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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Dawson (ranked 1694 p4p, 200 weight class) and Clarence McGee (ranked 2366 p4p, 279 weight class). Roger Dawson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Dawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clarence McGee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dawson takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
McGee raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've been told by Dawson's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice body punch from McGee.
A combination from Dawson does no damage.
McGee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dawson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGee moves out of range as Dawson strikes.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee throws out a counter right but Dawson avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that McGee has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dawson looks to land a combination but McGee avoids it well.
Dawson throws a good cross that connects.
McGee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dawson looks to land a right hand but McGee moved out of range.
Dawson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dawson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by McGee as he connects with a hook.
Dawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawson. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson lands the left hand.
Dawson drops his hands momentarily and McGee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGee is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Dawson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGee.
A head kick from McGee lands but Dawson takes it in his stride.
McGee throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawson.
Dawson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clarence McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dawson blocks a low kick nicely.
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a looping right.
Dawson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
McGee swings widly with a right hand
and McGee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Dawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee scores with a kick to the body.
McGee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dawson was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
Dawson ducks right into an uppercut from McGee.
McGee tries a head kick but it misses.
McGee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGee. McGee obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawson lands a nice shot that snaps McGee's head back.
Dawson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dawson thuds his right hand into McGee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGee tries to clinch but Dawson moves out of range.
McGee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawson throws out the jab.
McGee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
McGee connects with a leg kick. Dawson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dawson cracks a nice hook into McGee's ribs.
McGee throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dawson counter with a right hand.
McGee doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawson circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGee.
Dawson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dawson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McGee lands a leg kick that knocks Dawson off balance momentarily.
Dawson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McGee looks to throw the jab but Dawson is out of range.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee is looking to slow Dawson down with leg kicks.
McGee throws a sloppy body shot
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dawson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGee moves away.
McGee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dawson has time to react.
Dawson swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
McGee moves into the clinch.
McGee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right handed body shot lands from Dawson.
Dawson has McGee pressed against the cage.
Dawson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Dawson.
McGee misses with a knee strike.
Dawson looking to stall.
McGee lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as McGee controls the action.
Dawson is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clarence McGee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dawson's sensitive parts.
McGee avoids the body shot from Dawson.
Dawson backing away here, and McGee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dawson takes a swing at McGee's ribcage but misses.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Dawson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGee.
McGee throws a leg kick
and Dawson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee throws a leg kick that misses.
McGee throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawson.
McGee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
McGee lands with a kick to the temple. Dawson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dawson swings for the body but McGee moves out of range.
Clarence McGee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dawson throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
Dawson throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
Dawson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGee manages to avoid it.
Dawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGee. McGee obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawson is looking to wear down McGee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dawson lands a body shot.
Dawson moves out of range as McGee strikes.
McGee misses with a lunging right hand
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawson lands a jab to McGee's midsection.
Dawson blocks a head kick by McGee.
Dawson moves out of range as McGee strikes.
McGee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McGee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawson throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from McGee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee scores with a spinning back kick!
Dawson ducks under a wild hook from McGee.
Dawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McGee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dawson is out of range.
McGee lands a nice hook to Dawson's body. Dawson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dawson scores with a punch to the head.
McGee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McGee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dawson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dawson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dawson throws a sloppy body shot
and McGee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McGee throws a big shot that misses.
Dawson slips under a jab from McGee.
McGee throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee throws a leg kick
and Dawson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dawson's hands.
McGee thuds his shin into the meat of Dawson's side.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawson scores with a body shot.
Dawson throws a jab when McGee was well out of range.
McGee throws a low kick, looking for Dawson's leg but Dawson calmly moves out of range.
The fighters circling - McGee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McGee - that will leave a mark!
Dawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dawson lands with a nice body punch.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGee misses with a body punch
and Dawson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dawson moves out of range as McGee strikes.
McGee throws a leg kick but Dawson sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGee misses with a kick to the body.
Dawson scores with a jab. McGee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dawson throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McGee swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
McGee throws a low kick but Dawson moves out of range easily.
Dawson throws the left hand but McGee avoids the punch easily.
Dawson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGee.
McGee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawson.
McGee misses with a low kick.
Dawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dawson looks to throw the jab but McGee is out of range.
McGee throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roger Dawson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Dawson scores with a four punch combination!
McGee misses with a few strikes there.
McGee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Dawson. Beautiful body shot.
Dawson throws a looping overhand right but McGee ducks down to avoid it.
Dawson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McGee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
Dawson looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like McGee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from McGee misses.
Dawson throws a hook to the side of McGee's head but McGee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawson misses with a hook to the body
and McGee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGee misses with a body kick.
McGee lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGee.
McGee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
McGee jabs at Dawson's body.
Dawson moves out of range as McGee throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawson. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee connects with an inside leg kick.
Dawson moves away from the strike by McGee.
Dawson lands a nice shot to the body.
McGee lands with a shot to the body.
Dawson misses with a wild body shot.
McGee scores with the left hand. Dawson knows he should have avoided that one.
Dawson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson looks to land a left hand but McGee moved out of range nicely.
McGee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGee throws out a leg kick but Dawson moves out of range and McGee only half commits.
Dawson checks a low kick from McGee.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
Dawson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGee tries to clinch there but Dawson circles away.
McGee feints and then cracks Dawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dawson down.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee tries to counter with a clinch but Dawson shakes him off and moves away.
Dawson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGee.
The fighters circling - Dawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee looks to throw a body kick
and Dawson counters with a nice body shot.
Dawson blocks a low kick nicely.
Dawson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee tries to clinch
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from McGee misses
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dawson backing away here, and McGee unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
McGee throws out a counter right but Dawson avoids it with no problem.
Dawson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McGee.
McGee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGee lands with a good body shot.
McGee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dawson slips a jab from McGee.
McGee throws out a loose jab but Dawson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGee punishes Dawson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Dawson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to clinch.
Dawson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McGee. McGee obviously looking to wear him down.
Dawson throws a body punch but McGee moves out of range.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGee. That's going to slow Dawson down.
Jab, jab by McGee - just one landing.
Dawson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawson misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clarence McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGee has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clarence McGee!
Clarence McGee is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble Clarence McGee misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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