davidson jumps guard and drags Tanner to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tanner is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Tanner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Davidson pulls Tanner in close to his closed guard and prevents Tanner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dustin Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1##SUB#
Tanner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Davidson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tanner has managed to get both his arms back between Davidson's legs - danger averted.
Tanner advances position into side control!
Davidson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SU2#
Tanner stands up. #CL2#
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davidson, pushing him back against the cage.#T2#
Davidson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanner smiles and moves away.
Davidson dives in for a single leg takedown but Tanner sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Davidson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tanner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dustin Davidson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Davidson misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Tanner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tanner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tanner is trying to break the clinch but Davidson is controlling him.
Davidson has Tanner pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tanner manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Davidson tries to pull guard but Tanner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T3#
Davidson jumps guard but Tanner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Davidson is working for takedown but Tanner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davidson jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Davidson around his waist. Davidson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Davidson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanner smiles and moves away.
#CL2#
Tanner rushes Davidson and presses him up against the cage.
Tanner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Davidson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tanner to keep the fight standing.
Tanner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Davidson's defenses. #T4#
Tanner stalling.
#BC2#
Tanner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dustin Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL2#
Tanner clinches up against the cage.
Davidson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tanner throws an elbow but it misses.
Davidson jumps guard but Tanner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tanner is stalling here.
Dick Tanner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Davidson wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tanner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Davidson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tanner.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Tanner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tanner winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Tanner!
In his post fight interview, Dick Tanner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
Destiny 167: Iii vs. Sobrante
Date: Aug 27, 2016 |
#R1#
Davidson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pamaus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Davidson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pamaus. Pamaus obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Pamaus misses the target.
Pamaus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davidson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pamaus lands with a shot to the body.
Pamaus cracks Davidson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pamaus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Davidson.
Pamaus throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson wants to counter the offense by Pamaus and move into the clinch position.
Davidson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pamaus's waist but Pamaus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davidson off to one side. #TD2#
Pamaus gets caught napping as Davidson dives in and scores a takedown. Pamaus manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Pamaus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#ES#
Pamaus has his feet on Davidson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #T1#
Pamaus throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson fails to land the takedown.
Aimo Pamaus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Davidson.
Pamaus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davidson has a takedown stuffed.
Pamaus lands a leg kick that knocks Davidson off balance momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Pamaus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pamaus.
Davidson moves in looking to clinch but Pamaus pushes him off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pamaus. Davidson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davidson tries to counter with a clinch but Pamaus shakes him off and moves away.
Davidson takes one on the button.
Pamaus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davidson scores with a nice strike.
Pamaus scores with a leg kick.
Davidson blocks a low kick nicely.#T2#
Pamaus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Davidson.
Pamaus slips under a jab.
Davidson fails with the takedown.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pamaus tried to counter with a leg kick but Davidson avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Davidson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pamaus scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Davidson manages to mount him!
Pamaus is trying to escape the mount.
Pamaus is squirming around, avoiding Davidson's attempts to control the action. #T3#
Davidson controlling his opponent.
Pamaus is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davidson wants to control the pace but Pamaus is squirming around nicely.
Pamaus sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davidson lands a nice short elbow.
Pamaus is refusing to be controlled, as Davidson sits in half guard.
Davidson is controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Davidson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aimo Pamaus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Pamaus misses with a body kick.
Pamaus cracks the inside of Davidson's front leg.
Davidson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown but Pamaus shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Davidson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Davidson shoots in and bounces Pamaus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davidson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pamaus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Davidson trying to control but Pamaus is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Pamaus has his foot on Davidson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davidson works his way back into a safe position though.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Pamaus keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pamaus being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pamaus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Davidson's hands.
Pamaus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davidson can do to turn this around?#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Davidson cracks Pamaus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pamaus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Davidson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pamaus defends well and Davidson ends up having to push Pamaus into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aimo Pamaus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Davidson.
Davidson shoots in but Pamaus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Davidson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#ROC#
Davidson is rocked!
Davidson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pamaus scoring well with a low kick there.
Davidson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pamaus finish him?
Davidson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Davidson is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Pamaus doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Davidson crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Davidson's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aimo Pamaus!
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Event:
Destiny 161: Tucker vs Machado
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Davidson blocks the leg kick.
Davidson blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Davidson misses the target.
Leeroy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leeroy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the body
and Davidson counters with a nice uppercut.
Davidson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Leeroy misses with a straight right.
Leeroy throws a leg kick
and Davidson counters with a one-two to the body. #TD#
Davidson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Leeroy's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davidson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davidson works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T1#
Davidson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Leeroy is looking to control Davidson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leeroy avoid being mounted?
Leeroy is looking for a sweep. Davidson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davidson trying to control the pace. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davidson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leeroy but Leeroy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davidson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice takedown defense from Leeroy. No joy for Davidson on that attempt.
Davidson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leeroy throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Davidson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leeroy won't be happy with that.
Davidson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leeroy is looking to reverse the position.
Davidson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Leeroy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T3#
Leeroy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Davidson taking a breather here.
