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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Karzamoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karzamoff is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sweep The Leg. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergei Karzamoff!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karzamoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Dowd.
Karzamoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Karzamoff dodges the punch combination from Dowd.
Dowd's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dowd duly obliges.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowd, right into the meat.
Karzamoff throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dowd counters with a series of strikes. Karzamoff will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dowd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Karzamoff.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowd, right into the meat.
Dowd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karzamoff.
Dowd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dowd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowd with good strikes from the mount here!
Karzamoff is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Dowd.
Dowd misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karzamoff wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dowd.
Karzamoff wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dowd 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 crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dowd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dowd throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dowd with shots to the head and body - Karzamoff looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dowd swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Karzamoff is now in Dowd's guard. A big mistake from Dowd there, giving up the dominant position!
Dowd is breathing heavily.
Karzamoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karzamoff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karzamoff must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dowd manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dowd thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dowd landing shots from mount.
You get the feeling that Karzamoff really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dowd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Karzamoff blocking the ground and pound.
Dowd thowing shots but they're missing.
Dowd looking to ground and pound but Karzamoff is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff trying desperately to get to his feet.
Karzamoff is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Karzamoff is trying to stand.
Dowd lands with some strikes.
Karzamoff is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dowd misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dowd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dowd lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dowd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karzamoff looks a forlorn figure.
Karzamoff is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dowd lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Karzamoff that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowd goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Karzamoff turns into him and now he's in Dowd's guard.
Karzamoff stopping the sweep attempt from Dowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dowd staying out of range there.
Karzamoff misses with a double jab
and Dowd counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karzamoff's knee momentarily.
Karzamoff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dowd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karzamoff fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dowd checks it well.
Karzamoff misses with a two punch combination.
Dowd lands with an overhand left.
Karzamoff misses with a kick to the body.
Karzamoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karzamoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dowd.
Wellen Dowd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karzamoff misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Karzamoff backs up against the cage.
Karzamoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowd can pounce on him.
Karzamoff is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dowd!
Dowd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dowd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dowd working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dowd lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dowd raining down shots from the mount!
Dowd cracks Karzamoff with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Karzamoff wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff taking shots to the head.
Dowd punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dowd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Karzamoff's face.
Dowd working the ground and pound effectively.
Dowd lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Dowd there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dowd thowing shots but they're missing.
Wellen Dowd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karzamoff is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dowd is landing with some decent strikes but Karzamoff is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Karzamoff in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karzamoff is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dowd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Karzamoff because Dowd loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowd raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Karzamoff really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dowd fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Karzamoff tries to buck Dowd off but he can't manage it.
Dowd in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dowd scoring with strikes but Karzamoff is staying in there.
Dowd misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dowd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karzamoff can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowd landing punches.
Dowd goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Karzamoff turns into him and now he's in Dowd's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dowd avoids the body shot from Karzamoff.
Dowd moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Karzamoff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karzamoff throws a series of punches but Dowd moves out of range.
Karzamoff throws a right hand that Dowd ducks under and follows up with a left that Dowd also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dowd.
Karzamoff throws a series of punches but Dowd moves out of range.
Dowd jabs at Karzamoff's body.
Good leg kick by Dowd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Dowd finds it's way through Karzamoff's defenses.
Dowd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Karzamoff is pushing Dowd's head away, looking to escape. Dowd manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Karzamoff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Karzamoff is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Karzamoff on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dowd misses with the ground and pound.
Wellen Dowd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dowd tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dowd staying calm.
Karzamoff is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dowd is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd takes a little break here. Karzamoff wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Karzamoff is not content to let Dowd control the position.
Karzamoff is trying to escape the position but Dowd is controlling the position.
Sergei Karzamoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish 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.
Karzamoff wants to get back to his feet.
Dowd trying to control the position but Karzamoff is working away.
Karzamoff tries to escape but Dowd is in control.
Dowd happy to just control the position for now.
Karzamoff takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wellen Dowd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dowd 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wellen Dowd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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