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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edkie Frangar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edkie Frangar had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edkie Frangar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Dawson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frangar fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Frangar there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dawson.
Frangar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Frangar!
Dawson tries for a takedown but Frangar circles away easily
and Frangar counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Frangar. Those never looked like landing.
Dawson moves into range and clinches up with Frangar.
Dawson looking to throw knees to the head but Frangar is blocking nicely.
Dawson pulls guard.
Dawson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dawson is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frangar keeping moving, preventing Dawson from controlling successfully.
Dawson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Frangar pulls Dawson in close to prevent any damage.
Dawson looking to pass the guard.
Frangar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dawson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Frangar keeps the fight on the outside.
Frangar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Frangar to work.
Frangar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Frangar keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawson clinches.
Frangar is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Frangar stopping the sweep attempt from Dawson.
Frangar wanted to stand there but Dawson had control of the position.
Dawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Frangar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dawson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dawson looks gassed!
Dawson looking for a guillotine here but Frangar defends easily.
Dawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frangar controlling from the top position.
Frangar wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Dawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Frangar defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dawson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawson darts in and clinches Frangar up against the cage.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Frangar instigates a clinch.
Frangar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Frangar won't allow it.
Dawson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frangar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dawson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Frangar. Beautiful body shot.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Dawson slips a jab and a cross from Frangar.
Frangar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frangar throws a combination that misses
and Dawson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dawson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Frangar.
Dawson tries to keep at a distance but Frangar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frangar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frangar keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawson is looking to score with low kicks.
Frangar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frangar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frangar throws a series of punches but Dawson moves out of range.
Daniel Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frangar closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frangar is trying to break the clinch but Dawson is controlling him.
Frangar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson keeps control of Frangar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frangar is trying to push Dawson away but Dawson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frangar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson breaks from the clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch but Frangar moves out of range.
Frangar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawson manages to avoid it.
Dawson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson manages to break the clinch.
Frangar misses with a double jab.
Dawson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Edkie Frangar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Dawson.
Dawson tries to clinch up
and Frangar counters with a three punch combo that has Dawson backing up. Dawson nods at Frangar to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Frangar misses.
Frangar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frangar gets a clinch.
Dawson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frangar just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frangar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frangar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Frangar throws a series of punches but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Frangar is avoiding it.
Frangar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dawson shoots in and drives through. Frangar sprawls well.
Dawson wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
No joy there for Frangar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Edkie Frangar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frangar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dawson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frangar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frangar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Frangar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edkie Frangar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Frangar.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches.
Frangar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dawson breaks the clinch.
Frangar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edkie Frangar dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dawson moves into range and clinches up with Frangar.
Dawson lands a nice elbow.
Dawson gets control of Frangar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dawson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dawson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frangar's guard.
Dawson wants to control from the top but Frangar keeps moving.
Dawson passes into half guard.
Dawson lands with a punch from half guard.
Dawson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dawson moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frangar wants to control but Dawson postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dawson trying to control the action but Frangar is working from the bottom.
Frangar dodges the ground and pound from Dawson.
Dawson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Frangar is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dawson trying to control the action but Frangar is working from the bottom.
Frangar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dawson on the ground.
Frangar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dawson.
Dawson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dawson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frangar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dawson wants to stand but Frangar has his arm trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with the ground and pound.
Dawson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dawson wants to control but Frangar is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Dawson stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dawson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Frangar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dawson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frangar tries to buck Dawson off but Dawson is having none of it.
Dawson wants to control but Frangar is keeping him busy.
Dawson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Frangar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dawson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dawson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dawson!
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energy
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hype
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