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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 05, 2024 |
#R1#
Duran throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dawson's waist but Dawson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Duran off to one side.
Duran scores with a nice right hand.
Dawson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duran tries for a takedown but Dawson circles away easily
and Dawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Duran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duran fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Isiah Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedric Duran.
Dawson throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran with a poor takedown
and Dawson counters with a right hand to the body.
Dawson lands a nice hook to Duran's body. Duran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duran shoots in for a double leg but Dawson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dawson throwing a counter right hand but Duran manages to avoid it.#T1#
A jab from Dawson does it's job there.
Dawson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cedric Duran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran misses with a low kick.
As Duran tries to get set, Dawson tries to push him back and clinch up but Duran manages to avoid the attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Duran. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Duran gets tackled into the cage by Dawson. Dawson maintains the clinch.
Dawson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dawson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Duran up against the cage.
Dawson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Dawson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dawson.
Duran missing with knees to the body.
Dawson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duran or not. #T2#
Duran trying to stall but Dawson improves his position.
Dawson lands a body shot.
Dawson misses with a body punch.
Duran tries for a takedown but Dawson manages to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson cracks Duran with a nice body shot.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike.
Duran trying to land knees to the body.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson lands a body punch.
Duran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duran.
Duran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
#TD2#
Duran successfully pulls guard.
Duran is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Duran is adopting a defensive guard.
Duran is trying to keep Dawson in close.
Dawson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Duran is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dawson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Duran working a defensive guard but Dawson manages to pass into side control anyway.
#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Duran tries to bench press Dawson off him but Dawson keeps the position.
We've been informed that Duran has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dawson taking a breather here.
Dawson looking to control but instead Duran has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Dawson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Duran is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah 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.#R2#
Duran tries to clinch up.
Duran throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Duran misses
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Duran.
Dawson is looking to counter punch.
Dawson stuffs the takedown.
Duran with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Isiah Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedric Duran.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Duran is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duran. Duran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Isiah Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Duran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duran tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dawson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duran somewhat.#T1##TD2#
Duran shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Duran showed some decent athleticism there.
Dawson looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB2#
Duran is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dawson defends it well.
Duran wants to control but Dawson is keeping him busy.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duran can do to turn this around?#T2#
Duran performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dawson is trying to stand up here but Duran is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Dawson is defending against the submission attempts here by Duran.
Duran seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dawson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Dawson misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Duran counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dawson won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Duran tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Duran is working Dawson over with some ground and pound from side control. #T4##SUB2#
Duran tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ground and pound from Duran seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB2#
Duran tries for a kimura but Dawson is defending well.
Dawson tries to escape but Duran is in control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cedric Duran will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Duran tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dawson swivels and escapes.
Duran with a poor takedown
and Dawson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Duran closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dawson quickly recovers to half guard.
Dawson is trying to stand.
#SU2#
Duran decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
Duran doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawson circles away.
A head kick by Duran misses
and Dawson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Duran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dawson.
Duran shoots in but Dawson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Isiah Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cedric Duran.
Duran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Duran.
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Duran on the ground.#SUB2#
Duran tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Duran has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Duran wants to control but Dawson is keeping him busy.
Dawson is pushing Duran's head away, looking to escape. Duran manages to hold on to the position though.#T2#
Duran throwing strikes but Dawson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Duran tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dawson controls the position.
Dawson wants to control for a moment but Duran uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Dawson trying to control from Duran's half guard. Duran has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Duran bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dawson's guard. #REVB#
Cedric Duran has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Duran looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU2#
Dawson is working an open guard so Duran takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Duran misses with a takedown attempt
and Dawson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#TD2#
Duran closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dawson's guard.
Duran prevents Dawson from getting back to his feet.
Duran postures up in Dawson's guard and throws a big left but Dawson blocks it. #T4#
Duran content to stall in guard here.
Duran is working Dawson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duran looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dawson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Isiah Dawson.
I think Dawson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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