Yeowch! Check out eye swollen Marcus Davis ' to 118 UFC

Marcus Davis's right eye was cut at the beginning of his loss of Nate Diaz, and by the end of the fight, seemed ths liked. Bleeding and swelling has continued throughout the fight up to Diaz choked out Davis in the third round.

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Ex-Boxer, UFC star Davis on Toney's opportunities: ' he ain't doing nothing

BOSTON--no fighters on the UFC 118 card can identify with James Toney how Marcus Davis. A former boxer, Davis, was watertight with two in a six and a half years - ring - career records, before he decided to make the transition to mixed martial arts.

Unlike Toney, who tracked UFC President Dana white into submission, until he contracted received took Davis a conventional path to MMA's big show.It was one with many bumps, bruises and proved blood, a true learning journey, the Davis what it takes, to MMA successfully to sein.Und because one is the experience not purchase of Toney's-claims he feels at ease in the cage and ready to go.

"He is not nothing do." He's not going to do everything ", said Davis, when asked about Toney's chances. "Exactly how anyone who is a journalist of MMA, a doctor, a coach or a fan, will you give you say it has to be a one punch victory and thats it."Stand up when he is pushed calls against the cage, he goes down on the Boden.Wenn below go, he is again. "Randy not going to happen."

"It is simply different, as is a professional basketball player, says mounted to a Mitt and professional baseball to play," Fort Davis. "It's another sport." It is so different. I remember when I a boxer, things I thought I was remember me. 'Oh, if you're going to shoot, I ' ll Uppercut you.' As it is so easy. "You think really that, until you get there."

Davis said that in his early days of MMA he was against opponent voted similar MMA experience levels, but because of his days as a boxer, he would simple cut-outs result.

One particular fight for new insights about how difficult MMA could be conducted. It was still early in his career, and he was matched up with current UFC welterweight Thiago Alves.Die event was in a small, Massachusetts-based support, and Alves was only 20 at the time.

"" I never ever, had kicked in the leg,", said Davis."We have only gekämpft.Es went a vicious battle three rounds a decision."I landed my eyes always six staples in my head and both sewn up."

Davis said that after the battle he leg kicked been so hard and so often that he not to endure could.At this point he decided to learn how with leg kicks deal, and the fulfilment of his long-time striking coach led to him mark DellaGrotte.

He didn ' t really begin to study Jiu-Jitsu and rings until after he started on season of the ultimate fighter in 2005.

The experience proved sobering, Davis, who says that he almost this no interest just a newbie mixed martial artists face Randy Couture, regardless of the fact has that the neophyte a multi time boxing champion.

"" "I called Randy, I spoke with Randy, and I said:" you know what? the worst thing about this fight is that everybody wants me my boxing talk background ", said that Davis who while the pay of the map is square with Nate Diaz,."And I said ' prove me right. outdoor just go to and prove me right.' And he said: 'I am going.'"

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A veteran of Boston's boxing circuit, UFC 118's Marcus Davis grateful for MMA

Garden means are fighting on TD circle for UFC welterweight Marcus Davis.

Davis is enabled, before recently 37 Saturday's UFC-118-card on the only competitor in the storied arena (original Boston Garden, not corporate-sponsored version seen today) is fought.

He was 21, he knocked the last boxing card held the 67-year old arena for a hotel in Joe LaRoux for the second time in what he said.

Now, in the arena as mixed martial artists coming back almost 10 years after leaving boxes, a living example for MMA's grip on martial arts. He feels blessed to have found its way to the cage.

"The way things have in place, it has fallen as therapy for me," Davis (17-6 MMA, UFC 9) recently told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

Davis, Nate Diaz (12 MMA, UFC 7-3) Saturday's UFC 118 first pay bout meets, fought on the garden two years after he, moved further from Bangor, Maine, Boston to his boxing career. Already a father he took root in a Portuguese neighborhood next to professionals Micky Ward and Dana Rosenblatt while working as a bareback in the combat zone, a red light district known for his sleazy trained heyday of the 1970s.

He was a big fish in Bangor, but a different number in the city.To compensate for it has the usual hard guy routine and fought at the drop of a hat if someone made its toughness in question. He got a reputation for flying off the handle in the gym.

"I get really together with someone", he said."I was a real douchebag." "I liked either or I hated Sie.Alles was black and Weiß.Ich had a drinking problem at the time, and I was always fighting in which and from which the Ring.Es played no role."

At the same time he fought on the garden, he fell out of love with boxes.

