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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Dorsey (ranked 4757 p4p, 5306 weight class) and Robo Boy (ranked 543 p4p, 569 weight class). Robo Boy acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 cm 18 170 1 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm 18 174 1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Solid boxing Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt Brawler Prefers standup |
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Dorsey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robo Boy! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dorsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself. A slow jab from Boy misses its intended target. Dorsey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Boy misses with a body kick. Dorsey seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. A head kick from Boy lands but Dorsey takes it in his stride. Dorsey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Boy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robo Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boy swinging wildly here.
Boy misses with a hook
and Dorsey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. 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! Boy takes one on the button. Boy throws out a loose jab but Dorsey uses good head movement to avoid it. Boy lands a high kick!
It looks like Adrian Dorsey has been cut. Boy tries to clinch and Dorsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Dorsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round. No joy there for Dorsey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dorsey lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorsey throws a series of punches but Boy moves out of range. Dorsey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy. Dorsey jabs Boy to the body, keeping him at a distance. Boy takes a shot right to the bread basket. A decent looking cross lands there for Dorsey. Dorsey slips a jab from Boy. Dorsey lands with a shot to the body. Dorsey jabs Boy right on the nose. Boy blinks but takes it well. Dorsey stuns Boy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dorsey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Dorsey's corner calls for a 1-2. Dorsey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Dorsey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dorsey prevents Boy from breaking the clinch. Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dorsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Boy misses with a straight right. Dorsey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dorsey.
Boy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dorsey with a body shot. Boy lands a head kick. Dorsey smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Nice body kick from Boy. Dorsey is breathing heavily. Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dorsey went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boy misses with a few strikes there.
Dorsey moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boy working Dorsey over with knees to the body. A bit of stalling here from Boy.
Dorsey has had enough of the clinch but Boy keeps him there for the moment. Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dorsey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Boy lands a right hand. Boy working aggressively here.
Boy looking to slow down the pace here. Boy scores a nice knee to the body.
Dorsey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy. Boy misses with a short punch on the inside. Boy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dorsey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boy breaks the clinch.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dorsey was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boy throws a head kick that misses. Dorsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Dorsey dodges the punch combination from Boy.
Dorsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Boy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dorsey counters with a left to the body. Dorsey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Nice uppercut there from Dorsey. The fight stays on the outside here - Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robo Boy will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Adrian Dorsey's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Boy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dorsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Dorsey scores with a nice strike. Boy looks to land a combination but Dorsey avoids it well. Dorsey with a body punch. A glancing blow. Boy throws a big shot that misses. Dorsey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boy in his tracks. Adrian Dorsey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Boy rushes Dorsey and presses him up against the cage. Dorsey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Dorsey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boy backwards. Dorsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorsey scores with a nice hook to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dorsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorsey blocking some punches.
Dorsey working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boy breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position. A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch. Dorsey tries to work over Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dorsey wants to break free but Boy has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Dorsey.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Dorsey managing to block the knees to the body from Boy.
Dorsey blocking some punches.
Boy keeps control of Dorsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Dorsey has Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Dorsey can't break the clinch.
Robo Boy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dorsey sees it coming and avoids it easily. Dorsey lands a nice shot to the body.
Dorsey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dorsey throws a shot to the body.
Dorsey connects with a body shot that sends Boy's belly button to the back. Boy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dorsey counters with a nice uppercut. 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! Nice uppercut there from Dorsey. Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dorsey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Boy misses with a head kick.
Dorsey lands with a good body shot. Adrian Dorsey is winning the standup battle so far. Boy tries to clinch but Dorsey is having none of it. Boy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dorsey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorsey circles away.
Dorsey connects with a body shot. Boy misses with a kick to the body and Dorsey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Boy lands a high kick!
Boy looks to land a left hand but Dorsey moved out of range nicely. The fighters circling - Dorsey throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boy throws a head kick but Dorsey moves out of range.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy. Dorsey looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boy! But no joy. Boy thows a left - swing and a miss! Dorsey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Boy misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Boy. Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Dorsey coming out on top. Dorsey rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dorsey has Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Dorsey scores with an uppercut up the middle. Dorsey misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorsey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Dorsey throws a punch but it's blocked by Boy. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dorsey. A nice left hand lands by Dorsey.
Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dorsey's efforts to push away. Nice body punch from Dorsey. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Dorsey dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Adrian Dorsey's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! Dorsey blocks a head kick by Boy.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. An attempted straight right counter from Dorsey misses the target. Dorsey moves into the clinch. Dorsey scores with a shot to the side of Boy's head. A short right hand to the side of the head by Boy. Boy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Boy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Dorsey lands with a right hand. Boy gets tackled into the cage by Dorsey. Dorsey maintains the clinch. Boy blocking some punches.
Dorsey lands a shoulder strike. Boy blocking some punches.
Boy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Dorsey tries a body shot but Boy blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dorsey's efforts to push away. Dorsey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boy manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Boy. Dorsey is looking to counter punch. Dorsey connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Dorsey works Boy's body with a nice hook. Dorsey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Dorsey clinches up with Boy and pushes him back against the cage. Dorsey wants to break free but Boy has control.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short right from Dorsey. Dorsey is trying to push Boy away but Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Dorsey lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dorsey wants to break free but Boy has control.
Boy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Boy pushes Dorsey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Boy.
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! Dorsey swinging wildly here.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch but Dorsey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dorsey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Dorsey there. A head kick misses from Boy. Boy misses with a hook. Dorsey ducked under it nicely. Boy throws a series of punches but Dorsey moves out of range. It looked like Dorsey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Boy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boy throws a body shot but no joy. Dorsey keeps the fight on the outside. Dorsey avoids the body shot from Boy.
Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Sloppy strikes from Dorsey. Those never looked like landing. Dorsey clinches with his opponent.
Dorsey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dorsey lands with a left to the head. Boy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Boy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Boy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Boy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dorsey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dorsey duly obliges. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boy throws a push kick but Dorsey slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boy throws a body punch but Dorsey moves out of range. Dorsey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy. Dorsey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Dorsey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boy lands a really nice looking cross but Dorsey seems unphased.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Dorsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy. Dorsey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Boy. Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably and Dorsey counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adrian Dorsey. Well Dorsey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29 Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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