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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Elkins might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Care Bear Countdown. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
29
190 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagat misses with a hook
and Elkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sagat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sagat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Elkins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Elkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Elkins counters with a good, hard body kick but Sagat shrugs it off.
Sagat throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sagat throws a poor cross that misses
and Elkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Elkins throwing shots but Sagat is blocking nicely.
Elkins is controlling the pace.
Sagat manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sagat thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sagat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Elkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sagat 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.
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.
Sagat trying to control the position here.
Elkins trying to move into half guard but instead Sagat has managed to sweep!
Sagat is stalling in the full guard.
Elkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Elkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sagat trying to control the position from guard on top but Elkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sagat controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Elkins working a defensive guard but Sagat passes into half guard.
Elkins wants to get back to full guard.
Sagat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sagat throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sagat is trying to control. Elkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sagat thows a huge punch but Elkins dodges it nicely.
Elkins trying to hold on to Sagat's head to control him but Sagat postures up.
Elkins wants to get back to full guard.
Sagat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sagat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sagat seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Elkins dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sagat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagat misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Elkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sagat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sagat misses with a looping left.
Elkins walks into a left hand.
Sagat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elkins.
Elkins tried to score with a low kick but Sagat checks it.
Elkins misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Sagat just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagat misses with a hook. Elkins ducked under it nicely.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Elkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Elkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sagat misses with a left hand
and Elkins counters with a leg kick.
Elkins lands a leg kick that knocks Sagat off balance momentarily.
Elkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Elkins avoids the body shot from Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Elkins is looking to slow Sagat down with leg kicks.
Sagat misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elkins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Elkins blocks a jab.
Sagat misses with a right hand
and Elkins counters with a big head kick but Sagat shrugs it off.
Elkins throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elkins misses with a low kick as Sagat jumps back.
Elkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Elkins.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dwight Elkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sagat quickly recovers to half guard.
Elkins is thwarting Sagat's attempts to control the position.
Sagat is looking to escape.
Elkins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sagat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Elkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sagat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elkins controls the pace.
Elkins lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Elkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Sagat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Elkins working some strikes from top position.
Elkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sagat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sagat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Elkins dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice body punch from Sagat.
Sagat bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Elkins's head.
Elkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sagat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elkins.
A leg kick checked by Sagat.
Elkins throws a sloppy head kick and Sagat moves out of range easily.
Sagat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elkins.
Sagat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Elkins connects with a leg kick. Sagat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Elkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a left hand
and Elkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Elkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Elkins misses with a low kick.
Sagat checks a low kick from Elkins.
Sagat takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elkins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sagat doesn't seem bothered though.
Sagat misses the jab.
Crunch! Elkins slams his shin into Sagat's torso.
Elkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sagat checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elkins ducks under a wild hook from Sagat.
Elkins is looking to land body kicks.
Elkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Elkins connects with a leg kick. Sagat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sagat misses the body punch
and Elkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Elkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat misses with a jab to the body
and Elkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Elkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Elkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Bob Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins is looking to land body kicks.
Sagat checks a low kick from Elkins.
Sagat misses the body punch
and Elkins counters with a head kick.
Sagat misses with a body shot
and Elkins counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sagat rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Elkins counters with a thumping low kick.
Sagat throws a lazy uppercut
and Elkins counters with a nice body shot.
Elkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagat.
Elkins keeps Sagat at a distance using the push kick.
Sagat steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Elkins. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses the body punch
and Elkins makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sagat really felt that one!
Sagat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sagat throws an off balance right hand
and Elkins counters with a head kick. That will keep Sagat thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body kick there by Elkins.
Dwight Elkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Elkins lands a jab to the head.
Elkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Elkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sagat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagat misses with a jab to the body
and Elkins counters with a leg kick.
Sagat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sagat misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Elkins counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dwight Elkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Elkins 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwight Elkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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