Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-09-19, Phil Davis vs Emanuel Newton gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.Phil Davis entered this fight with a mma record of 13-3-0 (46% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.5 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Jon Jones) but he lost two out of his last three bouts, against Anthony Johnson (=Davis vs Johnson) and Ryan Bader (=Davis vs Bader). Between these two fights he had won over Glover Teixeira (=Teixeira vs Davis).
His opponent, Emanuel Newton, has a record of 25-8-1 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.14 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Liam McGeary (fight in which he lost his Bellator light-Hw title, Newton vs McGeary). Davis vs Newton is the semifinal of the Bellator light heavyweight tournament; undercard of Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz – “Bellator 142 Dynamite 1”. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Bellator & Glory: Dynamite 1
Date: 2015-09-19
Where: SAP Center, San Jose, California, USA
Division: light heavyweight (205 lbs, 93 kg)
Dynamite 1 fight card (main fights):
Liam McGeary vs Tito Ortiz
Phil Davis vs Francis Carmont
Josh Thomson vs Mike Bronzoulis
Phil Davis vs Emanuel Newton
Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs Linton Vassell
Kickboxing:
Saulo Cavalari vs Zack Mwekassa 2
Paul Daley vs Fernando Gonzalez
Davis’ previous fight: Phil Davis vs Ryan Bader
Newton’s previous fight: Emanuel Newton vs Liam McGeary
Newton’s next fight: Emanuel Newton vs Linton Vassell
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(Alternative highlights hosted on streamable.com)