He said "I was been screwed on so many times"."I was a professional for seven Jahre.Ich had maybe two and a half fights, a year though I every day, twice on the day six days a week, trained because fights ever promised and fell off."

"Then, fighting and be told, you will make X amount of dollars, and then I get my money, and it is half of it."

He had the UFC followed since its early days but had always in the boxing world was wrapped.

But he left this world, broke and bitter in 2000, and he spent the next three years of his life in proceedings a boxing contract to escape a judge who compared to "Work under slavery."On the way he met mark DellaGrotte and began his MMA training after 10 rounds of hard sparring with the trainer.

By the time he sent in his audition tape for "The Ultimate Fighter 2," the second season of the UFC-landmark-reality series, bar business, that is, divorced from his second wife, he was back in and life in a barn with a crippled former Army sniper.

He made it on the show, and the rest as you say, is history.

Davis says Boston was a boxing town, but things have changed in the six years since his 10 ounce gloves hing.Es the same for Massachusetts.

"" There boxing shows hardly ever, in particular, when comparing to MMA shows,"he said."Here in Massachusetts, there are two or three MMA one month zeigt.Sie are lucky if it show a boxing every two or three months.

"With my son, I watch no longer Boxen.Ich see the MMA.Ich sit 16, (and) we see who's MMA."

Davis has revived his relationship with his second ex-wife and lives .If with three of his children in Bangor (his fourth is in school) he Diaz meets, will fight its 13 UFC and it comes in a place where good memories it plenty.

"" I remember that here and what it was like when I was training for this fight, he said."I remember the feeling I had when I garden kam.Ich remember how I erschlossen.Ich just know that I will revive the whole thing in the quantity and the excitement and do like me that night."

He knows regardless of how things from this Saturday in turn that he the right choice, get out of the ring hit.

"I would still life in a barn with a crazy sniper if I not mixed martial arts", said Davis.

For more at UFC 118, stay tuned to the UFC rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.

(Pictured: Marcus Davis)

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UFC 118 Preview: Will Nate Diaz spoil Marcus Davis Return Boston?

by Roling Leland on 26 August 2010 3: 20 PM EDT in MMA Events

UFC 118 receive things started on Saturday night in the main Division as Southpaw Boxer Marcus Davis (UFC 17-6, 9-4) will hopefully begin streak as it battles new statements Nate Diaz (12-5, 7-3 UFC). Both fighters are on similar terms in recent performances Davis has produced 3-3 record in his last 6 appearances Diaz 2-3 at the time of its last five bouts. Both fighters, coming off a victory.Davis Jonathan Goulet are dropped on UFC 113 in the second round them up against while Diaz sheet outside Rory Markham in only 2: 47 first round at UFC 111. This is the official debut main Diaz's bout with Markham was fought in catchweight when Markham weighed in seven pounds over 170 pound limit.

Matched up seems fairly uninteresting cursory glance does not take a genius to realize that gameplan Davis will revolve around establishing leather to Chin and Diaz Diaz's more than likely to be compatible with stand-up games, he suffers from what appears to be inherited cloud judgment in its strategy. Fascinating appeal to this fight, but that Diaz boxing training and game for risk on legs and its immense reach compared to most fighters certainly gives him an edge.

More although consideration.While we have all used to viewing Nate brother Nick demolition opponents from peppering shots on face and body blows harmful, Nate is beginning to show, that can operate at this level, as well as enduring success comes from attitude that can left field, and which may not be the best gameplan against the Boxer like Davis. Diaz will have to deal with the fact that the country as Boston is old stomping ground, where Davis professionally Boxed in his youthful days. Sometimes you can keep the crowd Support adrenaline going to fighter and can cause Davis additional power later rounds.

So Interestingly Diaz can benefit from considering the strategy taking down Davis and threatening his feet on the ground. After all, when is the last time Davis actually fought grappler who actually tried to grapple? And may be actually argue that never recorded such challenge, primarily because Davis was placed in entertaining match solely for doing exactly that--entertainment.

When you actually put Diaz in frame however, anything is possible.Nate probably winnable for legs and on the floor in this fight, only because I believe that I say that Davis has started to decline with age.It doesn't take a punch, as well as it used to, and it is certainly more susceptible to being battered in. ..While it looks bulked up behemoth fighter, we've seen far too many times that it can be bullied around the cage and air force bombed by precision strikes.Diaz will provide these strikes precision scope and Davis will explode to catch Diaz.Unfortunately, that would open him worldwide hurt on Earth.

