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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Baeubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baeubois's entrance music is this war is ours. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Baeubois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Dodson!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baeubois doesn't manage to clinch there - Dodson circles away.
Dodson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baeubois is trying to defend but Dodson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dodson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dodson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baeubois knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dodson controlling the action here.
Dodson trying to mount his opponent but Baeubois defends it.
Baeubois is in trouble now - Dodson has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baeubois wants to hold on but Dodson pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dodson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dodson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dodson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dodson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baeubois tries to hold on but Dodson postures up.
Dodson trying to control but Baeubois is having none of it.
Baeubois is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson prevents Baeubois from getting the reversal.
Dodson misses with a head shot.
Dodson controlling from mount.
Dodson lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson tries to control but Baeubois wriggling away.
Dodson breaks from Baeubois's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dodson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Baeubois is squirming around, avoiding Dodson's attempts to control the action.
Baeubois is breathing heavily.
Dodson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Baeubois turns into him and now he's in Dodson's guard.
Dodson is controlling Baeubois's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Dodson 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.
Dodson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baeubois will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baeubois not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dodson trying to control the position from guard on top but Baeubois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dodson is looking to stand up but Baeubois won't let him.
Dodson trying to control but Baeubois is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baeubois shoots and misses
and Dodson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dodson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baeubois being controlled against the cage.
Dodson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baeubois.
Dodson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dodson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dodson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Baeubois!
Dodson fails to advance to Baeubois's back.
Baeubois defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dodson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baeubois in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dodson controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Dodson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Dodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dodson has closed the distance and engaged Baeubois in a clinch.
Dodson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dodson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dodson moves into full mount! Baeubois won't be happy about that!
Dodson content just to control the position here.
Baeubois is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Dodson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Dodson drives through and clinches with Baeubois against the cage.
Baeubois fails to pull guard.
Dodson decides to pull guard.
Dodson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Antoine Dodson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dodson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dodson pulls Baeubois in close to prevent any damage.
Dodson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antoine Dodson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dodson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baeubois did well to prevent Dodson getting side control.
Dodson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Baeubois is trying to maintain the position but Dodson is very close to passing his half guard.
Dodson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baeubois avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dodson.
Dodson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dodson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dodson passes to full mount!
Dodson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson controlling from mount.
Dodson lands a big shot there that rocks Baeubois but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dodson controlling from mount.
Dodson lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson raining down shots from the mount!
Dodson controlling from the full mount.
Dodson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Dodson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dodson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Dodson!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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