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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Darryl Hinds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Dennis struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Darryl Hinds has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
Experienced
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darryl Hinds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hinds clinches with his opponent.
Dennis wants to break free but Hinds has control.
Hinds can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Hinds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dennis checks a leg kick.
Dennis avoids the body shot from Hinds.
Hinds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinds.
Dennis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dennis jabs at Hinds's body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dennis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hinds lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hinds slowing the pace effectively.
Dennis misses with the head strike.
Hinds lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hinds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dennis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennis throws a right hand that Hinds ducks under and follows up with a left that Hinds also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinds tests Dennis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dennis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hinds throws a chopping leg kick but Dennis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hinds misses with a double jab.
Dennis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hinds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dennis, pushing him back against the cage.
Dennis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hinds tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Hinds back against the cage.
Hinds has Dennis pressed against the cage.
Dennis trying to stall but Hinds improves his position.
Dennis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dennis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hinds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dennis to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dennis walks into a straight right hand from Hinds.
Dennis throws a right and a left that Hinds avoids nicely.
Hinds looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Dennis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hinds avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hinds rushes Dennis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dennis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hinds has him pressed against the cage.
Dennis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hinds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dennis throws a series of punches but Hinds moves out of range.
Dennis lands a right hook to the body.
Hinds misses with a right hand
and Dennis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dennis throws a combination. Hinds tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dennis lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinds throws a right and a left that Dennis avoids nicely.
Hinds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hinds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hinds lands a right hook to the body.
Dennis slips under a jab.
Dennis throws a good cross that connects.
Hinds closes the distance and clinches.
Hinds is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hinds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hinds throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hinds misses with a hook. Dennis ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dennis. Hinds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hinds connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hinds misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hinds gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hinds scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dennis tries to break the clinch but Hinds is controlling the position.
Dennis tries to break the clinch but Hinds is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Hinds - that landed with a thud.
Dennis is looking to break free of the clinch but Hinds has double underhooks.
Hinds blocks an uppercut.
Dennis looking to stall.
Dennis is trying to push Hinds away but Hinds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hinds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hinds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dennis lands a right hook to the body.
Dennis throws a series of strikes that have Hinds backpedaling.
Danga de danga de dang - Dennis scores with a four punch combination!
Hinds is rocked!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dennis misses with a wild combination.
Oh Hinds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hinds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dennis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hinds seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Hinds coming out on top.
Hinds misses with a double jab.
Hinds really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hinds misses with a body shot.
Hinds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dennis moves away from the strike by Hinds.
Dennis misses with a left hand
and Dennis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Hinds.
Dennis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hinds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hinds clinches up with Dennis and pushes him back against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hinds stalling in the clinch.
Hinds lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hinds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dennis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hinds fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dennis lands with a cross.
Hinds is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hinds misses the shot to the body.
Dennis scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Hinds. Those never looked like landing.
Dennis thuds a left hand into Hinds's body.
Hinds is breathing heavily.
Dennis lands a nice hook to Hinds's body. Hinds takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dennis swings for the body but Hinds moves out of range.
Dennis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body punch from Dennis.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hinds throws out a loose jab but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dennis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hinds looks to land a left hand but Dennis moved out of range nicely.
Hinds misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Dennis. Those never looked like landing.
Dennis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dennis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hinds tries to clinch but Dennis moves out of range.
Dennis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dennis throws a body punch but Hinds moves out of range.
Hinds slips a straight right by Dennis.
Hinds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinds.
Dennis cracks Hinds with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dennis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hinds rather than just go for the knockout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hinds misses with a body punch
and Dennis counters with a left and a right that stings Hinds.
It looks like Darryl Hinds has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennis swinging wildly here.
Hinds dodges the punch combination from Dennis.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennis lands a nice looking body shot.
Dennis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dennis misses with a hook. Hinds ducked under it nicely.
Dennis lands a two punch combo.
Dennis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hinds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hinds looks to land a left hand but Dennis moved out of range nicely.
Dennis misses the shot to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dennis throws a one two combo.
Dennis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Hinds misses its intended target.
Dennis digs a good hook to Hinds's body.
Hinds drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dennis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Hinds. Those never looked like landing.