With all that said Diaz should receive victory on Saturday night, whether it is on Earth is the question I would have just.. I think Davis will be forced to be very aggressive in stand-up for around Diaz's coverage and when that happens--will struggle of the ground in these encrypts I believe Diaz will secure a dominant position and place a huge danger in Davis or catch him in the submission.

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Davis on Boxing MMA: Toney has little shot and not a UFC Fighter Noons

Waiting for UFC 118, Boxer versus grappler was talking all week long. James Toney will try to pull the upset Randy Couture. But don't forget that the Charter has Marcus Davis vs. Nate Diaz. If there's someone who understands how difficult the transition is from ring to the cage, it is Davis.

Once upon a time was in position of Toney Davis.No, he was never on the level that Toney was in boxing, but after 18 attacks pro wearing gloves large, Davis moved to MMA. having a single legitimate weapon, Davis was above her head during season 2 of "The Ultimate Fighter".

"There's nothing that James Toney to Randy Couture can do other than punch him and knocking him out," Davis said hardcore sports radio (audio). "He is basically going into this fight one-dimensional completely."

"Randy will do what he wants to do for him," Davis said."There's five ranges of fight-kicking, punching, abundance, and fight ground grappling. Those are five different ways in which a fight can be fought and all Randy has to do is stop punching range. That's it! And that is easy to do, especially for someone, when this is all they do ever ".

Davis knows first hand what it's like bringing so few weapons to the Octagon. It was so bad for him on 2 TUF and then the final 2 TUF, was close to walk away from the sport.And that was against the prospects MMA. Toney is facing a 13-year veteran of the sport.

"His first professional MMA fight, his first one, is going to be against one of the great," said Davis."Who like me just jump in professional basketball and a game of one-on-one against Michael Jordan.It is not only gonna happen. "

It is a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point.

Toney spoke also faced Brock Lesnar if he wins on Saturday night and it is said that he is still a boxing career balancing. Davis said it is not possible.Then host Mauro Ranallo threw out Strikeforce fighter as example K.J. Noons. Noons (10-2 MMA) he also boxed professionally 13 times. Davis, wasn't impressed.

"If he came at UFC in Division 155-pound, he'd eaten and spitting out. He didn't make it here," Davis said. "He wouldn't be able to come and fight MMA, box, and won't happen ".

In addition to pro boxing career, Davis and Toney share another thing in common, both celebrated a birthday on Tuesday. Davis, 37 said that he expects a better birthday present on Saturday night that Toney, 42, will always be.

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Wrestlers rule as Hendricks and Davis win at UFC 117

Yahoo columnist Kevin Iole is reporting from UFC cageside to 117. Follow him on Twitter.

Johny Hendricks, Phil Davis, and Rick Story rounded undercard UFC 117 with the WINS at Oakland on Saturday night.

Johny Hendricks Beat Charlie Brenneman in a wrestling match to the NCAA tournament, and he did it again to 117 UFC. Hendricks won with a TKO at 0: 40 in the second round.

After Brenneman won a close round, Hendricks landed a combo of left-right that knocked Brenneman to the ground. He returned to his feet, but Hendricks followed with more punches that sent Brenneman back to Earth, causing the referee Josh Rosenthal to end the fight.

After the attack, Hendricks was satisfied with the progress that he has done with his ability to stand-up.

"Coming into the fight I had planned a puncture. A lot of times come out slow. I tried to change things in training camp to avoid that. Gotta get ready because they're going to start throwing lots of good wrestlers to me, "Hendricks, a sample of two times for Oklahoma State, she said."I have been practicing my sweeping motion to hitting Unlimited.They have my head movement and hands looking great. I am ready to make a step forward. "

 Phil Davis was the second division I wrestling champ to win at 117 UFC.He pounded out Rodney Wallace to a unanimous decision victory, 30-27, 30-27, 30-26.Davis, a national champion at Penn State, used his wrestling skills to take Wallace and deliver elbows punish throughout the attack. Wallace offered little offense nor was captured in a Kimura twice.

As Hendricks, Davis has focused on his surprising since train in MMA.

"I'm working on my hits from Abu Dhabi and I feel like it's coming well.My game plan coming into the fight was to establish the distance with my hits and then get inside and get takedown. I must give credit to Rodney Wallace coming after me.If he looks strong in television, he is five times stronger than in person. "

Davis, who took the fight in the short term is a standout in the Division of the UFC light heavyweight packaged. He just seven periods, including three victories in UFC.

