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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Shorts (ranked 3651 p4p, 2938 weight class) and Wayne Dotson (ranked 425 p4p, 353 weight class). Dotson has chosen White Girl - Shy Glizzy as his entrance music. Wayne Dotson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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7 - 9 - 0 |
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188 cm
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3 - 5 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Henry Shorts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Dotson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dotson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Henry Shorts has been cut.
Shorts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dotson's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shorts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shorts connects with a nice short shot to Dotson's temple.
Shorts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dotson is trying to stand up here but Shorts is controlling him well.
Dotson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shorts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shorts lands strikes from half guard.
Shorts is controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shorts lands a nice short elbow.
Shorts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dotson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shorts 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts is taking a breather. Dotson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've been hearing that Shorts has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dotson taking some punishment here, with Shorts in his half guard.
Shorts is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shorts tries to pass to full mount but Dotson defends it.
Shorts trying to control the pace.
Dotson pushes Shorts off looking to stand but Shorts dives back in and keeps control.
Shorts lands strikes from half guard.
Dotson wants to get back to his feet.
Shorts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts wants to take a breather but Dotson is having none of it.
Dotson taking some punishment here, with Shorts in his half guard.
Dotson tries to kick Shorts off but Shorts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shorts working over Dotson with some ground and pound. Dotson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dotson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shorts scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dotson is rocked!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shorts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dotson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dotson is still in real trouble! Can Shorts finish him?
Dotson kicks off Shorts and gets to his feet.
Dotson seems to have recovered his senses.
Dotson throws a right hand that Shorts ducks under and follows up with a left that Shorts also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shorts fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dotson to the ground. Shorts is now in Dotson's guard.
Shorts chips away with some ground and pound.
Shorts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shorts stands up over Dotson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dotson keeping moving, preventing Shorts from controlling successfully.
Shorts chips away with some ground and pound.
Shorts is in close to Dotson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shorts lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shorts won't allow Dotson to get back to his feet.
Shorts working some strikes from top position.
Shorts lands a couple of digs.
Dotson keeping moving, preventing Shorts from controlling successfully.
Dotson wants to stand and escape but Shorts is having none of it.
Shorts postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've been informed that Dotson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dotson keeping moving, preventing Shorts from controlling successfully.
Dotson is looking to stand up but Shorts isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shorts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shorts lands a couple of digs.
Shorts scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shorts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shorts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shorts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dotson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dotson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dotson misses with a series of wild punches.
Shorts has his takedown stuffed
and Dotson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dotson misses with a few strikes there.
Shorts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dotson sprawls and moves away.
Dotson feints and as Shorts raises his hands in defense, Dotson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shorts is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dotson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dotson misses with a double jab.
Shorts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dotson is trying to defend but Shorts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dotson is not content to let Shorts control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Shorts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Shorts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dotson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shorts.
Dotson throws a lazy right hand but Shorts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shorts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Dotson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dotson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Dotson. Those never looked like landing.
Wayne Dotson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shorts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shorts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dotson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dotson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dotson misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts walks into a left hand.
Shorts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dotson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Shorts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shorts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shorts lands in his opponent's guard.
Dotson kicks Shorts off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dotson fails to land with a series of punches.
Shorts shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dotson is trying to defend but Shorts finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shorts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shorts takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shorts lands with a punch from half guard.
Dotson wants to get back to his feet.
Shorts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shorts 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.
Shorts uses his free foot to push down on Dotson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dotson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dotson is trying to stand.
Shorts lands a big shot there that rocks Dotson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shorts content just to control the position here.
Shorts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dotson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts loads up with a big shot that hurts Dotson! He's pulled Shorts in close but Shorts has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Dotson survive? More strikes from Shorts and Dotson is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Henry Shorts!
After winning the bout, Henry Shorts 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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RATING
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