Leeroy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Leeroy is being controlled here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davidson landing strikes.
Davidson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leeroy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson 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.
#R2#
Davidson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leeroy pinned against the cage. Leeroy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leeroy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Leeroy misses with a body punch
#KD#
and Davidson counters with a crisp one two that drops Leeroy! Davidson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Leeroy to his feet! Leeroy is in big trouble!#ROC#
Leeroy is rocked!
Leeroy throws a hook but Davidson blocks it.
Leeroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Davidson finish him?
Leeroy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davidson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leeroy throws a sloppy body shot
#CL#
and Davidson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leeroy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davidson lands a body shot.
Leeroy takes an elbow to the temple. #TD#
Davidson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Leeroy uses from the top position.
Davidson is controlling Leeroy's posture.
Davidson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davidson won't allow Leeroy to sweep him here.
Davidson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Davidson controlling the position from side mount. #T1#
Leeroy seems to have recovered his senses.
Leeroy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davidson's best efforts.
Davidson controlling the pace. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Leeroy is looking to improve his position.
Davidson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davidson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3##SU#
Davidson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Leeroy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leeroy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davidson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Leeroy lunges at Davidson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davidson's hand.
Leeroy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Leeroy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davidson fails with a takedown attempt.#TD#
Leeroy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Davidson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Leeroy.#T4#
Davidson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Dustin Davidson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Leeroy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davidson.
Leeroy misses with a straight left.
Davidson blocks a low kick nicely.
Leeroy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davidson moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Davidson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leeroy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#TD#
Davidson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leeroy is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T1#
Leeroy is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson not doing much here.
Leeroy tries to roll over but Davidson keeps him under control.
Davidson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leeroy can do to turn this around?
Davidson is controlling the pace.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bruce Leeroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD#
Davidson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Davidson lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Davidson 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.
Leeroy trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Bruce Leeroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Davidson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dustin Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dustin Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davidson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Leeroy for as long as he can get away with.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leeroy wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#SUB#
Davidson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Leeroy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Leeroy can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davidson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Davidson!
Dustin Davidson 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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Event:
Destiny 158: Jitsu vs. Iii
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Davidson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Davidson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alves wants to sweep here but Davidson controlling him for the moment.
Davidson trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Alves trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davidson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alves 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.
Alves wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Alves throws a strike but Davidson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Davidson won't allow Alves to get back to his feet.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davidson's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Davidson has wrist control.
Davidson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Davidson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alves 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Davidson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##T2#
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Davidson is sitting in close to Alves 's body. Alves has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Davidson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Davidson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Alves .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Renzo Alves !
After the big win, Renzo Alves made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
Destiny 154: Nah vs. Britton
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Davidson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Inprogress's guard.
Inprogress controls Davidson momentarily but Davidson frees himself. #SUB2#
Inprogress has his foot on Davidson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davidson works his way back into a safe position though.
Inprogress has his hands on Davidson's head, controlling the position.
Davidson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Inprogress trying to control the position.
Inprogress manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davidson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Davidson seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Inprogress from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Davidson pushes a forearm under Inprogress's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Inprogress is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dustin Davidson!
A very excited looking Dustin Davidson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Death Squad 298:Konrad v F'gus
Date: Apr 23, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Davidson takes the fight into the clinch.
McLaren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McLaren drops down looking for an ankle pick but Davidson pulls his leg out and moves away.
McLaren dives in and grabs Davidson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davidson pushes down on McLaren's head and hops out.
McLaren takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CL#
Davidson clinches. #TD#
Davidson jumps guard.
McLaren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davidson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davidson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Davidson trying to control from half guard but McLaren is working away.
McLaren tries to get to full guard but Davidson has control of the leg. #T1#
Davidson wants to take a breather but McLaren is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McLaren is looking to get back to full guard here but Davidson has managed to pass to side control instead.
McLaren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McLaren is still trying to improve position.
Davidson working away.
McLaren is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Davidson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Davidson controls the position.
McLaren tries to buck Davidson off but Davidson is having none of it.
McLaren manages to work his way to half guard, despite Davidson's best efforts.
Davidson prevents McLaren from improving his position.
Davidson is thwarting McLaren's attempts to control the position.
McLaren is looking to improve his position.
Davidson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Davidson not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McLaren wants to control but Davidson is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Davidson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McLaren is looking to control Davidson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McLaren avoid being mounted?
McLaren is looking for a sweep. Davidson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davidson content to control rather than advance. #SUB2#
McLaren looking for submissions off his back.
McLaren works his way to full guard. Good work.
McLaren trying to control the position.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Davidson postures up.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Davidson gets a clinch.
McLaren looking to slow down the pace here.#TD#
Davidson manages to pull guard.
Davidson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davidson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Davidson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McLaren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
McLaren working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davidson has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Davidson dives in and scores a takedown into McLaren's guard.
McLaren looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Davidson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Davidson working McLaren over with strikes.
McLaren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McLaren.
McLaren wants to sweep but no luck.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
McLaren keeping full guard, as Davidson tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaren keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
McLaren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T1#
Davidson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McLaren thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
McLaren is trying to keep Davidson in close.
