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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piter Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darrell Dawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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194 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Inexperienced |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piter Kraus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darrell Dawkins!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kraus has managed to clinch.
Kraus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kraus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Kraus has him pressed against the cage.
Kraus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dawkins wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kraus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Kraus is controlling him.
Kraus misses with a knee strike.
Kraus stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins tries a body shot but Kraus blocks it.
Kraus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dawkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Kraus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kraus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kraus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kraus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kraus forces Dawkins back against the cage and clinches.
Dawkins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kraus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dawkins.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dawkins.
Kraus thumps Dawkins with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus tries to clinch but Dawkins is having none of it.
Kraus throws a jab when Dawkins was well out of range.
Kraus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kraus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dawkins wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins breaks the clinch.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawkins tries to clinch up.
Kraus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throws a nice looking combination but Kraus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kraus wants to land a leg kick but Dawkins is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kraus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kraus wants to clinch up but Dawkins keeps it at a distance.
Kraus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dawkins misses with a double jab.
Dawkins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kraus counters with an inside leg kick.
Kraus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawkins can pounce on him.
Dawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Kraus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dawkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawkins throws a right hand that Kraus ducks under and follows up with a left that Kraus also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Dawkins misses
and Kraus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dawkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kraus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus misses with a leg kick
and Dawkins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kraus thinking.
Dawkins closes the distance and pushes Kraus back into the cage.
Kraus has Dawkins pressed against the cage.
Kraus misses with a knee to the head.
Kraus is breathing heavily.
Kraus missing with knees to the body.
Kraus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dawkins's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Kraus is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins tries to break free but Kraus pushes him back against the cage.
Dawkins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piter Kraus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dawkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dawkins tries to land a front kick but Kraus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darrell Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraus pushes Dawkins away with a front kick.
Kraus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawkins looks to clinch
and Kraus counters with a thumping low kick.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kraus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kraus looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
Kraus misses with a body shot.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kraus. That's going to slow Dawkins down.
Dawkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kraus.
Kraus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kraus throws a head kick that misses.
Piter Kraus is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawkins throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Dawkins cracks Kraus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kraus wants to clinch up but Dawkins keeps it at a distance.
Dawkins lands with a shot to the body.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Kraus moves out of range easily.
Dawkins slips a jab and a cross from Kraus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dawkins fails to land with a series of punches.
Kraus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Dawkins is looking to clinch but Kraus is avoiding it.
Dawkins scores with a sloppy right hand. Kraus should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Dawkins misses.
Dawkins comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dawkins checks a leg kick.
Dawkins closes the distance but Kraus moves to the side
and Kraus counters with a leg kick.
Kraus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kraus throws a low kick but Dawkins avoids it.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Kraus.
Dawkins connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dawkins checks a leg kick.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins scoring well with a low kick there.
Dawkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kraus circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dawkins lands a jab-cross combination.
Kraus swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawkins.
Kraus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kraus rushes Dawkins and presses him up against the cage.
Kraus has Dawkins pushed against the cage.
Kraus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Dawkins.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Kraus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawkins scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawkins throws a leg kick but Kraus checks it.
Dawkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Dawkins.
Kraus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a low kick, looking for Kraus's leg but Kraus calmly moves out of range.
Kraus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dawkins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins wants to clinch up but Kraus keeps it at a distance.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kraus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraus avoids the head kick by Dawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Dawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Kraus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kraus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kraus throws a hook to the side of Dawkins's head but Dawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Piter Kraus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dawkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawkins misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dawkins.
Dawkins explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kraus dodges the punch combination from Dawkins.
Dawkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kraus rather than just go for the knockout.
Kraus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawkins goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kraus tries to work over Dawkins's front leg with a kick but Dawkins checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Dawkins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kraus moves into the clinch.
Kraus taking a breather.
Kraus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Dawkins.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
Kraus misses with a head kick.
Kraus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dawkins throws a lazy right hand but Kraus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Dawkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dawkins lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawkins misses with a body kick.
Dawkins moves in looking to clinch but Kraus pushes him off.
Dawkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kraus's calf.
Dawkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Kraus looks to clinch
and Dawkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dawkins scores with a leg kick.
Dawkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kraus.
Kraus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawkins lands a front kick.
Kraus throws a push kick but Dawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Kraus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus has closed the distance and engaged Dawkins in a clinch.
Dawkins is trying to break the clinch but Kraus has him pressed against the cage.
Kraus slows down the pace here.
Kraus manages to break the clinch.
Kraus misses with a straight left.
Dawkins wants to clinch up but Kraus keeps it at a distance.
Dawkins moves to clinch but Kraus breaks away
and Kraus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dawkins really felt that one!
Kraus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawkins.
Kraus blocks a leg kick.
Kraus has managed to clinch.
Dawkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kraus under the eye.
Kraus on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dawkins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kraus moves out of range as Dawkins throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Dawkins.
Dawkins tries to land a body kick
and Kraus counters by clinching up.
Dawkins has had enough of the clinch but Kraus keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darrell 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darrell Dawkins!
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hype
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