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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dick Dingleberry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingleberry comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. Ky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. TIAMAT - Gaia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Dick Dingleberry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaia Ky!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingleberry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dingleberry moves away.
Dingleberry sizes up Ky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ky blocks a jab.
Dingleberry thumps Ky with a low kick.
Ky misses with an uppercut.
Ky avoids the body shot from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry tries to land a leg kick but Ky saw it coming and moves away.
Ky scores with a hook to the body. Dingleberry takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ky misses with a series of wild punches.
Ky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ky wants to clinch up but Dingleberry keeps it at a distance.
Ky tries to clinch but Dingleberry is having none of it.
Ky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dingleberry circles away quickly and effectively.
Ky clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Ky on the inside.
Dingleberry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ky lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky throws a punch but it's blocked by Dingleberry.
Ky lands a body punch.
Dingleberry jumps into guard, dragging Ky to the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ky looking to pass the guard.
Ky stopping the sweep attempt from Dingleberry.
Ky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gaia Ky.
Dingleberry moves out of range as Ky strikes.
Ky wants to clinch but Dingleberry slips to the side
and Dingleberry counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dingleberry throws an elbow but Ky slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dingleberry working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dingleberry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ky keeps working.
Ky tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ky is letting Dingleberry control him for a moment.
Ky is not content to let Dingleberry control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
What's Ky going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Ky tries to buck Dingleberry off but Dingleberry is having none of it.
Ky is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ky seems a little lost for a moment, as Dingleberry dominates the positioning.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ky throws a hook to the side of Dingleberry's head but Dingleberry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Ky blocks the low kick.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ky shoots in and drives through. Dingleberry sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky looks to score with a jab to the body but Dingleberry is just out of range.
Ky feints a jab promting Dingleberry to slip. Ky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dingleberry slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dingleberry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dingleberry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dingleberry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dingleberry scores with a nice right hand.
Ky lands a really nice looking cross but Dingleberry seems unphased.
Ky throws a series of punches but Dingleberry avoids them all with ease.
Ky throws a nice looking combination but Dingleberry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ky has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dingleberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Dingleberry swats away the attempt to clinch by Ky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry darts in and clinches Ky up against the cage.
Ky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ky closes the distance and pushes Dingleberry back into the cage.
Dingleberry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dick Dingleberry will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dingleberry throws out a loose jab but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dingleberry throws a leg kick that misses.
Ky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ky tries to work over Dingleberry's front leg with a kick but Dingleberry checks it.
Ky lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry thumps Ky with a low kick.
Dingleberry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ky leaves Dingleberry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dingleberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Ky tries to clinch up.
Dingleberry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Dingleberry.
Decent striking displayed by Ky there.
Ky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dingleberry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky throws a poor cross that misses
and Dingleberry counters with a shoot takedown. Ky fights it but they end up in guard.
Dingleberry postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ky is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dingleberry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ky working a defensive guard but Dingleberry manages to pass into side control anyway.
Ky sneaks back into half guard.
Dingleberry is taking a breather. Ky says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ky wants to control but Dingleberry is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dingleberry connects with a nice short shot to Ky's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingleberry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry is keen to just control but Ky is a slippery customer.
Ky wants to improve his position but Dingleberry is controlling well.
Dingleberry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dingleberry lands a nice short elbow.
Dingleberry is looking to take a break and control but Ky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dingleberry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry trying to mount his opponent but Ky defends it.
Dingleberry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dingleberry's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dingleberry's back!
Ky not allowing Dingleberry to control his hands.
Ky keeps control of the position as Dingleberry tries to break free.
Ky is riding his opponent, not letting Dingleberry buck him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky not allowing Dingleberry to control his hands.
Ky doesn't have the hooks in and Dingleberry manages to turn into his guard.
Dingleberry is looking to advance position but Ky has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingleberry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dingleberry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A lazy body kick from Ky
and Dingleberry counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ky is pulling down on Dingleberry's head to control his posture.
Ky looking to control.
Dingleberry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dingleberry passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ky is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Ky's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ky is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dingleberry lands a couple of good shots and Ky has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ky is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Dingleberry off. It looks like it's working - Dingleberry slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Ky displaying calm under pressure there.
Ky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dingleberry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Ky.
Ky doesn't manage to clinch there - Dingleberry circles away.
Ky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dingleberry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dingleberry controlling the action here.
Dingleberry seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ky keeping control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dick Dingleberry wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ky checks a low kick from Dingleberry.
