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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lerrick Dewis (ranked 3579 p4p, 4172 weight class) and Dylan Sydal (ranked 429 p4p, 480 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dylan Sydal was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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2 - 1 - 1 |
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lerrick Dewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Sydal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sydal gets a clinch.
Dewis letting Sydal take a breather here.
Dewis wants the takedown. Sydal is fighting it off but Dewis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sydal's guard against the cage.
Dewis wants to control from the top but Sydal keeps moving.
Sydal lands some strikes from the bottom.
Dewis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dewis wants to pass the guard but Sydal is keeping the position.
Dewis is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sydal keeping moving, preventing Dewis from controlling successfully.
Sydal working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sydal wants to get back to his feet but Dewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dewis enables Sydal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dewis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dewis is trying to keep Sydal in close.
Sydal wanted to stand there but Dewis had control of the position.
Dewis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sydal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Sydal wants to control from the top but Dewis keeps moving.
Sydal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dewis is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dewis looking for a guillotine here but Sydal defends easily.
Dewis looking to control but Sydal passes into half guard.
Sydal is looking for a kimura here.
Dewis wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewis is trying to maintain the position but Sydal is very close to passing his half guard.
Dewis tries to roll over but Sydal keeps him under control.
Sydal is looking to take a break and control but Dewis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dewis is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sydal pulls his head out easily.
Dewis trying to hold on to Sydal's head to control him but Sydal postures up.
Sydal prevents Dewis from improving his position.
That's four 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.
Dewis trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Sydal manages to pass to mount!
Dewis tries to lock up and control but Sydal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sydal landing punches.
Sydal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dewis is surviving well by controlling Sydal's body position as best he can.
Dewis is looking to get to half guard.
Sydal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dewis wants to hold on but Sydal pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Sydal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sydal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dewis keeping full guard, as Sydal tries to pass.
Sydal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sydal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sydal wants to stand but Dewis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sydal stays in close to Dewis's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sydal is looking to stand up but Dewis won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sydal is aware though and is defending well.
Sydal postures up.
Dewis looking for a guillotine here but Sydal defends easily.
Sydal stopping the sweep attempt from Dewis.
Dewis keeping moving, preventing Sydal from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sydal moves into the clinch.
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.
Dewis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sydal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dewis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sydal is trying to control Dewis's posture but Dewis avoids it.
Dewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sydal keeps working.
Sydal gets back to half guard.
Sydal wants to get back to his feet.
Sydal scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dewis manages to mount him!
Dylan Sydal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sydal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dewis dominating with strikes here.
Sydal is squirming around, avoiding Dewis's attempts to control the action.
Sydal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dewis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dewis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dewis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sydal wants to control but Dewis is having none of it.
Sydal felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sydal bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sydal stopping the sweep attempt from Dewis.
Dewis working for submissions but it's allowed Sydal to get to half guard.
Dewis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sydal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sydal content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dylan Sydal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sydal drives through with a takedown into Dewis's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dewis wants to sweep here but Sydal controlling him for the moment.
Sydal trying to control the position from guard on top but Dewis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dewis keeping full guard, as Sydal tries to pass.
Sydal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dewis keeping moving, preventing Sydal from controlling successfully.
Sydal stopping the sweep attempt from Dewis.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sydal has Dewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Dewis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sydal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dewis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sydal prevents it.
Dewis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sydal after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lerrick Dewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sydal has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dewis regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dewis looking for subs off his back but Sydal has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dewis looking for submissions off his back.
Dewis is looking to control Sydal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dewis avoid being mounted?
Dewis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sydal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dewis keeping hold of Sydal's head, controlling as best he can.
Dewis trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sydal wants to control but Dewis is keeping him busy.
Sydal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dewis tries to roll over but Sydal keeps him under control.
Dewis is positioning himself well to prevent Sydal advancing to mount.
Dewis wants to get back to full guard.
That's four 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.
Sydal wants to stand but Dewis has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Sydal trying to control the action but Dewis is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sydal gets a takedown into half guard.
Dewis has his hands clasped together around Sydal's back. He's all about the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sydal seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Sydal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sydal 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Sydal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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