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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dorsey Dawson (ranked 7978 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusan Stosic (ranked 5481 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusan Stosic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dorsey Dawson's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dorsey Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dusan Stosic!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stosic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dawson avoids it really well and circles away.
Dawson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dawson clinches with his opponent.
Dawson stalling.
Stosic blocks an elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson is trying to drag Stosic to the mat but Stosic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stosic dodges an elbow strike from Dawson.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Stosic holds him up against the cage and eventually Dawson drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Stosic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stosic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dawson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dorsey Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stosic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dawson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dawson blocks the body kick.
Stosic wants to clinch
and Dawson counters with a one-two to the body.
Stosic tries for a takedown but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dusan Stosic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson dives in and grabs Stosic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stosic pushes down on Dawson's head and hops out.
Dawson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stosic sprawls well initially but Dawson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dawson thows a huge punch but Stosic dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is thwarting Stosic's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson is just content to waste time from the top position. Stosic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Stosic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stosic is trying to control the position but Dawson postures up.
Dawson cracks Stosic with a solid left hand.
Stosic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stosic managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Stosic has managed to clinch.
Stosic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stosic tries to pull guard but Dawson won't allow it.
Dawson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dawson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stosic walks away with a smile on his face. Dawson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stosic misses with a takedown attempt - Dawson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stosic has managed to clinch.
Dawson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stosic's defenses.
Stosic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dawson.
Stosic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stosic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stosic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dorsey Dawson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stosic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stosic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stosic takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
Stosic shoots in but Dawson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stosic throws a sloppy head kick and Dawson moves out of range easily.
Dawson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stosic can do to turn this around?
Stosic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dawson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dorsey Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusan Stosic.
Stosic misses with a takedown attempt
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stosic shoots in but Dawson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stosic is breathing heavily.
Dawson shoots in looking for a takedown. Stosic tries to sprawl out of it but Dawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stosic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stosic is defended easily by Dawson.
Dawson gets the takedown into side control.
Stosic bucks up and tries to throw Dawson off but instead Dawson has got his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Stosic looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dawson lands punches and elbows.
Stosic is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stosic breaks Dawson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stosic wants to stand and escape but instead Dawson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dawson throwing strikes but missing.
Stosic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dawson throws a big elbow that misses.
Stosic is looking for a triangle but Dawson pushes his legs off easily.
Stosic is looking to stand up but Dawson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stosic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stosic keeping moving, preventing Dawson from controlling successfully.
Dawson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stosic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dawson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stosic pushes Dawson off and scrambles back to his feet.
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 Dorsey Dawson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawson scores with a nice body kick.
Dawson fails with the takedown.
Stosic changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stosic tries to score with a low kick but Dawson moves his leg out of the way.
Stosic tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dawson defends well and Stosic ends up having to push Dawson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dawson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stosic throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stosic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawson as he jumps to the side.
Dawson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stosic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dorsey Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusan Stosic.
Stosic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson stuffs the takedown attempt from Stosic. Stosic gets slowly back to his feet.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt
and Stosic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dawson shoots in looking for a takedown. Stosic tries to sprawl out of it but Dawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stosic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt - Stosic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stosic fails with the takedown.
Dawson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stosic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stosic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dawson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson has a takedown stuffed.
Stosic throws a combination that misses
and Dawson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stosic misses with a takedown
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stosic tries to clinch there but Dawson circles away.
Stosic misses with a takedown
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawson manages to pull guard.
Dawson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dawson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stosic has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stosic not doing much here.
Dawson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dusan Stosic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dorsey Dawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawson working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dorsey Dawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dawson 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dorsey Dawson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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