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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitrius Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Dawson!
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, Dimitrius Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Garcia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dawson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Garcia tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garcia tries to clinch but Dawson moves away
and Dawson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dawson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Garcia has an active guard here but Dawson has managed to pass into half guard.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to sweep but Dawson has passed to side control!
A control attempt from Garcia but he's now mounted!
Garcia is looking to improve his position but Dawson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Garcia is still trying to improve position.
Garcia is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Garcia is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to hold on but Dawson postures up.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound.
Garcia tries to hold on but Dawson pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dawson avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Dawson won't let Garcia get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Garcia is desperately trying to improve his position but Dawson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia gets back to half guard.
Dawson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dawson prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Garcia is looking to control Dawson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Garcia avoid being mounted?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garcia tries to get to full guard but Dawson has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Dawson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garcia gets a double leg takedown into Dawson's guard.
Dawson pushes Garcia off and gets back to his feet.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dawson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Garcia tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia can't escape the position.
Garcia is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dawson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to hold on but Dawson postures up.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
Dawson avoids the attempt from Garcia to control.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
That's two 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.
Dawson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to reverse the position but Dawson maintains control.
Dawson looking to ground and pound but Garcia is blocking nicely.
Garcia tries to hold on but Dawson postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Garcia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Dawson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dawson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawson thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Dawson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garcia tries for a takedown but Dawson circles away easily
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garcia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dawson sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Garcia there.
Dawson is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Garcia working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Garcia is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dawson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dawson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.
Dawson is trying to stand up here but Garcia is controlling him well.
Garcia wants to control but Dawson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garcia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dawson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Garcia tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson feinted with a counter takedown.
Garcia looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dawson!
Dawson struggling a bit here.
Garcia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawson keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Dawson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dawson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garcia's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Garcia wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Dawson trying to control the position.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dawson keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia advances to half guard.
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.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Garcia connects with a nice short shot to Dawson's temple.
Garcia seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dawson is looking to improve his position.
Dawson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawson.
Garcia postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Garcia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia wanted to stand there but Dawson had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitrius Garcia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dawson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustavo Dawson!
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RATING
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