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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy Girl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girl is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Holy Ghost. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 cm
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205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
19
221 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Douglas Dawkins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Holy Girl! The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Girl waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawkins. Dawkins slips a straight right by Girl. Dawkins defending well as Girl loads up on a big left hand. Girl misses with a straight right. Dawkins scores with a hook. Girl jabs Dawkins right on the nose. Dawkins blinks but takes it well. Girl throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily. Nice defenses there by Dawkins. Girl throws a shot from downtown. Dawkins moves away and avoids it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dawkins, right into the meat.
Girl throws a series of strikes that have Dawkins backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Girl looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range. Dawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Girl looks gassed! Dawkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Girl's calf. Dawkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Jab from Dawkins.
It looks like Holy Girl has been cut. Dawkins lands with a hook. Girl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Dawkins throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Girl tumbling to the canvas!
That's one minute gone in the round. Dawkins throwing strikes but missing. Dawkins drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dawkins jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Dawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Dawkins drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Girl manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dawkins has Girl in his guard. Girl trying to control but Dawkins is working from the bottom.
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. Dawkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Girl gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Dawkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Girl manages to get himself to full guard.
Girl looking for a sweep. Not yet Girl, not yet. Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Girl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Dawkins working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Girl keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully. Dawkins throwing strikes but missing. Girl preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Dawkins drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Girl dives on top into guard. Dawkins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Girl controls the pace. Girl won't allow Dawkins to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Dawkins keeping moving, preventing Girl from controlling successfully. Girl must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Girl advances position into side control! Dawkins tries to bench press Girl off him but Girl keeps the position. Girl happy to just control the position for now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Girl is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Dawkins dominated that round. The cut man is working on Holy Girl's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
Dawkins throws a head kick but Girl moves out of range.
Girl looks to land a right hand but Dawkins moved out of range. Dawkins lands with a nice body punch. Girl slaps away a takedown attempt from Dawkins, before circling back to the center of the mat. Girl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Girl blocks the body kick.
Girl lands a head shot. Dawkins throws the left hand but Girl avoids the punch easily. A decent looking body kick lands there for Dawkins. Girl is breathing heavily. Girl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Girl takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dawkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Dawkins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dawkins working the head and body with strikes. Dawkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Dawkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Girl doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dawkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dawkins is working for a submission of some sort.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Girl dodges it nicely.
Girl blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dawkins is working for a kimura but Girl is defending it quite comfortably.
Girl trying to control but Dawkins postures up.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there. Dawkins works his way into full mount! Girl blocking the ground and pound. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four 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. Girl is bucking up trying to escape but Dawkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Dawkins misses with a head shot. Dawkins 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. Dawkins swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Girl is now in Dawkins's guard. A big mistake from Dawkins there, giving up the dominant position! Girl controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Girl trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Dawkins dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Holy Girl's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dawkins fakes the leg kick and cracks Girl in the body. Girl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dawkins throws the left hand but Girl avoids the punch easily. Girl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Girl. Dawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Girl throws a hook but Dawkins avoids it easily. Girl misses with a hook. Dawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Girl can do to turn this around? Dawkins scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Dawkins tries to score with some ground and pound. Girl controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Dawkins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dawkins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dawkins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Girl is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dawkins connects with a decent elbow. Dawkins connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Girl some visible discomfort.
Dawkins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Girl has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dawkins but great work by Girl. Girl is trying to get an arm triangle but Dawkins is defending well. Dawkins is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Girl goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dawkins has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Girl but great work by Dawkins. Dawkins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Dawkins looks up at the clock and then as Girl takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dawkins smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Douglas Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Dawkins tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Girl is trying to improve his position. Douglas Dawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Girl seems a little lost for a moment, as Dawkins dominates the positioning. Girl is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four 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. Girl is not content to let Dawkins control the position. Holy Girl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dawkins slows the pace down. Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Girl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! Douglas Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round. Well Dawkins 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27 Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Dawkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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