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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izaiah Davis (ranked 4685 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Xavier Schmidt The Second (ranked 449 p4p, 390 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Izaiah Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Schmidt The Second!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis checks a low kick from Schmidt The Second.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Schmidt The Second's guard.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Schmidt The Second is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Schmidt The Second manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schmidt The Second was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt The Second slips under a jab.
Schmidt The Second feints and then cracks Davis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Davis down.
Schmidt The Second throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt The Second is just out of range.
Davis jabs at Schmidt The Second's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schmidt The Second throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a right hand to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Davis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab by Davis.
Davis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Davis jabs Schmidt The Second to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt The Second.
Schmidt The Second throws a leg kick
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt The Second fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt The Second ducks right into an uppercut from Davis.
Davis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davis backing away here, and Schmidt The Second unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Schmidt The Second buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schmidt The Second walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Davis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Davis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schmidt The Second counters with an outside leg kick.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schmidt The Second misses with a looping right.
Davis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Schmidt The Second, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Davis looks to throw the jab but Schmidt The Second is out of range.
Davis clinches up with Schmidt The Second and pushes him back against the cage.
Davis tries a body shot but Schmidt The Second blocks it.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt The Second swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Davis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt The Second's elbow.
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!
Davis tries a body shot but Schmidt The Second blocks it.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Davis avoids the elbow strike from Schmidt The Second, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of Schmidt The Second's head.
It looks like Xavier Schmidt The Second has been cut.
Davis blocking some punches.
Davis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Schmidt The Second throws an elbow that misses.
Schmidt The Second lands an elbow just above Davis 's eye.
Schmidt The Second trying to control the position but instead, Davis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schmidt The Second into the cage.
Schmidt The Second trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Schmidt The Second seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schmidt The Second misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davis digs a right hand underneath Schmidt The Second's ribcage. Schmidt The Second let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schmidt The Second looks winded!
Schmidt The Second misses with an elbow strike.
Schmidt The Second looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmidt The Second throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Davis tries a body shot but Schmidt The Second blocks it.
Schmidt The Second taking a breather.
A short left from Davis.
Schmidt The Second looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmidt The Second misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a body punch.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Schmidt The Second wants to stall.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis is working Schmidt The Second over against the cage.
We've been informed that Schmidt The Second has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Davis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schmidt The Second regains guard immediately.
Davis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Davis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throws a strike but Schmidt The Second rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Schmidt The Second wants to stand but Davis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davis is working an open guard so Schmidt The Second takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Schmidt The Second takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmidt The Second smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big left from Schmidt The Second misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Davis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Davis.
Schmidt The Second throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Davis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izaiah Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Schmidt The Second's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt The Second can do to turn this around?
Schmidt The Second is looking to escape.
Davis thows a huge punch but Schmidt The Second dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Davis in particular looking to stall.
Davis throwing shots but Schmidt The Second is blocking nicely.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schmidt The Second's head.
Schmidt The Second wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Schmidt The Second tries to kick Davis off but Davis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Schmidt The Second blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Davis controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis slows the pace down in half guard.
Davis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Davis stalling.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Davis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Davis drops an elbow to the side of Schmidt The Second's head.
Schmidt The Second wants to get back to his feet.
Davis working Schmidt The Second over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schmidt The Second's head.
Davis thows a huge punch but Schmidt The Second dodges it nicely.
Schmidt The Second wants to get back to his feet.
Davis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schmidt The Second defending well though.
Davis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Schmidt The Second wants to get back to his feet.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Schmidt The Second wants to get back to his feet.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Davis trying to pass the guard but Schmidt The Second defending well.
Davis controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Davis is taking a breather. Schmidt The Second 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.
Schmidt The Second blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.
Davis throwing shots but Schmidt The Second is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing shots but Schmidt The Second is blocking nicely.
Davis thows a huge punch but Schmidt The Second dodges it nicely.
Davis slows the pace down in half guard.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Davis trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis throwing shots but Schmidt The Second is blocking nicely.
Davis stops Schmidt The Second from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izaiah Davis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Schmidt The Second's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schmidt The Second has time to react.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Schmidt The Second.
Davis 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.
Davis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Schmidt The Second is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Schmidt The Second has wrist control.
Davis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis stops Schmidt The Second from standing up.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schmidt The Second works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Davis 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.
Schmidt The Second wants to stand but Davis is controlling the position.
Schmidt The Second keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis prevents Schmidt The Second from getting back to his feet.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Schmidt The Second is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schmidt The Second's head.
Davis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Davis postures up in Schmidt The Second's guard and throws a big left but Schmidt The Second blocks it.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Schmidt The Second utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schmidt The Second is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt The Second connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Schmidt The Second has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schmidt The Second there as he acknowledges the shot.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt The Second is just out of range.
Schmidt The Second looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Davis scores with a jab. Schmidt The Second acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Davis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Schmidt The Second is just out of range.
Davis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Schmidt The Second misses with a low kick.
Schmidt The Second has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Davis finds it's way round the side to connect with Schmidt The Second's head.
Schmidt The Second chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Davis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Schmidt The Second's half guard.
Davis throwing shots but Schmidt The Second is blocking nicely.
Davis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis throwing shots but Schmidt The Second is blocking nicely.
Davis is taking a breather. Schmidt The Second 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schmidt The Second is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well.
Schmidt The Second taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
Davis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Further stalling from Davis.
Xavier Schmidt The Second has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izaiah Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izaiah Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izaiah Davis!
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