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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse The Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wellen Dowd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jesse The Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wellen Dowd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Devil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dowd.
Dowd misses with a low kick.
Dowd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Devil tries to clinch but Dowd is having none of it.
The Devil wants to clinch up but Dowd keeps it at a distance.
Dowd thows a body shot but no joy.
The Devil tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dowd is able to avoid easily.
The Devil is looking to clinch but Dowd is avoiding it.
Dowd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Devil was well out of range. Poor timing from Dowd.
The Devil is looking to clinch but Dowd is avoiding it.
Dowd misses with a straight left.
The Devil looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dowd wants to stand up but The Devil is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Devil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dowd wants to sweep but no luck.
The Devil is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dowd keeping moving, preventing The Devil from controlling successfully.
Dowd is trying to keep The Devil in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil is fighting to break Dowd's control of his arms but Dowd is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Devil checks a leg kick.
Dowd stuffs the takedown attempt from The Devil. The Devil gets slowly back to his feet.
Wellen Dowd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dowd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Devil circles away quickly and effectively.
Dowd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dowd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Devil sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Devil dodges the punch combination from Dowd.
The Devil is looking to clinch but Dowd is avoiding it.
Dowd lands with a nice body punch.
The Devil wants to clinch up but Dowd keeps it at a distance.
Dowd looks to land a combination but The Devil avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Devil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Devil.
The Devil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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.
The Devil fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse The Devil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dowd throws a leg kick but The Devil sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dowd misses with a wild body shot.
The Devil shoots in looking for a takedown. Dowd tries to sprawl out of it but The Devil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dowd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dowd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Devil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowd. Dowd obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowd circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Devil slips a jab and a cross from Dowd.
The Devil takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowd, right into the meat.
Dowd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Devil manages to avoid it.
Dowd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to de liver by Dowd. Beautiful body shot.
The Devil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dowd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Devil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dowd lands a jab to The Devil's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Dowd finds it's way through The Devil's defenses.
The Devil misses with a wild body shot.
Dowd connects with a looping right hand.
Dowd thows a body shot but no joy.
The Devil has a takedown stuffed.
The Devil takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dowd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Devil manages to avoid it.
Dowd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Devil rather than just go for the knockout.
Dowd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dowd swats away the attempt to clinch by The Devil.
The Devil tries to clinch there but Dowd circles away.
The Devil is looking to clinch.
Dowd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Devil.
Dowd keeps the fight on the outside.
The Devil closes the distance and clinches up with Dowd, looking for a takedown. The Devil pushes Dowd against the cage but Dowd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dowd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jesse The Devil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Devil is breathing heavily.
Dowd throws a leg kick which misses The Devil's front leg but catches the back leg as The Devil tries to avoid it.
Dowd scores with a nice right hand.
Dowd lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowd thows a body shot but no joy.
Dowd misses with the combination.
Dowd misses with a body shot.
Dowd tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowd takes a swing at The Devil's ribcage but misses.
The Devil fails to land the takedown.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by The Devil.
Dowd gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dowd wants to sweep here but The Devil controlling him for the moment.
Dowd controlling The Devil's posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowd wants to sweep but no luck.
Dowd wants to stand up but The Devil is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dowd throws a head kick but The Devil moves out of range.
Dowd moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Devil throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wellen Dowd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowd misses with a jab to the body
and The Devil counters with a shoot takedown. Dowd fights it but they end up in guard.
The Devil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dowd is trying to control the position but The Devil postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Devil trying to control the position from guard on top but Dowd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Devil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dowd trying to keep a closed guard but The Devil is proving a slippery customer.
The Devil won't allow Dowd to sweep him here.
Dowd can't keep his opponent in guard - The Devil advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dowd is not content to let The Devil control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dowd thows a body shot but no joy.
Dowd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Devil moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The Devil has his takedown stuffed
and Dowd counters with a series of strikes. The Devil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dowd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dowd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dowd misses with a wild body shot.
The Devil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Devil shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dowd as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse The Devil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dowd cracks a nice hook into The Devil's ribs.
