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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doadi Rafi Meldir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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206 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doadi Rafi Meldir!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg closes the distance and clinches up with Meldir, looking for a takedown. Dawg pushes Meldir against the cage but Meldir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawg keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawg checks a low kick from Meldir.
Dawg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Meldir breaks the clinch.
Meldir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dawg misses with a two punch combination.
Doadi Rafi Meldir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawg throws a one two combo.
Meldir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Meldir trying to control but Dawg is working from the bottom.
Dawg wants to sweep but no luck.
Meldir gets to his feet - Dawg follows without any prompting.
Meldir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jim Dawg has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meldir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dawg looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Meldir closes the distance and clinches.
Meldir gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dawg regains guard.
Meldir postures up.
Meldir showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meldir lands a couple of elbows.
Dawg working a defensive guard here.
Meldir gets to his feet. Dawg looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Meldir is looking to land body kicks.
Dawg has closed the distance and engaged Meldir in a clinch.
Dawg throws an elbow but it misses.
Meldir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meldir lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Meldir can't break the clinch.
Meldir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Meldir.
Meldir has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dawg is trying to keep an underhook but Meldir manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Meldir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meldir looks gassed!
Dawg gets full guard.
Dawg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meldir is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meldir wanted to stand there but Dawg had control of the position.
Meldir postures up.
Dawg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Meldir wants to control but Dawg is having none of it.
Dawg is working for a guillotine from mount but Meldir frees his head quite easily.
Dawg wants to control the pace but Meldir is squirming around nicely.
Meldir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Meldir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meldir is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meldir manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Meldir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dawg wants to pass to mount but Meldir is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meldir tries to get to full guard but Dawg has control of the leg.
Dawg performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Meldir is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meldir trying to control from the bottom.
Meldir keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Meldir regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dawg tries to free his leg and advance position but Meldir is retaining full guard.
Meldir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meldir looking for a guillotine here but Dawg defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meldir pulls Dawg in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doadi Rafi Meldir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Dawg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Meldir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Meldir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dawg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dawg wants to get back to full guard but Meldir has passed into side control.
Dawg can't escape the position.
Meldir lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Meldir looking to control but Dawg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Meldir jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dawg manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Meldir working the ground and pound from side control.
Meldir stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawg looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meldir gets back to full guard.
Meldir controlling Dawg's posture.
Dawg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meldir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawg trying to control the position from guard on top but Meldir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dawg passes Meldir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Doadi Rafi Meldir has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawg slips a nice elbow through Meldir's hands, connecting with Meldir's forehead.
Dawg slows the pace down in half guard.
Dawg is trying to control the action in half guard but Meldir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dawg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Meldir keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dawg has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meldir's face.
Dawg tries to control but Meldir wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Meldir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jim Dawg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dawg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dawg trying to control the action but Meldir is working from the bottom.
Dawg trying to control from Meldir's half guard. Meldir has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Meldir wants to stand but Dawg is controlling the position.
Dawg has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Meldir is proving hard to escape from.
Meldir controlling Dawg's posture.
Meldir wants to stand up but Dawg is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meldir is keeping the position for now.
Meldir looking for a sweep. Not yet Meldir, not yet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Meldir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Meldir punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dawg slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dawg is staying active underneath Meldir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dawg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meldir is working away from the top position though.
Dawg manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dawg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Doadi Rafi Meldir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jim Dawg's cut.
That's time! Dawg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jab by Meldir.
Dawg throws a head kick that misses.
Meldir misses with a takedown attempt
and Dawg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meldir's guard.
Meldir keeping moving, preventing Dawg from controlling successfully.
Meldir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dawg trying to control the position from guard on top but Meldir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meldir is on top in guard.
Dawg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Meldir!
Dawg looking to control but Meldir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meldir is trying to escape the mount.
Dawg trying to control but Meldir is having none of it.
Meldir is looking to improve his position but Dawg isn't that keen on the idea.
Dawg punching from mount but Meldir doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Meldir wants to hold on but Dawg pushes him away.
Dawg thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dawg landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meldir wants to control but Dawg is having none of it.
Meldir is trying desperately to improve position.
Meldir manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Meldir trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Meldir manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Meldir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawg is controlling him.
Meldir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawg trying to control but Meldir is working from the bottom.
Meldir wants to get back to his feet but Dawg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dawg tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Meldir is pushing Dawg's head away, looking to escape. Dawg manages to hold on to the position though.
Dawg decides to stand up, so the ref orders Meldir to his feet.
Dawg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meldir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Meldir throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dawg counters with a three punch combo that has Meldir backing up. Meldir nods at Dawg to acknowledge the strikes.
Meldir tries to clinch
and Dawg counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dawg is tying to control. Meldir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Meldir gets back to full guard.
Meldir punching from the bottom.
Dawg stays in close to Meldir's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meldir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawg trying to control the position from guard on top but Meldir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meldir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meldir is on top in guard.
Dawg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meldir is one step ahead there.
Meldir tries to stand but Dawg is controlling from the bottom.
Dawg controlling Meldir's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dawg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Meldir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jim Dawg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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