History slams his way to win

History of "Horror" Rick has won in a second round TKO to finish the undercard. he to air out attempts to presentation by Dustin Hazelett with attacked and he pummeled with strikes, until the attack has been arrested at 1: 15. after the attack, the story said that vaunted BJJ game Hazelett did not worry him.

"I wanted to get him against the fence. He was not active," Story told. "I am pretty good at fighting off subs. "

History has now reeled off four straight WINS in UFC.

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UFC 117 undercard blog: Hazelett vs. story, Davis vs. Wallace, more

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This is the UFC 117 live blog for all five of the undercard bouts of UFC 117 from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

A noteworthy bout on the undercard is submission wizard Dustin Hazelett facing prospect Rick Story at 170 pounds. Since losing to John Hathaway in his UFC debut, Story has reeled off three consecutive wins. Hazelett is coming off a loss to Paul Daley in January.

The live blog is below.

Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story

Round 1:

Phil Davis vs. Rodney Wallace

Round 2: Davis goes back to work with the head kick at the start of the round, and Wallace certainly felt that one. He tries to get in close and put a stop to that business, but he ends up pulling Davis on top of him. Davis tries to free his leg from the half-guard but ends up letting Wallace get to his feet. Davis controls him in the front headlock and looks to land a knee before Wallace voluntarily goes back down. Davis resumes the short elbows from the half-guard and considers a kimura. Wallace defends, but Davis uses it to move to north-south. He finishes the round in mount, trapping Wallace's arm and raining down elbows. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Davis.

Round 3: Another head kick from Davis to start the third. It's like clockwork, and yet Wallace is the one guy who hasn't figured out the schedule. Again Davis is successful in getting Wallace to the mat, and again he looks for the kimura, this time from side control. Davis goes to mount, but Wallace soon escapes and gets back to his feet. Davis clinches and trips Wallace back to the mat. Wallace fights off another kimura, but can't get any offense going. He's certainly resilient, but that alone won't win this fight for him. Davis goes to mount in the final minute, but can't stay there. He ends the fight standing over Wallace, waiting for the clock to tick down. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Davis.

Phil Davis def. Rodney Wallace via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown

Round 1: Boetsch goes to work with kicks to the body and the head to start this fight. That's a somewhat new look for him. He grabs a single-leg, but Brown hops back against the fence and he lets it go, settling for the clinch instead. Boetsch fires some knees to the body, lulling Brown to sleep a bit, then tosses him to the mat. Brown works back up to his feet and moments later Boetsch staggers him with a right uppercut. He tries to capitalize, but Brown recovers well. They clinch, get separated by the ref, and Brown lands a head kick before getting stung by another hard punch from Boetsch. Blood is flowing freely from Brown's nose as the first round comes to a close. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Tim Boetsch.

Round 2: Brown immediately charges in for a body lock against the fence and gets it. Seems like he's had enough of getting punches in the face by Boetsch. They separate after a minute with no action, and Brown finds a bit of success with his jab. Boetsch keeps looking for the uppercut, but Brown is hip to that by now and trying to steer clear of it. The action has slowed midway through the second and the impatient crowd makes its displeasure known. Boetsch is sticking and moving as best he can, seemingly having little trouble landing the right hand when he wants it. Brown tries a crescent kick in the final seconds, and the result makes you wonder whether he's ever attempted it before. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Boetsch.

Round 3: Brown looks a little more livelier to start the final round, adopting a somewhat strange stance that's hard to figure. He charges in and locks Boetsch up against the fence again, and you know this crowd doesn't like that. Boetsch has a cut near his left eye that's starting to stream a thin line of blood. He shoots for a takedown and puts Brown on his back with relative ease. Boetsch tries for side control, and Brown rolls to his knees and gets back to his feet. Brown attempts a Superman punch, but Boetsch stays out of range. The cut around his eye is getting messier, and he seems like maybe he's content to just survive this round and go to a decision. After a referee restart following a stalled out clinch, Boetsch gets another takedown to seal the deal in the final seconds. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Boetsch.

Tim Boetsch def. Todd Brown via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3).

Charlie Brenneman vs. Johny Hendricks

Round 1: Brenneman's mop of hair is bouncing all over the place to start the fight. It's going to make every one of Hendricks' punches look like a killer. They engage in the center of the Octagon and bang away on each other before Hendricks yanks Brenneman's head down in a front headlock. Brenneman tries to get up and takes a knee to the head. He puts a hand on the mat to stop that nonsense, then finally finds his way out and goes on the attack with a flurry of punches that backs Hendricks up. Brenneman shoots for a double-leg and it forces Hendricks down against the fence, but Brenneman can't quit finish it and put him on his back. They're stalled on the mat next to the fence, and the crowd is only going to sit through so much of this until the boos start. Josh Rosenthal stands them up and Brenneman gets a real takedown and moves to side control before the round ends. MMA Fighting scores the first frame 10-9 for Brenneman.

