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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson has chosen Lambda Lambda Lambda Song as his entrance music. Dawson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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245 lbs
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248 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson tries to clinch but Wells moves out of range.
Dawson looks gassed!
Wells wants to clinch.
Dawson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wells decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dawson's guard.
Wells slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dawson.
Wells is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Dawson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wells decides to stand and escape the position.
Wells shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dawson pinned against the cage. Dawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dawson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wells stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wells gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wells scores with a knee to the head.
Wells unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dawson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wells connects with a knee to the head.
Wells connects with a knee to the head.
Wells using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wells lands a knee to the head.
Wells leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wells breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wells closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wells lands in his opponent's guard.
Dawson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dawson's guard.
Wells decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wells shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wells was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dawson tries to lock up and control but Wells gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dawson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dawson rolls, trying to escape but Wells keeps control of the position.
Dawson trying to control the hands but Wells breaks the grip.
Dawson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wells kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Wells is riding his opponent, not letting Dawson buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dawson is in bad spot here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Wells controlling the positon.
Dawson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Wells dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dawson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dudley Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dawson.
Wells wants to clinch.
Wells closes the distance and clinches.
Wells scores with a knee to the head.
Wells displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dawson up against the cage.
Wells crunches a lovely knee into Dawson's ribcage.
Wells connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dawson's face.
Wells scores a nice knee to the body.
Wells breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wells clinches up against the cage.
Wells lands a knee to the head.
Dawson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wells prevents it.
Wells connects with a knee to the head.
Wells lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wells lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wells just leaning against Dawson, taking a breather.
Wells breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wells tries to clinch up but Dawson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wells shoots in looking for a takedown. Dawson tries to sprawl out of it but Wells keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dawson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wells fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wells lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wells wants to clinch.
Wells 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 Wells off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Wells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson shoots in looking for a takedown. Wells tries to sprawl out of it but Dawson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wells manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wells is looking to clinch.
Ken Wells is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wells swivels and escapes.
Wells forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.
Wells stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wells lands a nice knee to the body.
Wells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dawson pulls guard successfully.
Wells preventing the sweep.
Wells slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Dawson.
Dawson wants to improve his position but Wells is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells tries to stand and escape but Dawson is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dawson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Wells escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Wells!
Dawson is trying to work for a sweep but Wells has mounted him!
Dawson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wells stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wells scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dawson stuffs the takedown.
Wells closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wells scores with a knee to the head.
Dawson jumps guard but Wells stands there with Dawson around his waist. Dawson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wells scores a nice knee to the body.
Wells keeps control of Dawson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wells is pushing Dawson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wells looking to throw knees to the head but Dawson is blocking nicely.
Wells connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dawson's face.
Dawson tries to pull guard but Wells won't allow it.
Wells landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dawson pushes Wells back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wells slows down the pace here.
Wells with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Wells dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dawson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dawson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wells is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wells bucks up and throws Dawson to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Wells rushes Dawson and presses him up against the cage.
Wells with a knee to the head.
Dawson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wells with a knee to the head.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dawson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wells lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wells breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wells bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dawson looks to move to half guard but instead Wells has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells manages to capitalize on a mistake by Dawson to take his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wells's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wells has the hooks in. Dawson is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dawson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wells controlling the position well here. Dawson rolled but Wells kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
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.
Dawson is in bad spot here.
Ken Wells overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dawson trying to control the hands but Wells breaks the grip.
Wells controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells is hanging on to Dawson's back as he tries to escape.
Wells knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dawson on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dudley Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawson is trying to stand back up.
Wells is riding his opponent, not letting Dawson buck him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawson is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Wells showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wells has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Wells!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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