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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Delano (ranked 4972 p4p, 4024 weight class) and Dominik Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Delano looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Delano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing moves into the clinch successfully.
Ewing drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ewing wants to sweep here but Delano controlling him for the moment.
Delano being controlled here momentarily.
Delano trying to control but Ewing is working from the bottom.
Ewing lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing trying to control but Delano is working from the bottom.
Ewing lands a couple of digs.
Ewing looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Delano has Ewing pulled in close to control his posture.
Ewing is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ewing is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but Delano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two 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.
Delano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delano is working an open guard so Ewing takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Delano is breathing heavily.
Delano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Delano is thwarting Ewing's attempts to control the position.
Ewing tries to get to full guard but Delano has control of the leg.
Delano is pressing down on Ewing's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ewing is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delano is thwarting Ewing's attempts to control the position.
Delano wants to take a breather but Ewing is having none of it.
Ewing tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Delano manages to move to mount!
Ewing really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delano controlling from mount.
Delano stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ewing rushes Delano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ewing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Delano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ewing.
Delano decides to pull guard.
Ewing stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Delano misses with a takedown attempt
and Delano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ewing rushes Delano and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ewing misses with a body punch.
Ewing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ewing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Ewing dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Delano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ewing is looking to clinch.
Ewing misses with a takedown attempt - Delano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Ewing backs away, Delano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ewing doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Delano counters with a nice body shot.
Delano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ewing is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delano trying to control the action but Ewing is working from the bottom.
Ewing wants to control but Delano is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delano postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ewing to stand up.
Delano throws a sloppy head kick
and Ewing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ewing.
Ewing tries to land a knee to the head but Delano blocks with his arms.
Delano wants to break free but Ewing has control.
Ewing pushes off an throws an elbow but Delano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ewing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Delano is defending well for now.
Ewing prevents the takedown attempt.
Delano pulls guard effortlessly.
Ewing with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ewing is aware though and is defending well.
Delano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ewing defends well.
Ewing wants to control from the top but Delano keeps moving.
Delano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Delano looking to control.
Ewing is in close to Delano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ewing working some strikes from top position.
Tom Delano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing postures up.
Delano has his foot on Ewing's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ewing works his way back into a safe position though.
Delano is trying to keep Ewing in close.
Ewing stands up from Delano's guard - Ewing perhaps looking for a knockout.
Delano throws a leg kick but Ewing sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ewing instigates a clinch.
Ewing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ewing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ewing breaks the clinch.
Dominik Ewing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ewing throws a head kick but Delano moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ewing looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ewing bucks up and tries to throw Delano off but instead Delano has got his back!
Ewing covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Delano seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Ewing's chin but Ewing turns very nicely into Delano's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Ewing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but Delano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dominik Ewing will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ewing rushes Delano and presses him up against the cage.
Ewing misses with a punch on the inside.
Delano goes for a takedown attempt but Ewing pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ewing tries to clinch up.
Ewing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Delano.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ewing digs a right hand into Delano's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Delano's gas tank.
Delano blocks the elbow strike.
Ewing gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Delano regains guard.
Ewing must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but Delano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ewing stopping the sweep attempt from Delano.
Delano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ewing landing with the ground and pound.
Ewing gets to his feet - Delano follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Delano as Ewing shoots in.
Ewing gets a double leg takedown into Delano's guard.
Delano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries to stand but Delano is controlling from the bottom.
Ewing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Delano pulls Ewing in close to his closed guard and prevents Ewing from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but Delano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Delano to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ewing trying to control the position.
Delano throws a big right hand that misses.
Ewing managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing keeping moving, preventing Delano from controlling successfully.
Delano stands up from Ewing's guard - Delano perhaps looking for a knockout.
Delano drives through and clinches with Ewing against the cage.
Tom Delano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominik Ewing is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ewing breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominik Ewing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ewing 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominik Ewing!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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