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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 1392 p4p, 1797 weight class) and Joey Faolin (ranked 177 p4p, 226 weight class). Faolin has chosen It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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190 cm 25 212 4 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm 31 215 20 - 15 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Dawkins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Faolin tries to bum rush Dawkins with a series of wild strikes but Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Dawkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Faolin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Faolin moves to clinch but Dawkins breaks away and Dawkins counters with a takedown into side control. Dawkins has knee on belly and moves into mount. Faolin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Dawkins throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Dawkins lands a nice shot to the head. 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! Dawkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dawkins cracks Faolin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Faolin taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dawkins is in the full mount, landing strikes. Dawkins won't let Faolin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. The referee warns Faolin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dawkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dawkins controlling the pace for now. Dawkins raining down hammerfists from mount. Faolin is squirming around, avoiding Dawkins's attempts to control the action. Dawkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Faolin is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Dawkins fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dawkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dawkins landing strikes from the mount and Faolin is in trouble! Dawkins landing strikes, looking to finish! Dawkins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Faolin is rocked! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dawkins controlling from mount. Dawkins with a couple of short strikes. Faolin is still in real trouble! Can Dawkins finish him? Faolin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Faolin seems to have recovered his senses. Dawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time. Faolin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Dawkins dominating with strikes here. Dawkins landing strikes, looking to finish! BOOM! Dawkins connects with a massive shot to the dome!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faolin can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dawkins unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Faolin wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Dawkins celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Dawkins! After winning the bout, Danny Dawkins 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
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
70% |
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