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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cloudy Q Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jani Pekkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cloudy Q Dawkins had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cloudy Q Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jani Pekkanen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Dawkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dawkins prevents Pekkanen from improving his position.
Dawkins slows the pace down in half guard.
Pekkanen trying to get back to full guard but Dawkins takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Dawkins.
Dawkins lands a heavy elbow.
Dawkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dawkins tries to control but Pekkanen wriggling away.
Dawkins is working for a guillotine from mount but Pekkanen frees his head quite easily.
Dawkins looking to control but Pekkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dawkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pekkanen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dawkins looking to control but Pekkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dawkins controlling the pace for now.
Pekkanen is trying to stand up.
Dawkins landing punches.
Pekkanen is desperately trying to improve his position but Dawkins has a good base and remains in mount.
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 landing strikes, looking to finish!
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.
Pekkanen is in a horrible position here. Dawkins smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dawkins content just to control the position here.
Dawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dawkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pekkanen is squirming around, avoiding Dawkins's attempts to control the action.
Dawkins controlling from mount.
Pekkanen prevents Dawkins from taking his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pekkanen is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dawkins prevents Pekkanen from getting the reversal.
Dawkins looking to control but Pekkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pekkanen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pekkanen looks gassed!
Dawkins landing shots from mount.
Dawkins breaks from Pekkanen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dawkins looking to control but Pekkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pekkanen can't escape the position.
Dawkins is working for a guillotine from mount but Pekkanen frees his head quite easily.
Pekkanen is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dawkins wants to control the pace but Pekkanen is squirming around nicely.
Pekkanen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dawkins is keen to just control but Pekkanen is a slippery customer.
Dawkins is looking for a kimura but Pekkanen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dawkins to get the leverage.
Dawkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Dawkins there.
Dawkins moves nicely into side control.
Dawkins trying to control the position but Pekkanen is working away.
Dawkins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dawkins decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloudy Q Dawkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pekkanen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawkins can pounce on him.
Dawkins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pekkanen lands with a nice combination. Dawkins backs away looking to recover.
Pekkanen misses with a head kick.
Dawkins feints and as Pekkanen raises his hands in defense, Dawkins changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dawkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pekkanen is keeping the position for now.
Dawkins cracks Pekkanen with a solid left hand.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Pekkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pekkanen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dawkins wants to control from the top but Pekkanen keeps moving.
Dawkins stands and throws Pekkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pekkanen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dawkins asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pekkanen, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawkins controls the position from side control.
Pekkanen is looking to reverse the position.
Dawkins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pekkanen wants to get back to his feet but Dawkins drags him back down.
Dawkins stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dawkins moves into the clinch.
Pekkanen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawkins won't allow it.
Dawkins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pekkanen smiles and moves away.
Pekkanen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dawkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pekkanen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pekkanen, not yet.
Dawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawkins trying to control but Pekkanen is working from the bottom.
Dawkins gets to his feet - Pekkanen follows without any prompting.
Dawkins looks to land a combination but Pekkanen avoids it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dawkins.
Dawkins cracks Pekkanen with a big right hand but Pekkanen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dawkins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pekkanen keeps working.
Pekkanen gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pekkanen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pekkanen.
Dawkins advances to half guard.
Pekkanen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dawkins seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pekkanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Dawkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pekkanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pekkanen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pekkanen missing with punches from the bottom.
Dawkins wants to take a breather but Pekkanen is having none of it.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pekkanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pekkanen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dawkins counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pekkanen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawkins decides to return to a standing position.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dawkins stands up from Pekkanen's guard - Dawkins perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dawkins gets the takedown into side control.
Dawkins advances nicely into full mount.
Dawkins with a couple of short strikes.
Dawkins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Dawkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins dominating with strikes here.
Dawkins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pekkanen is looking to escape.
Dawkins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cloudy Q Dawkins dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pekkanen drives through and clinches with Dawkins against the cage.
The referee calls for Dawkins to work.
Dawkins seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pekkanen can't break the clinch.
Pekkanen can't break the clinch.
Pekkanen is trying to break free.
Dawkins stalling in the clinch.
Dawkins prevents Pekkanen from breaking the clinch.
Dawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pekkanen.
Dawkins misses with a body shot.
Pekkanen throws a leg kick
and Dawkins moves into the clinch.
Dawkins jumps into guard, dragging Pekkanen to the mat.
Dawkins looking to control.
Dawkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pekkanen's guard.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Pekkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawkins is really struggling to control Pekkanen but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dawkins decides to stand and escape the position.
Dawkins wants to clinch up but Pekkanen keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Dawkins.
Dawkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pekkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Pekkanen keeps control of Dawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pekkanen tries to break the clinch but Dawkins is controlling the position.
Dawkins is working Pekkanen over against the cage.
Pekkanen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawkins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pekkanen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pekkanen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawkins wants to break free but Pekkanen has control.
Pekkanen manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Pekkanen as Dawkins shoots in.
Pekkanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Pekkanen is trying to break free.
Dawkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Pekkanen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dawkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dawkins postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pekkanen to stand up.
Dawkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pekkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Pekkanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pekkanen has had enough of the clinch but Dawkins keeps him there for the moment.
Dawkins drags the fight down to the ground.
Dawkins is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dawkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pekkanen can do to turn this around?
Dawkins keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Pekkanen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins trying to control the position here.
Dawkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dawkins has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Pekkanen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dawkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pekkanen, pushing him back against the cage.
Dawkins fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloudy Q Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pekkanen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dawkins.
Pekkanen can't break the clinch.
Dawkins pulls guard effortlessly.
Dawkins trying to control the position.
Pekkanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dawkins is pulling down on Pekkanen's head to control his posture.
Pekkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Dawkins has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has Pekkanen pulled in close to control his posture.
Pekkanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pekkanen passes into half guard.
Pekkanen 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.
Dawkins is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins trying to control here.
Jani Pekkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pekkanen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Dawkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawkins manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Dawkins seems to have got his legs back now.
Pekkanen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Pekkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins slips nicely into half guard.
Pekkanen is staying active underneath Dawkins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cloudy Q Dawkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawkins, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cloudy Q Dawkins!
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