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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blarga Farga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farga has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mike Dawson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blarga Farga's chin.
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130 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blarga Farga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farga gets tackled into the cage by Dawson. Dawson maintains the clinch.
Farga is looking to control Dawson's arms but Dawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Farga has his back to the cage.
Dawson has Farga pushed against the cage.
Dawson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Farga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farga's efforts to push away.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farga moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawson clinches up with Farga and pushes him back against the cage.
Farga ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Farga no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Farga is breathing heavily.
Farga is working an open guard so Dawson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Farga scores with a hook to the body. Dawson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Farga.
Farga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawson forces Farga back against the cage and clinches.
Dawson stops a takedown attempt from Farga.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson has Farga up against the cage in a clinch.
Farga is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dawson clinches with his opponent.
Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Farga counters with a big head kick but Dawson shrugs it off.
Dawson lands a head kick. Farga smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Farga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Farga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dawson. Dawson obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dawson clinches up against the cage.
Dawson landing knees to the head.
Dawson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dawson.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farga's defenses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dawson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dawson lands an elbow inside that Farga shrugs off.
Dawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dawson.
Dawson avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Dawson's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Farga tries to keep at a distance but Dawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawson lands an elbow that stopped Farga in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawson instigates a clinch.
Dawson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Farga takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dawson to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Dawson.
Dawson rushes Farga and presses him up against the cage.
Dawson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Farga is trying to drag Dawson to the mat but Dawson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Farga really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A knee to the head by Dawson.
Farga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dawson smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blarga Farga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A lazy left from Dawson finds it's target.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Farga.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawson moves into the clinch successfully.
Farga has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Dawson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Farga tries to score a body lock takedown but Dawson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Farga has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dawson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farga.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Farga is predictable there
and Dawson counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Dawson dominated that round.
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.
Farga punishes Dawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Farga keeps the fight on the outside.
Blarga Farga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson lands a nice looking body kick.
Dawson moves into the clinch.
Dawson lands a good knee to the midsection. Farga won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Dawson.
Dawson scores a nice knee to the body.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Dawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawson with a knee to the head.
Dawson landing knees to the head.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Dawson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farga.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Blarga Farga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farga throws a lazy head kick
and Dawson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Farga tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dawson smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Farga scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farga tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farga lands a glancing blow to the side of Dawson's head.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Farga tries to pull guard but Dawson holds him up against the cage and eventually Farga drops back down to his feet.
Farga can't break the clinch.
Farga tries to break the clinch but Dawson is controlling the position.
Dawson stops a takedown attempt from Farga.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blarga Farga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farga swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dawson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dawson stalling the fight.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dawson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Farga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farga lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Farga goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dawson prevents it.
Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Farga avoids them all with ease.
Dawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Farga circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawson moves into the clinch.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Dawson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farga misses with a few strikes there.
Farga tries to clinch there but Dawson circles away.
Dawson tries to clinch but Farga moves out of range.
Dawson takes the fight into the clinch.
Farga is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farga jumps guard but Dawson stands there with Farga around his waist. Farga gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mike Dawson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dawson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dawson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Farga has Dawson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dawson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dawson connects with a knee to the head.
Farga takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dawson crunches a lovely knee into Farga's ribcage.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four 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.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farga tries to close the distance and clinch but Dawson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawson throws a head kick but Farga moves out of range.
Dawson tries to clinch up but Farga circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Farga lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dawson moves into range and clinches up with Farga.
Farga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dawson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dawson tries to land a knee to the head but Farga blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Farga.
Farga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farga is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dawson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dawson obliges.
Dawson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Farga can't get the takedown.
Farga gets through Dawson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farga throws a leg kick
and Dawson moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Dawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Farga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Farga moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Farga looks to throw the jab but Dawson is out of range.
Dawson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Farga gets tackled into the cage by Dawson. Dawson maintains the clinch.
Dawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dawson landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Dawson.
A short left from Dawson.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Dawson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson wants to clinch up but Farga keeps it at a distance.
Dawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farga goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dawson tries to clinch but Farga is having none of it.
Farga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dawson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dawson pushes Farga up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Farga's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farga tries to keep at a distance but Dawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farga's defenses.
Dawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Farga fails to pull guard.
Dawson lands an elbow inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dawson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Farga trying to stall but Dawson improves his position.
Dawson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Farga.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blarga Farga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson clinches with his opponent.
Dawson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson lands a nice knee to the body.
Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farga tries to land a front kick but Dawson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dawson dodges the punch combination from Farga.
Farga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A combination from Farga does no damage.
Dawson pushes Farga up against the cage in a clinch.
Farga lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Farga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dawson defending well though.
Dawson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A head kick misses from Farga.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson darts in and clinches Farga up against the cage.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Dawson moves into the clinch.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Dawson rushes Farga and presses him up against the cage.
Farga jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dawson walks away with a smile on his face. Farga gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice shot by Farga.
Dawson drives through and clinches with Farga against the cage.
Dawson has Farga pressed against the cage.
Farga lands a shoulder strike.
Farga with a knee to the head.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Farga tries to clinch up.
Farga tries to keep at a distance but Dawson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farga's corner calls for a 1-2. Farga obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Farga moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Farga swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawson.
Farga gets tackled into the cage by Dawson. Dawson maintains the clinch.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dawson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Farga throws a head kick but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Farga tries to clinch
and Dawson counters by moving into the clinch.
Farga tries for a takedown but Dawson manages to get underhooks.
Farga lands a good knee to the midsection. Dawson won't want to take too many of those.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Dawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dawson clinches.
Blarga Farga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Dawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dawson 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Dawson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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