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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauli Rumamies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis comes to the cage accompanied by Mama Said Knock You Out. Gerald Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerald Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauli Rumamies!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumamies closes the distance and clinches up with Davis, looking for a takedown. Rumamies pushes Davis against the cage but Davis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Davis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rumamies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis misses with a double jab.
Rumamies has Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Rumamies manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rumamies wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis wanted to stand there but Rumamies had control of the position.
Davis gets to his feet - Rumamies follows without any prompting.
Rauli Rumamies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rumamies is defended easily by Davis.
Gerald Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauli Rumamies.
Rumamies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Davis instigates a clinch.
Rumamies drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rumamies has him pressed against the cage.
Rumamies lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis is looking to break free of the clinch but Rumamies has double underhooks.
Rumamies jumps guard and drags Davis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rumamies bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Rumamies decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rumamies tries to clinch there but Davis circles away.
Rumamies circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rumamies counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis tries to circle away but Rumamies has him pinned against the cage.
Rumamies stalling the fight.
Rumamies changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rumamies looks gassed!
Davis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rumamies shoots in for a takedown but Davis shows good takedown defense.
Rumamies is looking to land body kicks.
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rumamies clinches up against the cage.
Rumamies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Davis's efforts to push away.
Rumamies tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumamies prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Rumamies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rumamies is defended easily by Davis.
Davis throws a good cross that connects.
Rumamies tries to move into range but Davis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Davis misses with a double jab
and Rumamies counters with a series of strikes. Davis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Davis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Davis tries to clinch there but Rumamies circles away.
Davis swinging wildly here.
Davis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rumamies's head.
Rumamies keeps the fight on the outside.
Gerald Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a three punch combo!
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis throws a series of punches but Rumamies moves out of range.
Davis drives through and clinches with Rumamies against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Rumamies throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Davis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davis stalks Rumamies and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rumamies's face. Rumamies staggers backwards, shaken.
Rumamies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rumamies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rumamies looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Davis.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Rumamies tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Davis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davis throws a right and a left that Rumamies avoids nicely.
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rumamies.
Rumamies shoots in but Davis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gerald Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauli Rumamies.
Davis throws a combination that misses
letting Rumamies counter with a right hand.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Davis tries to bum rush Rumamies with a series of wild strikes but Rumamies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rumamies pushes Davis up against the cage in a clinch.
Rumamies ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rumamies no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rumamies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rumamies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Davis stands up from Rumamies's guard - Davis perhaps looking for a knockout.
Davis throws a series of punches but Rumamies moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumamies dives in and grabs Davis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes down on Rumamies's head and hops out.
Davis throws a series of punches but Rumamies moves out of range.
Davis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rumamies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rumamies tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davis swivels and escapes.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rumamies. Rumamies obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice uppercut lands for Davis. That snapped Rumamies's head back.
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rumamies thows a left - swing and a miss!
Davis lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rumamies circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rumamies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rumamies taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rumamies keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Davis as Rumamies tries to tie him up.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rumamies stalling in the clinch.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rumamies keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis is trying to break free.
Rumamies has Davis pressed against the cage, preventing Davis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Davis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rumamies is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis wants to break free but Rumamies has control.
Rumamies tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Davis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Rumamies.
Davis wants to get back to striking at distance but Rumamies won't allow it.
Rumamies keeps control of Davis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rumamies wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gerald Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Davis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Davis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Davis connects with a body shot.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rumamies circles away quickly and effectively.
Davis thuds a left hand into Rumamies's body.
Horrible takedown by Rumamies or perhaps it was just good defense by Davis which made him look bad.
Davis scores with a jab. Rumamies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rumamies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumamies closes the distance and clinches.
Rumamies prevents Davis from breaking the clinch.
Davis stops a takedown attempt from Rumamies.
Davis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rumamies wants to stall.
Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumamies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Davis.
Davis lands an overhand right.
Davis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Davis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Davis duly obliges.
Davis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rumamies counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Davis thinking.
Rumamies shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rumamies fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gerald Davis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauli Rumamies.
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rumamies lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Davis misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rumamies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rumamies takes the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Davis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Rumamies has him pressed against the cage.
Rumamies has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rumamies has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Davis prevents Rumamies from breaking the clinch.
Davis is trying to break the clinch but Rumamies is controlling him.
Davis tries to circle away but Rumamies has him pinned against the cage.
Davis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Davis has had enough of the clinch but Rumamies keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis breaks from the clinch.
Rumamies has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Davis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Davis throws a combination that misses
and Rumamies moves into the clinch.
Rumamies breaks from the clinch.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Rumamies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rumamies lands a with a good body shot.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Rumamies shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Davis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rauli Rumamies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rumamies tries for a takedown but Davis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rumamies fails with a takedown attempt.
Davis works over Rumamies's head and body with a nice combination.
Gerald Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rumamies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Davis counters with a left and a right that stings Rumamies.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rumamies.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis fails to land with a series of punches.
Rumamies lands with a cross.
Davis slaps away a takedown attempt from Rumamies, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Davis throws a series of strikes that have Rumamies backpedaling.
Rumamies misses with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rumamies.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rumamies throws a combination that misses
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Davis, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Davis!
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energy
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hype
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