Dennis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Dennis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dennis scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dennis misses with a hook to the body
and Hinds counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Hinds throws a big shot that misses.
Dennis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Dennis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Darryl Hinds's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hinds misses with a wild combination.
Hinds blocks a jab.
Hinds takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hinds throws a jab when Dennis was well out of range.
Hinds throws a good cross that connects.
Hinds tries to close the distance and clinch but Dennis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dennis throws a body shot but no joy.
Dennis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hinds slips a jab and a cross from Dennis.
Hinds throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dennis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dennis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hinds circles away quickly and effectively.
Dennis is breathing heavily.
Hinds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dennis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dennis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hinds tries to bum rush Dennis with a series of wild strikes but Dennis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dennis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hinds manages to avoid it.
Dennis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hinds forces Dennis back against the cage and clinches.
Hinds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dennis misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Hinds coming out on top.
Hinds misses with a few strikes there.
Hinds gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hinds.
Darryl Hinds has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dennis tries to break free but Hinds pushes him back against the cage.
Dennis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hinds breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Hinds.
It looks like Dante Dennis has been cut.
Hinds blocks a jab.
Dennis misses with a looping right.
Dante Dennis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dennis misses with a series of wild punches.
Dennis scores with a hook to the body. Hinds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hinds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dennis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hinds.
Dennis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darryl Hinds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dennis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hinds moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hinds.
Hinds fails to land with a series of punches.
Dennis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinds.
Dennis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hinds.
Hinds cracks Dennis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Hinds.
Dennis lands a nice looking body shot.
Dennis throws a right and a left that Hinds avoids nicely.
Hinds looks to land a left hand but Dennis moved out of range nicely.
Dennis misses the shot to the body.
Dennis throws a body punch but Hinds moves out of range.
Hinds misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dennis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dennis slips a jab from Hinds.
Jab from Hinds.
Dennis throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinds misses with an uppercut. Dennis saw that one coming.
Dennis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hinds misses with a double jab.
Hinds lands with a right hand.
Dennis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hinds's head backwards.
A big left from Dennis misses.
Dennis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hinds was well out of range. Poor timing from Dennis.
Hinds with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dennis to score with a decent uppercut.
Hinds looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dennis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Hinds misses the target.
Hinds lands a jab to the nose.
Hinds is looking to clinch.
Hinds has closed the distance and engaged Dennis in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hinds.
Dennis tries to break free but Hinds pushes him back against the cage.
Dennis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hinds's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hinds jabs Dennis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dennis throws a series of punches but Hinds moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Dennis as he connects with a hook.
Hinds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dennis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis lands a nice looking body shot.
Dennis misses with an uppercut. Hinds saw that one coming.
Hinds scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dennis misses with a wild combination.
Hinds throws a hook to the side of Dennis's head but Dennis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dennis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hinds.
Hinds misses with an uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dennis.
Dennis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hinds throws a body shot but no joy.
Dennis throws a series of punches but Hinds avoids them all with ease.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dennis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dennis tries to keep at a distance but Hinds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hinds.
Hinds lands a body punch.
Hinds throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hinds breaks the clinch.
Dennis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dennis looks to land a combination. Hinds sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hinds misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Hinds.
Dennis misses with a wild body shot.
Hinds gets a clinch.
Hinds pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dennis misses with a few strikes there.
Hinds has Dennis up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinds content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dennis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hinds has Dennis pressed against the cage.
Dennis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dennis is trying to break the clinch but Hinds is controlling him.
Hinds gets through Dennis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hinds controlling the action here for a moment.
Hinds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dennis can't break the clinch.
Hinds keeps control of Dennis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dennis is trying to break free.
Dennis tries to break free but Hinds pushes him back against the cage.
Hinds breaks the clinch.
Hinds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennis was well out of range. Poor timing from Hinds.
Hinds fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dennis takes a swing at Hinds's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Dennis.
Hinds scores with a hook to the body. Dennis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dennis misses with a few strikes there.
Dennis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hinds.
No joy there for Hinds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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 Darryl Hinds.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Darryl Hinds!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Dante Dennis!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Dante Dennis!
Dante Dennis wins by split decision!
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