Dingleberry buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dingleberry slips a jab and a cross from Ky.
Ky blocks a leg kick.
Dingleberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Gaia Ky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dingleberry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ky moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dingleberry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ky's guard.
Dingleberry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dick Dingleberry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dingleberry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ky controlling Dingleberry's posture.
Ky working a defensive guard but Dingleberry manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dingleberry postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ky is not content to let Dingleberry control the position.
Ky regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dingleberry's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ky trying to control the position.
Dingleberry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ky is trying to control the position but Dingleberry postures up.
Dingleberry throwing strikes from guard but Ky blocks nicely.
Dingleberry is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingleberry tries to free his leg and advance position but Ky is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dingleberry clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dingleberry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gaia Ky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingleberry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ky presses Dingleberry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingleberry connects with a leg kick. Ky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dingleberry. That's going to slow Ky down.
Ky throws a poor cross that misses
and Dingleberry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ky's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ky manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dingleberry scores with a leg kick.
Dingleberry throws a leg kick that misses.
Ky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dingleberry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ky to the ground. Dingleberry is now in Ky's guard.
Ky wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ky can't keep his opponent in guard - Dingleberry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingleberry looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dingleberry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dingleberry trying to control from half guard but Ky is working away.
Ky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dingleberry.
Ky wants to control but Dingleberry is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ky defending well though.
Dingleberry wants to take a breather but Ky is having none of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Dick Dingleberry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ky throws a head kick but Dingleberry moves out of range.
Ky tries to clinch but Dingleberry moves out of range.
Ky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dingleberry.
Ky tries to clinch up.
Dingleberry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Ky.
Ky takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dingleberry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ky. That's going to slow Dingleberry down.
Dingleberry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ky defends it nicely.
Ky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky tries to clinch up but Dingleberry circles away and keeps his distance.
Dingleberry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ky's guard.
Ky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ky keeping moving, preventing Dingleberry from controlling successfully.
Ky wants to sweep here but Dingleberry controlling him for the moment.
Dingleberry is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ky working a defensive guard here.
Ky keeping full guard, as Dingleberry tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dingleberry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ky misses with a body shot.
Ky lands a right hook to the body.
Dingleberry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ky tries to clinch
and Dingleberry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry is controlling the pace.
Dingleberry is nestled in close to Ky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ky tries to roll over but Dingleberry keeps him under control.
Dingleberry is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dingleberry had his way with Gaia Ky in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dingleberry blocks a low kick nicely.
Ky stuffs the takedown attempt from Dingleberry. Dingleberry gets slowly back to his feet.
Ky throws an overhand right that lands on Dingleberry's shoulder, as Dingleberry tries to avoid the shot.
Dingleberry keeps the fight on the outside.
Dingleberry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dingleberry lands a jab.
Ky tests Dingleberry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dingleberry moves out of range of the leg kick from Ky.
Dingleberry gets a clinch.
Ky throws a head punch that misses.
Dingleberry prevents a body shot from Ky.
Ky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ky wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Ky.
Ky tries to work over Dingleberry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dingleberry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ky blocks an uppercut.
Ky swings wildly with an uppercut but Dingleberry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dingleberry swings wildly with an uppercut but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ky misses with a punch to the body.
Dingleberry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingleberry feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ky's calf.
A big right from Dingleberry misses.
Ky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dingleberry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dingleberry wants to take a breather but Ky is having none of it.
Ky trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ky is looking to get back to full guard here but Dingleberry has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dingleberry trying to control the position but Ky is working away.
Ky prevents Dingleberry from improving position.
Dingleberry in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dingleberry tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ky parries the strikes from Dingleberry easily there. Dingleberry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ky to escape.
Ky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dingleberry's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dingleberry is thwarting Ky's attempts to control the position.
Dingleberry looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingleberry seems to be working for a kimura but Ky defends the submission attempt.
Dingleberry is looking to take a break and control but Ky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ky is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gaia Ky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ky is refusing to be controlled, as Dingleberry sits in half guard.
Ky gets full guard.
Ky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dingleberry trying to control the position from guard on top but Ky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dingleberry tries to hold on but Ky postures up.
Ky looking to control but Dingleberry is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dick Dingleberry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ky wants to take his opponent's back but Dingleberry doesn't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Dingleberry.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dingleberry, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Dingleberry!
Dick Dingleberry retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Dick Dingleberry started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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