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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dawson (ranked 5765 p4p, 4128 weight class) and Levi Sam (ranked 480 p4p, 433 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Levi Sam!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
Sam is trying to work for a kimura but Dawson is defending well.
Sam not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sam on the ground.
Sam not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dawson defends it well.
Dawson kicks Sam off and gets back to his feet.
Sam dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Dawson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dawson.
Dawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dawson throws a series of punches but Sam avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawson throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sam is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dawson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Dawson scores with a four punch combination!
Sam fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawson scores with a leg kick.
Dawson throws a right and a left that Sam avoids nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sam.
Dawson cracks Sam with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sam eats them both and turns towards Dawson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dawson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Michael Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson is breathing heavily.
Dawson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sam.
Dawson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dawson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sam controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Sam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sam trying to move into half guard but instead Dawson has managed to sweep!
Sam controlling Dawson's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dawson dominated that round.
That's time! Dawson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dawson throws a series of strikes that have Sam backpedaling.
Dawson throws a nice head kick!
Dawson lands a nice shot that snaps Sam's head back.
Dawson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dawson can pounce on him.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sam shoots in and drives through. Dawson sprawls well.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dawson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Sam keeps him there for the moment.
Sam has had enough of the clinch but Dawson keeps him there for the moment.
Sam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dawson working hard to break the clinch.
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.
Sam fails to pull guard.
Michael Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Sam.
Sam tries to pull guard but Dawson holds him up against the cage and eventually Sam drops back down to his feet.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawson is trying to break free.
Dawson is trying to break the clinch but Sam has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sam - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sam has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dawson after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is trying to force a seperation but Sam has the dominant position.
Sam looking for a takedown.
Sam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Dawson does no damage.
We've been told by Dawson's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice sprawl there from Dawson as Sam shoots in.
Sam takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dawson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Michael Dawson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sam moves into the clinch.
Dawson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sam tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sam has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sam slips a jab and a cross from Dawson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sam.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Dawson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
Sam takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sam is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dawson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sam fails to land the takedown.
Sam fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dawson sprawls well initially but Sam persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dawson pushes Sam off but Sam dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sam is looking to take a break and control but Dawson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam has an Americana. Dawson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sam is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sam hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Levi Sam!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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