Round 2: They trade punches in the center of the cage right off the bat and Brenneman lands a nice right. Hendricks bobs and weaves his way in and staggers Brenneman with a left hand. Brenneman recovers, only to eat another and another. He's on shaky legs and Hendricks senses the finish is near. He keeps coming with that left, and Brenneman battles back bravely. Another left drops him flat on his back and Rosenthal steps in. Brenneman's in no state to complain about the stoppage.

Johny Hendricks def. Charlie Brenneman via TKO (punches) at 0:40 of round two.

Christian Morecraft vs. Stefan Struve

Round 1: Morecraft bulls his way into a body lock early, struggling a bit to get inside Struve's long reach. Once he has the Dutchman locked up though, it doesn't take long for Morecraft to fling him to the mat. Morecraft thinks about an anaconda choke, but decides to just batter Struve from the top position instead. Struve locks on a triangle and uses it to flip Morecraft over, losing the choke in the process. Morecraft slips out the back and puts Struve down again, nearly getting caught in a guillotine. Morecraft escapes and goes right back to ground-and-pound. Struve isn't defending well against the onslaught of punches from the top. He's lying flat on his back and getting hammered again and again. Herb Dean is taking a close look at it, but Struve scrambles to his knees and gets stuck in a guillotine. It looks tight, but Struve falls to his back and barely survives the round. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 for Morecraft.

Round 2: Struve snaps a leg kick to slow Morecraft down in the opening seconds. Morecraft keeps coming forward and Struve backs up against the fence. They both unload with punches and Struve lands a right and a left, then hammers Morecraft on the chin with a hard right that jars his mouthpiece loose. Morecraft goes down and Struve pounces on him with a flurry of rights. He's not responding, and Herb Dean has seen enough. The arena explodes as an elated Struve runs around the Octagon and tosses his mouthpiece into the crowd. What a comeback.

Stefan Struve def. Christian Morecraft via TKO (punches) at 0:22 of round two.

Ben Saunders vs. Dennis Hallman

Round 1: Hallman comes straight across the cage and clinches, eating a knee to the body from Saunders on his way in. He tries to use the body lock to get the much taller Saunders down, and after about a minute worth of struggling he finally succeeds. Hallman working from the top in Saunders' half-guard, but he can't do much damage and the crowd is growing restless. Hallman's not having much trouble keeping Saunders on his back. A few short elbows from Hallman find their way in, but Saunders seems more frustrated than damaged. The crowd feels the same way, judging by all the shouts of 'stand 'em up!' Hallman opens up with punches and hammerfists in the final ten seconds, but Saunders recovers guard just before the horn. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Hallman.

Round 2: Saunders is very careful to keep his distance from Hallman to start the second. He flicks out jabs and body kicks to keep Hallman at bay, and Saunders seems to be finding his rhythm with his strikes. Hallman pushes forward and ducks under a punch to bring Saunders down with a leg trip against the fence. Hallman flattens him out and goes back to work from the top, much to the dismay of the audience. Saunders tries an armbar off his back, but Hallman escapes and gets to side control. There's a cut near Saunders' eye, and the two men exchange some words while in close quarters. I can't quite make out what they're saying, but I'm guessing it's not a conversation about the weather. The round ends with Hallman on top, grinding away again. MMA Fighting scores it 10-9 Hallman.

Round 3: Again Saunders takes advantage of the fact that each round starts standing, stinging Hallman with a head kick in the opening seconds. Hallman doesn't seem too bothered and he presses onward right into a right hand and another kick to the dome. Now he's had enough and he gets Saunders down for a moment, but can't keep him there. The ref separates them after a period of inactivity against the fence. Saunders opens up with some nice punch and body kick combos. He's got Hallman backpedaling, and almost everything he throws is landing, though none of it with a tremendous amount of power. As Saunders comes forward Hallman pulls him into guard and sweeps him over, landing on top again. They end the round like this, with Hallman landing perhaps his best blows of the fight before the horn. MMA Fighting gives the round to Saunders, 10-9.

Dennis Hallman def. Ben Saunders via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).

In his post-fight interview Hallman apologizes to fans and fellow fighters for his comments on 'Inside MMA' alleging rampant steroid use in MMA, calling his own remarks "ignorant."

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