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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Euros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Davison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Euros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Davison!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Euros with that takedown attempt.
Euros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Davison swivels and escapes.
Davison tries to bum rush Euros with a series of wild strikes but Euros uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davison wants to clinch up but Euros keeps it at a distance.
Euros shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davison pinned against the cage. Davison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Euros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davison looks to land a left hand but Euros moved out of range nicely.
Euros shoots in for a double leg but Davison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Davison misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Euros throws a sloppy head kick and Davison moves out of range easily.
Davison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Euros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison looking to sit in guard and control but Euros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davison wants to stand and escape but Euros is having none of it.
Davison really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Euros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Euros stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Euros tries to clinch up but Davison circles away and keeps his distance.
Davison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Euros wants to clinch up but Davison keeps it at a distance.
Euros has his takedown stuffed
and Davison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Euros is breathing heavily.
Euros with a poor takedown
and Davison counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Euros's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Euros trying to control the position.
Davison trying to control but Euros is working from the bottom.
Davison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Davison chips away with some ground and pound.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Euros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davison has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Euros is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Euros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Davison with a poor takedown
and Euros counters with a left and a right that stings Davison.
Davison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Euros seems a little lost for a moment, as Davison dominates the positioning.
Euros dodges the ground and pound from Davison.
Davison is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Euros will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Euros is not content to let Davison control the position.
Davison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Euros kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davison throws a strike aimed at the side of Euros's head but Euros avoids it well.
Euros parries the strikes from Davison easily there. Davison is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Euros to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Davison tries to clinch there but Euros circles away.
Davison looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Euros!
Euros on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Euros tries to get out of the position.
Davison looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Davison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Euros is fending him off so far but Davison persists. Nope, Euros circles away and we're back to standing.
Davison stalks Euros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Euros's face. Euros staggers backwards, shaken.
Davison feints and as Euros raises his hands in defense, Davison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davison wants to control from the top but Euros keeps moving.
Davison is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davison's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Davison wants to control from the top but Euros keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Euros manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davison is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Euros misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Euros working Davison over with strikes here.
Euros won't let Davison get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Euros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Euros won't let Davison get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Euros lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Davison hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davison is trying to stand up.
Euros tries to control but Davison wriggling away.
Davison really wants to buck Euros off and get back to his feet.
Euros trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davison is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
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.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Euros cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
You get the feeling that Davison really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Euros looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Davison is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Euros is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Davison to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Davison shrugs it off.
Davison wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Euros.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shawn Davison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davison.
Davison trying to control the position but Euros is working away.
Davison decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Euros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Euros fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Davison, pushing him back against the cage.
Euros is pressed up against the cage. Davison has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Euros down to the mat. Euros avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Euros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Davison counters with a single leg into guard. Euros didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davison trying to control but Euros is working from the bottom.
Davison not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Davison tries to stand but Euros is controlling from the bottom.
Davison wants to control from the top but Euros keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davison trying to control the position from guard on top but Euros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davison scores a takedown into full mount!
Euros has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Davison's lack of action.
Davison is looking to stall here but Euros recovers full guard.
Davison looking to sit in guard and control but Euros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Euros stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Euros keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Euros trying to control but Davison postures up.
Davison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Davison is trying to control. Euros wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Davison tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Euros.
Davison is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Edward Euros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shawn Davison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davison seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Euros does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Davison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davison 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Davison!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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