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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Rawkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dodd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ben Dodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Rawkus!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawkus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rawkus is looking to clinch but Dodd is avoiding it.
Rawkus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dodd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dodd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dodd bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rawkus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dodd connects with a decent elbow.
Dodd stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dodd shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rawkus pinned against the cage. Rawkus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dodd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rawkus fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rawkus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dodd takes the fight into the clinch.
Rawkus lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd tries for a takedown but Rawkus manages to get underhooks.
Rawkus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dodd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Dodd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rawkus lands a right hand.
Rawkus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dodd's efforts to push away.
Rawkus has Dodd pressed against the cage, preventing Dodd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rawkus tries to stall but Dodd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rawkus tries a body shot but Dodd blocks it.
Dodd has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rawkus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rawkus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dodd avoids it.
Rawkus lands a knee to the body.
Rawkus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dodd is defending well for now.
Rawkus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dodd up against the cage.
Dodd avoiding damage as Rawkus throws knees to the body.
Rawkus tries to land a knee to the head but Dodd blocks with his arms.
Rawkus misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rawkus tries to circle away but Dodd has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rawkus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dodd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rawkus avoids a wild elbow strike from Dodd.
Rawkus slowing the pace effectively.
Dodd tries to pull guard but Rawkus won't allow it.
Rawkus stalling the fight.
Rawkus presses Dodd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rawkus is trying to maintain a safe position but Dodd gets an underhook and turns Rawkus into the cage.
Dodd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rawkus regains guard.
Dodd is breathing heavily.
Dodd prevents Rawkus from getting back to his feet.
Dodd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dodd closes the distance and clinches up with Rawkus, looking for a takedown. Dodd pushes Rawkus against the cage but Rawkus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rawkus clinches but Dodd breaks the clinch
and Dodd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawkus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rawkus is pushing Dodd up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rawkus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dodd.
A bit of stalling here from Rawkus.
Rawkus looking to slow down the pace here.
Dodd looking to slow down the pace here.
Rawkus lands a good knee to the midsection. Dodd won't want to take too many of those.
Dodd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rawkus.
Rawkus taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rawkus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rawkus tries to clinch but Dodd moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rawkus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dodd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dodd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dodd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rawkus wants to stand up but Dodd is controlling him.
Rawkus keeping moving, preventing Dodd from controlling successfully.
Rawkus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dodd manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dodd 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dodd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rawkus tries to clinch
and Dodd counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rawkus is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rawkus tries to clinch
and Dodd counters with a shoot takedown. Rawkus fights it but they end up in guard.
Rawkus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dodd is controlling him.
Dodd trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawkus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dodd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dodd won't allow Rawkus to get back to his feet.
Rawkus keeping moving, preventing Dodd from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd won't allow Rawkus to get back to his feet.
Dodd throws a strike but Rawkus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rawkus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rawkus gets to his feet - Dodd follows without any prompting.
Dodd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dodd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dodd counters by clinching up.
Rawkus stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Rawkus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawkus working aggressively here.
Rawkus misses with the head strike.
Dodd is looking to break free of the clinch but Rawkus has double underhooks.
Dodd tries to break free but Rawkus pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dodd.
Dodd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rawkus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rawkus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dodd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dodd tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rawkus controls his leg.
Rawkus kicks Dodd off and gets back to his feet.
Rawkus moves out of range of the body kick from Dodd.
Dodd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dodd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rawkus's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawkus looking for a sweep. Not yet Rawkus, not yet.
Rawkus scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dodd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rawkus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dodd somewhat.
Rawkus forces Dodd back against the cage and clinches.
Dodd is pushing Rawkus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Rawkus.
Rawkus manages to break the clinch.
Dodd clinches with his opponent.
Rawkus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dodd is defending well for now.
Dodd jumps guard and drags Rawkus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawkus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dodd is trying to control the position but Rawkus postures up.
Rawkus tries to stand but Dodd is controlling from the bottom.
Rawkus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawkus gets to his feet - Dodd follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dodd dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Rawkus tries to clinch up.
Dodd dives in and grabs Rawkus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rawkus pushes down on Dodd's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rawkus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dodd looks to score with a jab to the body but Rawkus is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dodd is defended easily by Rawkus.
Dodd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dodd counters with a shoot takedown. Rawkus fights it but they end up in guard.
Rawkus kicks Dodd off and gets to his feet.
Rawkus clinches but Dodd breaks the clinch
and Dodd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rawkus's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dodd won't allow Rawkus to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodd drops back looking for a leg! Rawkus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rawkus manages to kick Dodd off! Dodd jumps back into Rawkus's guard.
Rawkus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dodd controls the pace.
Dodd trying to control but Rawkus is working from the bottom.
Rawkus 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.
Ben Dodd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rawkus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dodd trying to control the position from guard on top but Rawkus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rawkus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rawkus is looking to clinch but Dodd is avoiding it.
Rawkus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rawkus blocks a head kick by Dodd.
Rawkus wants to clinch.
Dodd wants to clinch.
Rawkus drives through and clinches with Dodd against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dodd blocks it with crossed arms.
Rawkus lands a nice knee to the body.
Dodd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Dodd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rawkus tries to land a knee to the head but Dodd blocks with his arms.
Rawkus lands a right hand.
Dodd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dodd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dodd avoiding damage as Rawkus throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Rawkus - that landed with a thud.
Rawkus is trying to stall.
Dodd jumps into guard, dragging Rawkus to the mat.
Dodd 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.
Dodd is working an open guard so Rawkus takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tommy Rawkus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodd rushes Rawkus and presses him up against the cage.
Rawkus lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Rawkus.
Dodd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rawkus smiles and moves away.
Rawkus tries to clinch up
and Dodd counters with a single leg into guard. Rawkus didn't expect that.
Rawkus wants to stand but Dodd is controlling the position.
Dodd slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rawkus 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dodd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dodd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dodd!
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