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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Davids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davids is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu-Tang Clan - Bring Da Ruckus. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Dillard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Davids!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davids misses with a straight left.
Davids keeps the fight on the outside.
Dillard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davids as he avoids it easily.
Davids throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davids throws the left hand but Dillard avoids the punch easily.
Dillard is looking to clinch.
Davids is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillard.
Davids throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dillard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillard keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Davids.
Davids looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davids ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillard moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids misses the shot to the body.
Davids throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davids takes a swing at Dillard's ribcage but misses.
Davids misses the shot to the body.
Dillard darts in trying to clinch
enabling Davids to counter with a crisp jab.
Davids closes the distance and clinches.
Dillard letting Davids take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Davids fails to land.
Davids lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Kirk Dillard has been cut.
That's two 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.
Davids just leaning against Dillard, taking a breather.
Dillard avoids a wild elbow strike from Davids.
Davids stops a takedown attempt from Dillard.
Stalling in the clinch from Davids.
Dillard throws an elbow but it misses.
Davids is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillard is defending well for now.
Davids has Dillard pressed against the cage.
Davids misses with a punch on the inside.
Dillard blocks an elbow strike.
Dillard tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davids stalls.
Davids is pressed up against the cage. Dillard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davids down to the mat. Davids avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davids pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davids scores with a nice head shot.
Dillard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Davids throws out the jab.
Davids lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dillard at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davids. Dillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davids uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dillard has time to react.
Davids darts in and clinches Dillard up against the cage.
Davids lands a nice uppercut.
Dillard looking for a takedown.
Davids misses with an elbow over the top.
Davids stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Davids misses with an elbow strike.
Dillard avoiding damage as Davids throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davids misses with an elbow over the top.
Dillard avoids a wild elbow strike from Davids.
Dillard has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Davids uses from the top position.
Dillard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davids.
Davids working some strikes from top position.
Davids is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dillard is on top in guard.
Dillard tries to free his leg and advance position but Davids is retaining full guard.
Davids looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davids pulls Dillard in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dillard won't allow Davids to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davids trying to keep a closed guard but Dillard is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Davids dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Dillard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davids misses with a two punch combination.
Davids throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dillard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davids throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillard drops his hands momentarily and Davids takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davids. Dillard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davids jabs Dillard right on the nose. Dillard blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davids misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillard.
Davids connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Davids lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillard circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillard misses with a takedown attempt
and Davids counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids misses with a looping right.
A big right from Davids misses.
Dillard moves out of range as Davids strikes.
Davids throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Davids misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillard.
Davids instigates a clinch.
Dillard tries to pull guard but Davids won't allow it.
Dillard blocks the elbow strike.
Davids tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillard avoids it.
Davids missing with knees to the body.
Davids trying to land knees to the body.
Davids's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
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.
Davids continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Davids fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dillard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davids misses with a short punch on the inside.
Davids tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillard avoids it.
Davids avoiding damage.
Dillard manages to pull guard.
Davids won't allow Dillard to sweep him here.
Davids loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davids throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davids thows a big elbow that misses.
Dillard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Davids escapes and throws Dillard's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dillard can't do much from the bottom here.
Dillard tries to bench press Davids off him but Davids keeps the position.
Davids throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davids gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dillard.
Davids jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davids throws a hook to the side of Dillard's head but Dillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Dillard.
The fighters circling - Davids throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Davids tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dillard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Davids misses with a body shot.
Davids lands an overhand right.
A jab from Davids misses.
Davids pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davids closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dillard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Davids is pressed up against the cage. Dillard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davids down to the mat. Davids avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Davids looks to land a left hand but Dillard moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Davids showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kirk Dillard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dillard defending well as Davids loads up on a big left hand.
Davids lands a right hook to the body.
Davids misses with an uppercut.
Davids throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillard moves forwards but Davids connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davids forces Dillard back against the cage and clinches.
Davids misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillard.
Davids is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dillard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davids creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Davids swings wildly with an uppercut but Dillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davids throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Davids has a couple of punches blocked by Dillard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids is looking to control Dillard's arms but Dillard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Davids has his back to the cage.
Dillard blocks a body shot from Davids.
Dillard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Davids pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dillard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dillard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Davids ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillard moves away.
Dillard tries to bum rush Davids with a series of wild strikes but Davids uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Davids misses with a jab to the body
and Dillard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Davids's guard.
Davids is controlling Dillard's posture.
Dillard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davids swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davids looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dillard is one step ahead there.
Dillard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard has gone for a leg lock! Davids slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dillard's guard.
Dillard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dillard looking for subs off his back but Davids has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davids trying to control the action but Dillard is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davids lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davids is just content to waste time from the top position. Dillard takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Davids trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dillard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dillard looking to control but Davids passes into half guard.
Davids trying to control the action but Dillard is working from the bottom.
Davids throwing shots but Dillard is blocking nicely.
Davids uses his free foot to push down on Dillard's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dillard.
Dillard is desperately trying to improve his position but Davids has a good base and remains in mount.
Davids lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davids scoring with strikes but Dillard is staying in there.
Davids tries to control but Dillard wriggling away.
Dillard tries to hold on but Davids pushes him away.
Davids landing punches.
Dillard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dillard is looking to control Davids's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dillard avoid being mounted?
Dillard looking for submissions off his back.
Davids tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dillard is looking to improve his position.
Davids seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Kirk Dillard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kirk Dillard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davids scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Davids misses with a body punch
so Dillard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Davids looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Davids trying to keep a closed guard but Dillard is proving a slippery customer.
Dillard looking to pass the guard.
Dillard stopping the sweep attempt from Davids.
Dillard wants to pass the guard but Davids is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davids swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davids attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davids swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillard counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillard slips a straight right by Davids.
Davids throws a looping overhand right but Dillard ducks down to avoid it.
Davids forces Dillard back against the cage and clinches.
Davids taking a breather.
Davids doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dillard managing to block the knees to the body from Davids.
Davids misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davids goes for a takedown attempt but Dillard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyrone Davids seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillard tries to clinch but Davids is having none of it.
Davids ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillard moves away.
Davids scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dillard in his tracks.
Davids catches Dillard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davids fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dillard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Davids doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dillard to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tyrone Davids has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davids moves into the clinch.
Davids misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davids.
Davids trying to land knees to the body.
Dillard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Davids prevents it.
Davids is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dillard is defending well for now.
Dillard blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Davids.
Davids tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dillard smiles and moves away.
Kirk Dillard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Davids.
Davids looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillard is just out of range.
That's four 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.
Davids lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillard circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillard slips under a jab from Davids.
Davids drives through and clinches with Dillard against the cage.
Dillard avoids the elbow strike from Davids, against the cage.
Davids's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dillard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dillard is working for takedown but Davids is calmly controlling the position for now.
Davids tries to work over Dillard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Davids with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davids is trying to maintain a safe position but Dillard gets an underhook and turns Davids into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Dillard had his way with Tyrone Davids in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Davids misses with a straight right.
Dillard closes the distance but Davids moves to the side
and Davids counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dillard swats away the attempt to clinch by Davids.
Davids misses the shot to the body.
Davids misses with a body punch
and Dillard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davids wants to stall.
Dillard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Davids smiles and moves away.
Dillard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillard manages to avoid it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davids.
Dillard is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Davids's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dillard is pressing down on Davids's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dillard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davids is one step ahead there.
Davids wants to control from the top but Dillard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard wants to sweep but no luck.
Dillard pushes a forearm under Davids's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Davids is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirk Dillard!
Kirk Dillard retains his lightweight title!
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hype
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