Davidson wants to control from the top but McLaren keeps moving.
McLaren tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
McLaren has his foot on Davidson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davidson works his way back into a safe position though.
Dustin Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Davidson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU#
Davidson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD#
Davidson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McLaren looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McLaren is looking for a sweep.
Davidson wants to control but McLaren is keeping him busy.
McLaren can't do much from the bottom here.
Davidson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Davidson scoring with punches from side control.
Davidson avoids the strikes from the bottom by McLaren.#T3#
McLaren sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Davidson prevents McLaren from improving his position.
Davidson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McLaren wants to get back to full guard.
Davidson is trying to control. McLaren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
McLaren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davidson pulls his head out easily.
Davidson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Davidson wants to control but McLaren is keeping him busy.
McLaren manages to get to full guard.
#SUB2#
McLaren working for a triangle but Davidson defends it easily.
#T4#
McLaren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davidson's guard. #REVB#
Davidson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McLaren.
McLaren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Davidson is looking for a triangle but McLaren pushes his legs off easily.
McLaren is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davidson has momentary wrist control but McLaren slips an elbow through the middle.
McLaren is in close to Davidson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Davidson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Davidson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
McLaren gets caught flat footed, as Davidson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davidson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLaren can do to turn this around?
Davidson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McLaren is keeping the position for now.
McLaren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McLaren is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Davidson postures up.
McLaren trying to strike off his back.
Davidson won't allow McLaren to sweep him here.
Davidson passes McLaren's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaren is looking to improve his position.
Davidson is keen to just control but McLaren is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
McLaren looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
McLaren has a hand on Davidson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Davidson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Davidson trying to control but McLaren is having none of it.
McLaren throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The referee warns McLaren that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McLaren is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davidson controlling from the full mount. #T2#
McLaren is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davidson wants to control the pace but McLaren is squirming around nicely.
McLaren sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Davidson is thwarting McLaren's attempts to control the position.
McLaren manages to get to full guard.
McLaren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davidson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davidson landing strikes.
Colt McLaren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
McLaren sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
McLaren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dustin Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davidson trying to control the action but McLaren is working from the bottom.
McLaren is pressing down on Davidson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
McLaren has his foot on Davidson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davidson works his way back into a safe position though.
Davidson wants to pass the guard but McLaren is keeping the position.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but McLaren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McLaren striking off his back but it's not causing Davidson any problems. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McLaren wants to sweep but no luck.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but McLaren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson wanted to stand there but McLaren had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Davidson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davidson showed some decent athleticism there.
Davidson wants to take a breather but McLaren is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McLaren tries to roll over but Davidson keeps him under control.
Davidson is pressing down on McLaren's thigh, looking to free his foot. McLaren is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davidson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Davidson!
Dustin Davidson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Death Squad 293:Fahad v Baba
Date: Apr 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Davidson lands with a slapping head kick.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Davidson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Davidson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Davidson moves out of range of the leg kick from Jackson.
Davidson misses with a body kick.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davidson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slapping body kick lands there for Davidson.
Davidson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Davidson.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Davidson counters with a nice body kick.
Jackson jabs at Davidson's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Davidson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson scores with a jab.
Davidson defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Davidson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Davidson feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down. #T1#
Davidson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Jackson forces Davidson back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Davidson.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Davidson tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Davidson back against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Davidson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Davidson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davidson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Davidson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Davidson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davidson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Davidson tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davidson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davidson seems to have got his legs back now.
Davidson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davidson trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Davidson.
Nice body punch from Davidson.
Jackson avoiding damage as Davidson throws knees to the body.
Davidson letting Jackson take a breather here.
Davidson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Davidson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson pushes Davidson against the cage. Jackson is working some dirty boxing. Jackson pushes off with a quick right hook! Davidson goes down! Davidson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Jackson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Jackson!
A victorious Mac Jackson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
Death Squad 288:Page v Grimm
Date: Mar 19, 2016 |
#R1#
Davidson throws a head kick that misses.
Davidson misses with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Davidson.
Davidson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davidson.
Maddox tests Davidson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by Davidson.
Davidson is looking to counter punch.
Maddox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maddox throws a low kick but Davidson avoids it.
Davidson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maddox.
Davidson misses with a low kick.
Maddox misses with a double jab
enabling Davidson to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davidson.
Maddox throws out a powerful jab.
Davidson 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.
Maddox blocks a head kick by Davidson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davidson avoids the head kick by Maddox.
Maddox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Davidson keeps Maddox at a distance using the push kick.
A leg kick checked by Davidson.
Davidson is looking to slow Maddox down with leg kicks.
Maddox walks into a jab.
Maddox takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Davidson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maddox doesn't seem bothered though.
Maddox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Davidson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Davidson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Davidson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maddox. That's going to slow Davidson down.
Maddox throws a body punch but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson throws a counter high kick but Maddox was just alert enough to avoid it.
Davidson throws a sloppy head kick and Maddox moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidson checks a leg kick.
Maddox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maddox scores with a nice head shot.#ROC2#
Davidson is rocked!
Maddox cracks Davidson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox 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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