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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Dawkins (ranked 3377 p4p, 5726 weight class) and Pierce Perkins (ranked 409 p4p, 571 weight class). Pierce Perkins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierce Perkins!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dawkins misses with a looping right.
Dawkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perkins misses with a straight right.
Dawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkins throws out the jab.
Perkins misses with an uppercut
and Dawkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkins misses the target.
Perkins throws a big shot that misses.
Perkins misses the jab.
Pierce Perkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dawkins.
Perkins misses with a straight left.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Perkins.
Perkins lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dawkins at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Perkins misses its intended target.
Dawkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dawkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Perkins pushes Dawkins off but Dawkins dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins working the head with strikes.
Perkins wants to get back to his feet but Dawkins drags him back down.
Dawkins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Perkins seems a little lost for a moment, as Dawkins dominates the positioning.
Perkins is pushing Dawkins's head away, looking to escape. Dawkins manages to hold on to the position though.
Perkins is letting Dawkins control him for a moment.
Dawkins decides to stand back up. Dawkins steps back and let's Perkins get back to his feet.
Perkins throws out a loose jab but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pierce Perkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkins misses with a looping left.
Dawkins takes the fight into the clinch.
Perkins misses with some punches.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Dawkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Perkins up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins.
Perkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.
Perkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkins working aggressively here.
Perkins lands a left hand.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Perkins fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins.
Perkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkins misses with some punches.
Perkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins is pushing Perkins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Perkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Dawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkins misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Perkins has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dawkins takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Perkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Perkins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Perkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
Perkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawkins blocking some punches.
Perkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawkinss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkins throws a head punch that misses.
Dawkins wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dawkins.
Dawkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Perkins lands a left hand.
Perkins throws a head punch that misses.
Dawkins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Perkins is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pierce Perkins 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.
Perkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Dawkins counters with a low kick, right behind Perkins 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Perkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perkins throws a hook but Dawkins avoids it easily.
Perkins swings widly with a right hand
enabling Dawkins to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkins works the jab nicely.
It looks like Danny Dawkins has been cut.
Perkins throws an off balance right hand
and Dawkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Perkins's knee momentarily.
Dawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkins.
Perkins throws a hook to the side of Dawkins's head but Dawkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dawkins misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkins misses with a right hand
and Dawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawkins blocks a jab.
A leg kick checked by Perkins.
Perkins misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Perkins's guard.
Perkins is looking to stand back up but Dawkins counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Perkins.
Dawkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dawkins stands up out of the half guard.
Dawkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkins throws a right hand that misses
and Dawkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dawkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Perkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkins swings widly with a right hand
and Dawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawkins lands with a hook. Perkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawkins went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkins throws a hook but Dawkins avoids it easily.
Dawkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Perkins finds it's target.
Perkins looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
Perkins swings widly with a right hand
and Dawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dawkins scores with a hook.
Dawkins throws a solid leg kick but Perkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dawkins.
Dawkins moves away from the strike by Perkins.
Perkins throws a lazy uppercut
letting Dawkins counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Perkins both land. Nice combination.
Perkins misses with a looping right.
Dawkins scores with a jab. Perkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Perkins misses.
Perkins swings widly with a right hand
and Dawkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins swings widly with a right hand
and Dawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Dawkins throws a big counter combination but Perkins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dawkins throws a low kick, looking for Perkins's leg but Perkins calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkins! But no joy.
Perkins throws a big shot that misses.
Perkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawkins seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Perkins misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Perkins.
Dawkins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dawkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkins.
Perkins misses the jab.
Perkins throws the left hand but Dawkins avoids the punch easily.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Perkins.
Perkins misses with an uppercut
and Dawkins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkins misses with an uppercut
and Dawkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Perkins is looking to get back to is feet but Dawkins passes into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee asks Dawkins politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dawkins prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dawkins throws a strike aimed at the side of Perkins's head but Perkins avoids it well.
Dawkins trying to control the position but Perkins is working away.
Perkins wants to get back to his feet but Dawkins is dominant here and he's now got Perkins's back!
Dawkins keeps control of the position easily here as Perkins tries to buck him off.
Perkins trying to get back to his feet but Dawkins is in full control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawkins throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Perkins is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Even with his hooks in, Dawkins manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Dawkins misses with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Dawkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Dawkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Perkins misses with a looping left.
Perkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dawkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkins.
Dawkins tries to clinch but Perkins moves out of range.
Perkins unleashes a big counter combination but Dawkins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Perkins misses.
A jab from Perkins misses.
Dawkins slips under a jab.
Perkins checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Dawkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawkins tried to score with a low kick but Perkins checks it.
A little jabbing left from Perkins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkins misses with a hook
and Dawkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danny Dawkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawkins counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins motions for Perkins to come forward. Dawkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Perkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dawkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Perkins misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Perkins as he connects with a hook.
Dawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Perkins throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawkins counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkins misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkins.
Perkins looks to land a right hand but Dawkins moved out of range.
A big right from Perkins misses.
Dawkins half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dawkins has closed the distance and engaged Perkins in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins.
Perkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Dawkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawkins taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Perkins.
Perkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkins has a couple of punches blocked by Dawkins.
Perkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Perkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawkins backwards.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Perkins lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perkins.
Perkins lands a shoulder strike.
Danny Dawkins's cut is getting worse.
Dawkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Dawkins.
Dawkins has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Perkins clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dawkins throwing wild punches that miss their target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkins trying to get back to his feet but Dawkins is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins trying to control.
Dawkins really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Perkins.
Perkins prevents Dawkins from getting a body triangle.
Perkins is trying to get back to his feet but Dawkins has full control of the position and if anything, Perkins has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dawkins misses with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perkins is trying to stand back up.
Perkins covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Perkins wants to get back to his feet.
Dawkins 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.
Dawkins missing with strikes from the back.
What can Perkins do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Perkins trying to get back to his feet but Dawkins is in full control for now.
Dawkins throwing sloppy strikes.
Dawkins somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Perkins wants to get back to his feet.
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 Danny Dawkins.
I think Dawkins 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Danny Dawkins!
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energy
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hype
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