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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry David could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Davis's chin.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Davis!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by David.
Davis throws a body punch but David moves out of range.
David lands with a thumping leg kick.
David connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
David throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
David connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Davis defending well as David loads up on a big left hand.
David explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
David pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from David misses.
David misses with a few strikes there.
David slaps away a takedown attempt from Davis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
David throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands with a nice combination. Davis backs away looking to recover.
Larry David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in David's half guard.
David wants to get back to full guard but Davis has mounted him!
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
David is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
David keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of David's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David can't escape the position.
David gets back to half guard.
David avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Davis is taking a breather. David says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks David with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Davis.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
David is concentrating on defense, preventing Davis from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Davis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
David on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if David tries to get out of the position.
Davis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
David is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can David avoid being mounted?
Davis controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
David avoids the body shot from Davis.
Davis walks into a jab.
Davis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. David looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davis works David's body with a nice hook.
Davis dives in and grabs David's left leg, looking for a takedown. David pushes down on Davis's head and hops out.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
Larry David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Davis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis throws a sloppy body shot
and David makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
David throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
David chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
David misses with a body punch
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Davis lands with an uppercut that bounces David off the cage and back into rage.
David avoids the body shot from Davis.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis avoids the head kick by David.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from David. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Larry David is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David fails to land with a series of punches.
Davis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
Davis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down David rather than just go for the knockout.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
David throws a half hearted mid kick.
David tries to bum rush Davis with a series of wild strikes but Davis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
David avoids the body shot from Davis.
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
A telegraphed right hand from David misses the target.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Davis swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Davis misses with a takedown
and David makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Davis really felt that one!
Larry David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Davis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David swinging wildly here.
David throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis dodges the punch combination from David.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
David misses with an attempted mid kick.
Davis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from David.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
A slow jab from David misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David dominated that second round.
That's time! David's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
David attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slapping leg kick lands for David.
David avoids the body shot from Davis.
A swing and a miss from David.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
David looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
David misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David throws a head kick that misses.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Davis avoids the body shot from David.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Larry David has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis misses the shot to the body.
Davis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Davis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from David.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Davis down.
Davis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A right-left combo lands from David.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Davis throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
David scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David throws the kick towards the body but Davis avoids it.
Davis tries to move into range but David moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
David throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
David lands a head kick. Davis smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Davis is rocked!
Davis swings away with a body shot that misses
and David counters with a lovely shot to the body.
David is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
David throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
David throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
David attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Davis swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Davis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davis blocks a low kick nicely.
Tony Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis misses with a hook to the body
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
David looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
David throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
Davis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
David throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis checks a low kick from David.
Davis misses with a wild body shot.
Larry David is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
David cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
David misses with a wild body shot.
David throws a hook but Davis blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
David throws a head kick but Davis moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry David showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for David, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry David!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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