Dowd lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Devil drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dowd has his hands on The Devil's head, controlling the position.
Dowd's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dowd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Devil manages to get himself to full guard.
Dowd won't allow The Devil to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Devil can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dowd controls the pace.
The Devil has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dowd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Devil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Devil keeping moving, preventing Dowd from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dowd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Devil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Devil keeping moving, preventing Dowd from controlling successfully.
The Devil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Devil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dowd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dowd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Devil keeping moving, preventing Dowd from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Devil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dowd counters with a right hand to the body.
Dowd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Devil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Devil avoids the body shot from Dowd.
Dowd throws a body punch but The Devil moves out of range.
The Devil doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dowd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Devil moves away.
The Devil misses with a takedown
and Dowd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Devil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Devil shoots and misses
and Dowd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Devil tries to clinch
and Dowd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dowd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dowd.
Dowd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Devil.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses.
The Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dowd counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dowd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Devil manages to avoid it.
The Devil tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dowd counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Dowd both land. Nice combination.
Dowd throws a series of strikes that have The Devil backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowd throws a head kick that misses.
The Devil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dowd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Devil fails with the takedown
and Dowd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Devil on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowd. Dowd obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dowd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dowd.
The Devil blocks a head kick by Dowd.
Dowd punishes The Devil's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Dowd.
The Devil slips a jab and a cross from Dowd.
Dowd throws a right hand that The Devil ducks under and follows up with a left that The Devil also avoids with ease.
The Devil clinches but Dowd breaks the clinch
and Dowd counters with a head kick. That will keep The Devil thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wellen Dowd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dowd.
The Devil tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The Devil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dowd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dowd gets caught flat footed, as The Devil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dowd wants to get back to his feet but The Devil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dowd is on top in guard.
Dowd trying to control but The Devil is working from the bottom.
Dowd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Devil works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Devil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dowd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Devil keeping moving, preventing Dowd from controlling successfully.
Dowd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil keeping moving, preventing Dowd from controlling successfully.
The Devil tries to strike from the bottom.
The Devil keeping moving, preventing Dowd from controlling successfully.
Dowd must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dowd goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Devil is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Devil wants to clinch but Dowd slips to the side
and Dowd counters with a three punch combo that has The Devil backing up. The Devil nods at Dowd to acknowledge the strikes.
The Devil tries to clinch up but Dowd circles away and keeps his distance.
The Devil shoots in but Dowd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Devil feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Devil throws a big right hand that misses.
The Devil preventing the sweep.
Dowd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Devil stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dowd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Devil accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wellen Dowd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Devil trying to control but Dowd is working from the bottom.
Dowd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dowd looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Devil is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Devil slips under a jab from Dowd.
The Devil wants to clinch
and Dowd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Devil closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dowd counters with an outside leg kick.
Dowd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Devil looks to clinch
and Dowd counters with a right hand to the body.
The Devil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowd throws a hook but The Devil blocks it.
Dowd scores with a three punch combo!
The Devil shoots for a double leg takedown but Dowd sprawls well. He's pushed The Devil's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse The Devil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Devil has his takedown stuffed
and Dowd makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dowd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dowd throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Devil tries for a takedown but Dowd circles away easily
and Dowd counters with a right hand to the body.
Dowd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dowd throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Devil wants to clinch
and Dowd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dowd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The Devil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dowd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Devil thinking.
Dowd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dowd swings for the body but The Devil moves out of range.
Dowd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Devil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dowd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dowd scores with a hook to the body. The Devil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Devil closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The Devil tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dowd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dowd keeping hold of The Devil's head, controlling as best he can.
Dowd wants to control but The Devil is keeping busy.
The Devil thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dowd's head.
The Devil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jesse The Devil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Devil thows a huge punch but Dowd dodges it nicely.
Dowd wants to get back to his feet.
The Devil slips a nice elbow through Dowd's hands, connecting with Dowd's forehead.
Dowd tries to get to full guard but The Devil has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wellen Dowd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dowd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wellen Dowd!
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