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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sabre Tooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marjorie Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marjorie Dawes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
26
160 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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173 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sabre Tooth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marjorie Dawes! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tooth misses with a takedown attempt - Dawes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Tooth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Dawes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tooth's guard. Dawes's corner is telling him to maintain position. Tooth is controlling Dawes's posture. Dawes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dawes is looking to work some ground and pound but Tooth has wrist control. Tooth throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Dawes wants to control from the top but Tooth keeps moving. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dawes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Dawes chips away with some ground and pound. Tooth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawes is one step ahead there. Dawes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dawes stopping the sweep attempt from Tooth. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tooth is on top in guard.
Tooth scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Tooth advances to half guard. Dawes trying to control here.
Dawes is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tooth is staying active. Dawes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tooth scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dawes works his way to full guard. Good work. Dawes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tooth defends it easily. Tooth postures up.
Dawes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Dawes looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Tooth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawes is keeping the position for now. Tooth is working Dawes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Dawes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Dawes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Tooth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dawes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tooth trying to hold on to Dawes's head to control him but Dawes postures up.
Tooth is staying active underneath Dawes, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Tooth wants to control but Dawes is keeping busy and won't allow it. Tooth tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Dawes not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tooth is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dawes scores with a couple of nice shots. Tooth tries to get to full guard but Dawes has control of the leg. Tooth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dawes is working away from the top position though. Tooth tries to get to full guard but Dawes has control of the leg. Dawes is looking for a kimura but Tooth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dawes to get the leverage.
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. Dawes missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Tooth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tooth tries to get out of the position. Dawes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Tooth is looking for a sweep. Dawes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Dawes is working for an americana but Tooth has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dawes was thinking about the submission. Tooth has his hands on Dawes's head, controlling the position. Dawes stopping the sweep attempt from Tooth. Tooth keeping moving, preventing Dawes from controlling successfully. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Dawes won't allow Tooth to sweep him here. Tooth is working hard here to advance position. Tooth trying to keep a closed guard but Dawes is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marjorie Dawes dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tooth stuffs the takedown. Tooth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawes but Dawes pushes him off and we're back to square one. Tooth scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Dawes has hold of Tooth's hands but Tooth slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Dawes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Dawes looking for submissions off his back. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tooth passes into side control, despite Dawes's attempt to control the position.
Dawes is looking to regain half guard here but Tooth keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dawes manages to get back to half guard. Dawes is refusing to be controlled, as Tooth sits in half guard. Dawes looking for submissions off his back. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dawes is trying to control but can't.
Tooth wants to control but Dawes is keeping him busy. Tooth lands strikes from half guard. Tooth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Dawes actively working from the bottom here. Tooth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawes keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tooth trying to pass the guard but Dawes defending well. Dawes wants to control but Tooth is keeping busy and won't allow it. Tooth performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Dawes wants to control but Tooth is keeping busy.
Tooth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Tooth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Dawes trying to hold on to Tooth's head to control him but Tooth postures up.
Tooth winds up and cracks Dawes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dawes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Tooth scoring with strikes to the body and head. Tooth looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Tooth not doing much here.
Tooth takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Tooth is nestled in close to Dawes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tooth lands a nice short elbow.
Dawes is rocked! Tooth trying to advance position but Dawes counters by regaining guard. Tooth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Dawes is still in real trouble! Can Tooth finish him? Tooth wants to control from the top but Dawes keeps moving. Dawes seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tooth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Tooth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawes can do to turn this around? Tooth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tooth controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Tooth lands a couple of digs. Dawes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tooth controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Dawes had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tooth defends it easily. Dawes looking for a sweep. Not yet Dawes, not yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabre Tooth dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tooth. Dawes shoots in and drives through. Tooth sprawls well. Tooth is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dawes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Tooth drives through with a takedown into Dawes's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Dawes is trying to keep Tooth in close.
Tooth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Dawes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Dawes tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dawes has an active guard here but Tooth has managed to pass into half guard.
Dawes is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Tooth is tapping! Great win for Dawes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marjorie Dawes!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
38% |
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