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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hobert Nye (ranked 4424 p4p, 2735 weight class) and Jack Dawson (ranked 425 p4p, 305 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hobert Nye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Watson and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson drops his hands momentarily and Nye takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nye misses with a looping left.
Dawson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nye wants to clinch but Dawson slips to the side
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nye is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Nye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nye throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson throws out a counter right but Nye avoids it with no problem.
Nye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dawson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nye throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Nye's head coaches at Tran MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dawson under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nye takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawson manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nye trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nye puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye not doing much here.
Nye wants to pass to mount but Dawson is defending the position.
Dawson is looking for a sweep. Nye is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nye perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nye not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nye working Dawson over with strikes.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nye in particular looking to stall.
Nye scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nye content to control rather than advance.
Nye wants to control but Dawson is keeping him busy.
Nye is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dawson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dawson trying to control here.
Nye stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dawson's head.
Nye not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nye seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nye closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nye is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nye 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dawson tries to bench press Nye off him but Nye keeps the position.
Nye trying to control the action but Dawson is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson tries to buck Nye off but Nye is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nye takes a little break here. Dawson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dawson is trying to control Nye's posture but Nye avoids it.
Nye moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Nye trying to control the action but Dawson is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hobert Nye dominated that round.
That's time! Nye's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nye misses the body punch
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nye manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dawson on his heels. He'll look to pass Dawson's guard now, I'm sure.
Nye connects with a couple of short punches.
Dawson controls Nye momentarily but Nye frees himself.
Nye is stalling in the full guard.
Dawson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hobert Nye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawson has Nye pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nye shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dawson's guard.
Nye is stalling in the full guard.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Nye from controlling successfully.
Nye is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nye's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nye trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Nye 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.
Nye wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nye gets to his feet - Dawson follows without any prompting.
Decent striking displayed by Nye there.
Nye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nye.
Despite the aggression on Dawson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nye rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dawson lands a right hand.
Nye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Dawson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Nye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawson blocks a body shot from Nye.
A short right from Dawson.
Dawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Nye goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nye lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Dawson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Dawson scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nye throws an elbow but misses.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Nye won't allow it.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Nye.
Jack Dawson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dawson jumps into guard, dragging Nye to the mat.
Nye slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nye wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Dawson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nye fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dawson sprawls well initially but Nye persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nye is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nye is keen to just control but Dawson is a slippery customer.
Nye seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nye is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nye takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson won't allow Nye to pass to mount.
Nye trying to control from half guard but Dawson is working away.
Dawson trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nye darts in trying to clinch
and Dawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nye misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with a nice right hand that sends Nye toppling to the canvas! Nye scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dawson finish him?!
Nye is rocked!
Nye misses with a double jab
and Dawson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Nye is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Dawson has cracked Nye with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Dawson lands another huge swinging hook and Nye tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Nye, before Dawson can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Dawson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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