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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dodge Elusive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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205 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dodge Elusive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Douglas Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elusive lands with a hook. Dawkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Elusive misses with a two punch combination.
Elusive bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawkins swinging wildly here.
Dawkins misses with a head kick.
Elusive rushes Dawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Dawkins wants a takedown.
Dawkins lands a nice uppercut.
Dawkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dawkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elusive backwards.
Dawkins lands a left hand.
Dawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elusive.
Dodge Elusive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elusive checks the leg kick.
Dawkins throws a series of punches but Elusive avoids them all with ease.
Elusive punishes Dawkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Dawkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Elusive keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Dawkins misses.
A left and a right from Dawkins both land. Nice combination.
Elusive scores with a hook.
Dawkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Elusive's head.
Dawkins scores with a hook to the body. Elusive takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Elusive misses with a shot to the body
and Dawkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Elusive's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elusive is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Elusive is breathing heavily.
Dawkins cracks Elusive with a solid left hand.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Elusive has wrist control.
Dawkins postures up in Elusive's guard and throws a big left but Elusive blocks it.
Elusive tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawkins throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dawkins - that will leave a mark!
Dawkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawkins slips under a jab.
Dawkins misses with a takedown attempt - Elusive sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dodge Elusive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a head kick but Elusive moves out of range.
Elusive wants to clinch but Dawkins slips to the side
and Dawkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Elusive thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dawkins if he has to take too many more of those.
Dawkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Dawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Elusive throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elusive attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Elusive scoring well with a low kick there.
Dawkins dips to his left and cracks Elusive with an uppercut!
Elusive loads up on a big right hand but Dawkins slips the punch.
Elusive tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dawkins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elusive somewhat.
A good leg kick by Elusive.
Dawkins slips under a jab.
The crowd cheers as Elusive lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dawkins doesn't seem phased though.
Elusive connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dawkins. Dawkins circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Elusive pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dawkins throws a nice looking combination but Elusive bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elusive misses with an uppercut. Dawkins saw that one coming.
Elusive misses with a looping right.
Dawkins looks for the body kick but Elusive saw that one coming.
Elusive lands a head kick. Dawkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice combination there by Dawkins.
Dawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawkins misses with a takedown
and Elusive counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins moves away from the strike by Elusive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by Dawkins misses
and Elusive cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawkins throws a shot from downtown. Elusive moves away and avoids it.
Dawkins avoids the head kick by Elusive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Dawkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Elusive takes one on the button.
Elusive wants to clinch up but Dawkins keeps it at a distance.
Elusive misses with a two punch combination.
Elusive throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Dawkins misses its intended target.
Dawkins has his takedown stuffed
and Elusive counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.
Elusive seems to be working for a kimura but Dawkins defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elusive is thwarting Dawkins's attempts to control the position.
Elusive is pressing down on Dawkins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dawkins is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins trying to control here.
Dawkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elusive wants to take a breather but Dawkins is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Elusive connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawkins's hands.
Dawkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Elusive's waist but Elusive gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dawkins off to one side.
Dawkins wants to slow Elusive down by chopping away at his legs.
Elusive lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Elusive tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Elusive.
Elusive drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Elusive is aware though and is defending well.
Elusive has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins keeping moving, preventing Elusive from controlling successfully.
Dawkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elusive doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elusive manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dawkins keeping moving, preventing Elusive from controlling successfully.
Dawkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Elusive is aware though and is defending well.
Elusive thows a big elbow that misses.
Elusive showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Elusive gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No luck for Dawkins with that takedown attempt.
Dodge Elusive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Douglas Dawkins.
Elusive works Dawkins's body with a nice hook.
Dawkins swinging wildly here.
Dodge Elusive is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elusive lands a jab-cross combination.
Elusive scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Elusive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dodge Elusive dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Elusive delivers a nice body kick.
Dawkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Elusive counters with a thumping low kick.
Elusive stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawkins. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Elusive closes the distance but Dawkins moves to the side
and Dawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Elusive cracks the inside of Dawkins's front leg.
A shot to de liver by Dawkins. Beautiful body shot.
Elusive misses the body punch
so Dawkins counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Elusive not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dawkins thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Elusive is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dawkins thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dawkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elusive working a defensive guard but Dawkins manages to pass into side control anyway.
Elusive is trying to control Dawkins's posture but Dawkins avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Elusive misses with a low kick as Dawkins jumps back.
Elusive throws a hook but Dawkins avoids it easily.
Dawkins throws a front kick aimed at Elusive's knee but Elusive avoids it well.
Elusive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins with a jab.
Dawkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawkins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two 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.
Dawkins throws a good cross that connects.
Dawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Elusive lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dawkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dawkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dawkins connects with a body shot.
Dawkins throws a head kick but Elusive moves out of range.
Dawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elusive throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Dawkins.
Dawkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elusive steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dawkins. That one must have hurt.
Dawkins throws a combination that misses
and Elusive counters with a shoot takedown. Dawkins fights it but they end up in guard.
Dawkins keeping moving, preventing Elusive from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dawkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Elusive trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dawkins's guard.
Dawkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elusive doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elusive manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Elusive has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dawkins is proving hard to escape from.
Elusive looking to sit in guard and control but Dawkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Elusive is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawkins is controlling him.
Dawkins throwing strikes from guard but Elusive blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Dawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dawkins 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Dawkins!
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hype
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RATING
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