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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Dove has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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183 cm
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205 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Gary Dove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Fist!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Fist.
Dove closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dove lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dove showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dove throws a big right hand that misses.
Dove pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fist is keeping the position for now.
Fist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dove.
Dove content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fist looking to control.
Dove trying to control but Fist is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dove works over Fist with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dove's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dove looking to pass the guard.
Dove wants to control from the top but Fist keeps moving.
Dove working some strikes from top position.
Dove is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dove stands and steps away. Fist gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dove throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fist slaps away a takedown attempt from Dove, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dove looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dove fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Dove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fist closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fist lands in his opponent's guard.
Fist tries to stand but Dove is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dove jumps into guard, dragging Fist to the mat.
Dove 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dove holds on and takes a little breather.
Fist wants to pass the guard but Dove is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dove is pulling down on Fist's head to control his posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dove instigates a clinch.
Fist is trying to pull guard but Dove turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dove blocks an uppercut.
Dove is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fist pulls him back up using the underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fist jumps guard but Dove turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fist tries to break free but Dove pushes him back against the cage.
Dove is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fist prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Dove dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fist throws a head kick that misses.
Dove fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fist displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dove.
Fist gets tackled into the cage by Dove. Dove maintains the clinch.
Dove decides to pull guard.
Dove wants to sweep but no luck.
Dove is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dove changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fist tries to escape but Dove is in control.
Dove lands some shots froms side control.
Fist managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dove.
Dove lands some shots froms side control.
Dove sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fist parries the strikes from Dove easily there. Dove is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fist to escape.
Dove cracks Fist with a big elbow.
Dove scoring with punches from side control.
Fist takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dove lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gary Dove overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fist, who protects the arm well.
Dove working the head with strikes.
Dove scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fist to see if he's OK.
Fist can't do much from the bottom here.
Dove throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dove thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dove cracks Fist with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fist is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dove postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dove grinds an elbow into Fist's temple.
Dove stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dove fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Dove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dove looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dove.
Dove content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dove throwing shots but Fist is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dove is trying to control. Fist wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fist can do to turn this around?
Dove content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dove missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dove.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Dove dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dove scores with a spinning back kick!
Dove shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dove showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dove lands a nice short elbow.
Dove moves nicely into side control.
Dove trying to control the action but Fist is working from the bottom.
Dove landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dove throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove looks up at the clock and then as Fist takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dove smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Dove are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dove misses with the ground and pound.
Dove fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dove sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fist is looking to regain half guard here but Dove keeps moving and retains side control.
Dove tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fist's legs.
Fist dodges the ground and pound from Dove.
Dove lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fist down.
Dove lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dove is chipping away with strikes.
Dove tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dove has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fist is trying to control Dove's posture but Dove avoids it.
Dove in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dove is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fist's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dove scoring with punches and elbows.
Dove prevents Fist from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dove working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dove stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dove shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fist as he jumps to the side.
Dove shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fist defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fist ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fist throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fist looks to land a combination but Dove avoids it well.
Dove shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fist as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Dove. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fist is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dove's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dove scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Fist manages to mount him!
Jack Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fist thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dove is desperately trying to improve his position but Fist has a good base and remains in mount.
Dove holds on to Fist as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Dove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dove, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Dove!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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