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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, m.A.A.d city. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson rushes Pettis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dawson gets tackled into the cage by Pettis. Pettis maintains the clinch.
Pettis jumps guard but Dawson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dawson slaps away a takedown attempt from Pettis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ryan Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Dawson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dawson wants it to stay on the feet.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Pettis wants to clinch up but Dawson keeps it at a distance.
Pettis throws a leg kick which misses Dawson's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawson tries to avoid it.
Dawson shoots for a takedown but Pettis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown but Dawson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pettis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dawson somewhat.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dawson.
Pettis looks for a takedown but Dawson sprawls well.
Pettis throws a series of punches but Dawson avoids them all with ease.
Pettis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dawson circles away.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pettis moves into the clinch successfully.
Dawson has Pettis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pettis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pettis wants a takedown.
Pettis jumps into guard, dragging Dawson to the mat.
Pettis trying to keep a closed guard but Dawson is proving a slippery customer.
Pettis looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dawson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pettis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pettis working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Dawson.
Pettis scores with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dawson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pettis on the ground.
Pettis trying to remain calm as Dawson controls from the top position.
Pettis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dawson off and has taken his back!
Dawson fending off the submission attempt from Pettis.
Pettis goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Dawson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wants to get back to full guard but Dawson has passed into side control.
Pettis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pettis misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Dawson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pettis which made him look bad.
Pettis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dawson looking to score a takedown here. Pettis is defending well but Dawson drives through and ends up in Pettis's guard.
Dawson trying to control but Pettis is working from the bottom.
Pettis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pettis working a defensive guard here.
Pettis has Dawson pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson stopping the sweep attempt from Pettis.
Pettis controls Dawson momentarily but Dawson frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anthony Pettis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pettis.
Dawson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pettis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dawson controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis can't do much from the bottom here.
Pettis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dawson is staying active.
Pettis is looking to regain half guard here but Dawson keeps moving and retains side control.
Dawson working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dawson is controlling him well.
Dawson happy to just control the position for now.
Pettis sneaks back into half guard.
Dawson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ryan Dawson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawson blocks the strikes from Pettis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis is trying to maintain the position but Dawson is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dawson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pettis sprawls well. Pettis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dawson gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dawson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dawson goes for a takedown attempt but Pettis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dawson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dawson lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan 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!
Pettis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dawson is fending him off so far but Pettis persists. Nope, Dawson circles away and we're back to standing.
Pettis fails with a takedown attempt.
Pettis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ryan Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawson but Dawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dawson shoots in but Pettis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pettis with a poor takedown
and Dawson counters with a nice uppercut.
Pettis doesn't manage to clinch there - Dawson circles away.
Dawson goes for a double leg but Pettis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pettis continues to drive forward.
Dawson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pettis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pettis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dawson smiles and moves away.
Pettis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawson swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Pettis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dawson defends well and Pettis ends up having to push Dawson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pettis prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Dawson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pettis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dawson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson stops Pettis from standing up.
Dawson controlling from the top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Pettis dives in for a single leg takedown but Dawson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dawson to keep the fight standing.
Pettis prevents Dawson from breaking the clinch.
Dawson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pettis after a bit of a struggle.
Dawson stops a takedown attempt from Pettis.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Pettis holds him up against the cage and eventually Dawson drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawson blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis moves in looking to clinch but Dawson pushes him off.
Dawson swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pettis is looking for a takedown.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pettis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dawson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pettis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pettis is looking to stand up but Dawson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis looking for subs off his back but Dawson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pettis is looking to get back to full guard here but Dawson has managed to pass to side control instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Pettis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Dawson showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Dawson!
Ryan Dawson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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