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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Lawal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Dugans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dugans has chosen Superfly - Curtis Mayfiield as his entrance music. Malcolm Dugans will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhammed Lawal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Dugans!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawal defending well as Dugans loads up on a big left hand.
Dugans looks to throw the jab but Lawal is out of range.
Oooh a lovely combination from Dugans sends Lawal down but not out. Dugans dives into side control looking to finish.
Lawal is rocked!
It looks like Muhammed Lawal has been cut.
Lawal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lawal is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dugans has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oh Lawal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dugans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawal seems to have got his legs back now.
Dugans throws a right hand that Lawal ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawal also avoids with ease.
Dugans missing with a left hand there. Lawal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dugans lands with a cross.
Lawal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dugans.
Lawal slips a jab and a cross from Dugans.
Dugans tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dugans misses with the combination.
Dugans throws a nice looking combination but Lawal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lawal lands a nice short elbow.
Lawal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dugans wants to improve his position but Lawal is controlling well.
Lawal throwing shots but Dugans is blocking nicely.
Lawal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dugans knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dugans regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lawal.
Dugans looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dugans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lawal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dugans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dugans looks to land a body kick but Lawal moved away.
Lawal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dugans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dugans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dugans looking for subs off his back but Lawal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lawal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dugans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lawal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal works his way into full mount!
Lawal lands a heavy elbow.
Dugans is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dugans wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Lawal.
Lawal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lawal lands a big shot there that rocks Dugans but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dugans tries to buck Lawal off but he can't manage it.
Lawal connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lawal looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lawal scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Dugans that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dugans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dugans tries to hold on but Lawal postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Dugans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Lawal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dugans with a poor takedown
and Lawal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dugans's guard.
Dugans is wriggling around but Lawal manages to pass to half guard.
Dugans has hold of Lawal's hands but Lawal slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dugans wants to stand back up but Lawal manages to pass into side control.
Dugans takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dugans is trying to buck Lawal off.
Lawal fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dugans is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lawal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawal working away.
Lawal scoring with punches from side control.
Lawal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lawal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lawal scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lawal decides to stand up.
Dugans misses with a takedown
and Lawal counters with a single leg into guard. Dugans didn't expect that.
Muhammed Lawal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dugans trying to control the position.
Lawal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawal thows a big elbow that misses.
Lawal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lawal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lawal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawal prevents Dugans from getting back to his feet.
Lawal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dugans's head.
Dugans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lawal is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lawal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dugans scores with a shot to the body.
Muhammed Lawal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dugans tries to clinch but Lawal moves away
and Lawal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dugans controlling the position for now.
Lawal tries to pass to full mount but Dugans defends it.
Lawal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dugans defending well though.
Dugans taking some punishment here, with Lawal in his half guard.
Dugans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lawal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dugans 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.
Dugans trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawal scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dugans misses with a looping right.
Lawal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lawal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dugans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lawal punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawal with good strikes from the mount here!
Lawal lands a heavy elbow.
Lawal landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammed Lawal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Muhammed Lawal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dugans misses with a hook to the body
and Lawal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawal.
Lawal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawal misses with a combination
and Dugans makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dugans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malcolm Dugans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dugans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawal tries for a takedown but Dugans circles away easily
and Dugans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dugans stopping the sweep attempt from Lawal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dugansis looking to pass into half guard but Lawal pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lawal is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dugans wants to stand up but Lawal is controlling him.
Lawal won't allow Dugans to sweep him here.
Lawal slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dugans.
Lawal moves nicely into side control.
Lawal looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dugans is avoiding damage well.
Lawal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lawal throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lawal cracks Dugans with a big right hand but Dugans just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dugans avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lawal.
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.
Lawal lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lawal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dugans down.
Lawal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dugans!
Lawal lands a heavy elbow.
Lawal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lawal scoring with strikes but Dugans is staying in there.
Lawal working Dugans over with strikes here.
Lawal scoring with strikes but Dugans is staying in there.
Dugans looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Dugans is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawal dominating with strikes here.
Lawal lands a heavy elbow.
Lawal is landing with some decent strikes but Dugans is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dugans's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dugans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lawal putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lawal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lawal is landing with some decent strikes but Dugans is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dugans is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lawal dominating with strikes here.
Lawal has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dugans's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lawal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lawal landing shots from mount.
Lawal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lawal landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lawal lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dugans flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lawal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lawal goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dugans turns into him and now he's in Lawal's guard.
Dugans stays in close to Lawal's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malcolm Dugans.
I think Dugans 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Dugans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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