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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 26, 2016 |
#R1##TD# Dawson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawson is staying tight to Drummond's torso, preventing him from escaping. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dawson tries to stand but Drummond is controlling his head. Dawson advances to full mount. The referee warns Drummond that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dawson looking to control and managing it successfully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drummond throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Drummond working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dawson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drummond squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#T1# Dawson blocks Drummond's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. #SUB# Dawson looking for a guillotine from mount but Drummond is having none of it. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dawson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dawson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Drummond is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Dawson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB# Dawson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Drummond has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dawson looking to control and managing it successfully. #T2# Drummond swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Drummond throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dawson. What's that going to do exactly? Drummond can't escape the position.
Dawson controlling from the full mount. Dawson landing strikes from the mount and Drummond is in trouble! Drummond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Dawson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Drummond swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Dawson 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.#T3# Dawson controlling the pace for now. Drummond tries to hold on but Dawson postures up. Dawson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Dawson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drummond's face.
Drummond is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Dawson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Dawson blocks Drummond's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Drummond is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dawson with a couple of short strikes.#T4# Dawson looking to control and managing it successfully. Dawson is in the full mount, landing strikes. Drummond tries to reverse the position but Dawson maintains control. Drummond flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dawson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dawson controlling his opponent. Dawson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Drummond flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dawson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Drummond flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dawson dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Drummond. Drummond tries to clinch up. Dawson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drummond sprawls and moves away.#TD# Dawson 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. Dawson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB2# Drummond working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dawson has passed into half guard!
Drummond throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drummond moves into full guard.
Drummond can't keep his opponent in guard - Dawson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Dawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1# Drummond punching from the bottom.
Drummond wants to sweep but Dawson has passed to side control! Drummond is letting Dawson control him for a moment. #SUB# Dawson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drummond knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Drummond is letting Dawson control him for a moment. Drummond manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T2# Dawson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawson. Dawson throws a nice elbow from the bottom. Drummond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dawson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Drummond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drummond can do to turn this around? There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dawson is on top in guard.
#REVR# Drummond can't keep his opponent in guard - Dawson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Drummond wants to get back to full guard. Drummond is breathing heavily. Dawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3# Dawson blocks the strikes from Drummond.
Frank Dawson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Drummond is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Dawson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Dawson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Drummond tries to get back to half guard but can't. Dawson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dawson landing shots from mount. Dawson controlling from mount. Drummond takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Dawson moves to the back position. #T4# Dawson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. Dawson is hanging on to Drummond's back as he tries to escape.
What can Drummond do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
#SUB# Dawson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke. This has been an exciting period of action! Dawson gets his hands free as Drummond looks to control. #SUB# Drummond defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dawson's arms. Good control from Dawson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dawson dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Drummond checks the leg kick. Drummond tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance. A head kick misses from Dawson. #TD# Dawson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drummond on his heels. He'll look to pass Drummond's guard now, I'm sure. Dawson is in close to Drummond's body, working some short punches and elbows. Dawson is stalling in the full guard. Dawson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB2# Drummond has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Dawson doesn't defend quickly enough and Drummond has managed to lock this one up! Can Dawson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Drummond on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Randy Joshua Drummond!
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