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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between RiGyu Jang (ranked 3624 p4p, 4601 weight class) and Thomas Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 396 weight class). Jang comes into the arena with fromis_9 - Love Bomb blaring out of the sound system. Dawson has chosen Runaway as his entrance music. Thomas Dawson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, RiGyu Jang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson tests Jang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jang.
Jang will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dawson.
RiGyu Jang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jang shoots in and drives through. Dawson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for RiGyu Jang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Dawson.
Jang drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dawson is looking to reverse the position.
Jang working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ground and pound from Jang seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dawson dodges the ground and pound from Jang.
Dawson wants to control but Jang postures up.
Dawson is looking to regain half guard here but Jang keeps moving and retains side control.
Jang misses with the ground and pound.
Dawson taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Jang.
Dawson dodges the ground and pound from Jang.
Dawson parries the strikes from Jang easily there. Jang is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dawson to escape.
Jang working away.
Jang working the ground and pound from side control.
Dawson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dawson wants to control but Jang postures up.
Jang lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jang landing strikes.
Jang 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.
Jang lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ground and pound from Jang seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Dawson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jang creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jang connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dawson some visible discomfort.
Jang lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jang lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dawson taking a bit of punishment here - Jang scoring with strikes.
Jang lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jang working the ground and pound.
Dawson looks winded!
Jang is chipping away with strikes.
Jang works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jang is putting a hurting on Dawson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jang works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jang scores with punches from side control.
Jang connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dawson some visible discomfort.
Jang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dawson to see if he's OK.
Jang working the ground and pound.
Jang working the ground and pound.
Dawson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang is chipping away with strikes.
Jang tries to advance to mount but Dawson denies him.
Jang landing strikes.
Jang working the ground and pound.
Dawson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dawson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jang lands an elbow.
Jang scoring with punches from side control.
Jang cracks Dawson with a big elbow.
Check out the look on Jang's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dawson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jang is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jang in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jang cracks Dawson with a big right hand but Dawson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jang landing a few strikes.
Jang working the ground and pound.
Dawson is rocked!
Dawson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dawson is still in real trouble! Can Jang finish him?
Dawson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jang landing strikes.
Jang lands a nice forearm strike.
Dawson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jang landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jang scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dawson to see if he's OK.
Jang connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dawson some visible discomfort.
Jang tries to advance to mount but Dawson denies him.
Dawson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
RiGyu Jang 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.
Jang dives in and scores a takedown into Dawson's guard.
Jang tries to free his leg and advance position but Dawson is retaining full guard.
Jang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Jang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jang working some strikes from top position.
Jang works over Dawson with some ground and pound from guard.
Jang postures up and lands a big shot to Dawson's brow.
Jang is pushing down on Dawson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dawson is fighting to maintain full guard but Jang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
Dawson taking some punishment here, with Jang in his half guard.
Jang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jang scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson has hold of Jang's hands but Jang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dawson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jang scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dawson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jang is working away from the top position though.
Jang slips a nice elbow through Dawson's hands, connecting with Dawson's forehead.
Ground and pound from Jang.
Jang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jang lands with a punch from half guard.
Jang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dawson taking some punishment here, with Jang in his half guard.
Jang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jang working Dawson over with strikes.
Jang winds up and cracks Dawson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jang lands a big elbow - Dawson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Jang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RiGyu Jang!
After winning the bout, RiGyu Jang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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