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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fitzroy Mayers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mayers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The People by STS. Antoine Dodson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fitzroy Mayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antoine Dodson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayers walks into a straight right hand from Dodson.
Mayers throws an overhand right that lands on Dodson's shoulder, as Dodson tries to avoid the shot.
Mayers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayers is looking to clinch.
Dodson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mayers tries to clinch there but Dodson circles away.
Mayers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dodson.
Mayers shoots in for a takedown but Dodson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dodson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fitzroy Mayers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mayers.
Dodson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Mayers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dodson catches Mayers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dodson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mayers misses with a wild combination.
Mayers misses with a looping right.
Mayers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayers takes a swing at Dodson's ribcage but misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dodson is trying to break the clinch but Mayers has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson prevents the takedown attempt.
Mayers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dodson's elbow.
Mayers goes for a takedown attempt but Dodson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fitzroy Mayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mayers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mayers tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dodson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Antoine Dodson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dodson slaps away a takedown attempt from Mayers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dodson scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Mayers with that takedown attempt.
Mayers is breathing heavily.
Dodson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson cracks Mayers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mayers misses with a double jab
and Dodson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dodson jabs at Mayers's body.
Dodson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dodson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dodson defending well as Mayers loads up on a big left hand.
Mayers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dodson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dodson dodges the punch combination from Mayers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mayers pushes Dodson up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dodson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mayers tries to throw a body punch but Dodson avoids it by throwing Mayers back against the cage.
Dodson blocks a body shot from Mayers.
Come on Mayers - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mayers presses Dodson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dodson stops a takedown attempt from Mayers.
Mayers breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Dodson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dodson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dodson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mayers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayers darts in and clinches Dodson up against the cage.
Mayers tries a body shot but Dodson blocks it.
Dodson gets underhooks to prevent Mayers's takedown attempt.
Dodson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mayers manages to break the clinch.
Dodson slips a jab and a cross from Mayers.
Dodson lands a nice shot that snaps Mayers's head back.
Dodson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dodson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mayers.
Mayers throws a combination that misses
and Dodson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mayers thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodson tests Mayers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dodson scores with a nice head shot.
Mayers is rocked!
Mayers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Mayers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antoine Dodson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mayers misses with a takedown attempt
and Dodson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fitzroy Mayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mayers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dodson lands with a nice body punch.
Dodson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dodson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson digs a good body shot into Mayers's ribs.
Dodson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mayers. Mayers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mayers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dodson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayers throws an off balance right hand
and Dodson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayers takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dodson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Dodson.
Dodson lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayers takes one on the button.
Dodson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mayers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mayers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dodson to score with a decent uppercut.
Mayers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mayers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dodson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Dodson.
Dodson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dodson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mayers momentarily.
Mayers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dodson stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dodson lands with a right hand.
Mayers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dodson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Dodson. Beautiful body shot.
Mayers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dodson scores with a hook to the body. Mayers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dodson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mayers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Mayers tries to clinch but Dodson moves out of range.
Mayers seems to have got his legs back now.
Mayers misses with the combination.
Dodson jabs Mayers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mayers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Mayers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mayers moves in looking to clinch but Dodson pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Mayers. Those never looked like landing.
Mayers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dodson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mayers shoots for a takedown but Dodson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Dodson.
Dodson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mayers rather than just go for the knockout.
Dodson's corner calls for a 1-2. Dodson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dodson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mayers fails with the takedown.
Dodson jabs Mayers right on the nose. Mayers blinks but takes it well.
Dodson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dodson lands with a nice body punch.
Dodson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dodson stuns Mayers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dodson works the jab nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodson connects with a nice looking jab.
Dodson sizes up Mayers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dodson works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Dodson.
Dodson moves away from the strike by Mayers.
Dodson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dodson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Dodson.
Dodson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fitzroy Mayers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson lands with a nice combination. Mayers backs away looking to recover.
Mayers tries to close the distance and clinch but Dodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayers takes one to the side of the head.
Mayers ducks right into an uppercut from Dodson.
Mayers tries to close the distance and clinch but Dodson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayers misses with the combination.
Dodson scores with a punch to the head.
Dodson moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Mayers misses
and Dodson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayers throws a shot from downtown. Dodson moves away and avoids it.
Dodson lands a jab to Mayers's midsection.
Dodson looks to land a combination. Mayers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Antoine Dodson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good shot there by Dodson.
Mayers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodson leaves Mayers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fitzroy Mayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dodson leaves Mayers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dodson tests Mayers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antoine Dodson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dodson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antoine Dodson!
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