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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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180 cm
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211 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Dahl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahl is looking to land body kicks.
Spilbergen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spilbergen checks the leg kick.
Dahl throws a sloppy head kick and Spilbergen moves out of range easily.
Dahl has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dahl throws a leg kick but Spilbergen moved away.
Dahl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spilbergen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dahl slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Spilbergen blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spilbergen checks a leg kick.
Spilbergen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dahl.
It looks like Cornelis Spilbergen has been cut.
Spilbergen avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dahl. That's going to slow Spilbergen down.
Dahl throws out a leg kick but Spilbergen moves out of range and Dahl only half commits.
Spilbergen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dahl misses with a head kick.
Spilbergen slips a straight right by Dahl.
Spilbergen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dahl pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spilbergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Dahl.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Dahl pushes him away.
Dahl does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Spilbergen throws out a counter right but Dahl avoids it with no problem.
Dahl will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An inside leg kick from Dahl misses.
Spilbergen slips under a jab.
A low kick from Dahl misses
and Spilbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl tries to land a leg kick but Spilbergen saw it coming and moves away.
Spilbergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dahl throws a sloppy head kick
and Dahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Dahl misses.
Dahl throws a leg kick
and Spilbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dahl avoids the body shot from Spilbergen.
Dahl throws a right and a left that Spilbergen avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dahl misses with a kick to the body
and Spilbergen counters with a three punch combo that has Dahl backing up. Dahl nods at Spilbergen to acknowledge the strikes.
Spilbergen dodges the punch combination from Dahl.
A low kick from Dahl misses
and Spilbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen ducks under a wild hook from Dahl.
Dahl throws a leg kick that misses.
Spilbergen avoids the head kick by Dahl.
Spilbergen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Dahl throws a leg kick
and Spilbergen counters with a stiff right hand.
Spilbergen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dahl connects with a looping right hand.
Dahl misses with a body kick.
Dahl tries to score with a low kick but Spilbergen moves his leg out of the way.
Dahl throws a low kick, looking for Spilbergen's leg but Spilbergen calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahl is looking to score with low kicks.
Dahl shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dahl.
Spilbergen checks a leg kick.
Dahl throws a lazy uppercut
and Spilbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dahl throws a leg kick but Spilbergen moved away.
Dahl throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spilbergen! But no joy.
A jab from Dahl misses.
Spilbergen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dahl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spilbergen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahl wants to land a leg kick but Spilbergen is out of range.
Dahl throws a hook but Spilbergen avoids it easily.
Spilbergen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dahl with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Dahl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cornelis Spilbergen'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.
Spilbergen checks the leg kick.
Spilbergen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dahl throws a low kick but Spilbergen avoids it.
Dahl misses with a hook
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from Spilbergen lands.
Dahl misses with a straight left.
Spilbergen throws out a counter right but Dahl avoids it with no problem.
Dahl misses with a low kick.
Spilbergen has managed to clinch.
Spilbergen effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dahl is keeping busy.
Spilbergen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dahl as Spilbergen tries to tie him up.
Spilbergen trying to control the position but instead, Dahl has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spilbergen into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahl jumps guard and drags Spilbergen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Spilbergen wanted to stand there but Dahl had control of the position.
Spilbergen stands up and waves to Dahl to follow him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dahl.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dahl - that will leave a mark!
A low kick from Dahl misses
and Spilbergen moves into the clinch.
Dahl blocks an uppercut.
Dahl lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spilbergen blocks an uppercut.
Spilbergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spilbergen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spilbergen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dahl tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dahl lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Spilbergen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dahl misses with the head strike.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
Dahl decides to pull guard.
Spilbergen gets to his feet - Dahl follows without any prompting.
A bone on bone clash there as Spilbergen blocks the leg kick.
Dahl throws a poor cross that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dahl throws a hook to the side of Spilbergen's head but Spilbergen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Dahl pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen is looking to clinch.
Dahl misses with an uppercut.
Dahl wants to land a leg kick but Spilbergen is out of range.
Good work by Spilbergen as he checks the leg kick.
Spilbergen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Spilbergen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Spilbergen misses.
Spilbergen misses with an uppercut.
Spilbergen takes one to the side of the head.
Dahl tries to land a leg kick but Spilbergen saw it coming and moves away.
Dahl does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dahl misses with a wild combination.
Spilbergen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dahl.
Dahl throws a sloppy head kick and Spilbergen moves out of range easily.
Spilbergen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dahl with a body shot.
Dahl throws a leg kick
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dahl throws a lazy right hand but Spilbergen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spilbergen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dahl throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Spilbergen counters with a nice uppercut.
Dahl throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dahl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahl misses with a leg kick
and Spilbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gabriel Dahl will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cornelis Spilbergen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dahl scores with a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dahl lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spilbergen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spilbergen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Spilbergen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A combination from Dahl does no damage.
A low kick from Dahl is predictable there
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dahl throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spilbergen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dahl is keeping busy.
Dahl manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Spilbergen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spilbergen can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spilbergen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dahl misses with the combination.
Dahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Dahl shakes him off and moves away.
Dahl attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Spilbergen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dahl tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spilbergen is able to avoid easily.
Dahl misses with a low kick.
Spilbergen checks the leg kick.
Dahl sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Dahl avoids it this time.
Dahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dahl lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl throws a body kick that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dahl takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dahl tries to score with a low kick but Spilbergen moves his leg out of the way.
Spilbergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dahl throws a leg kick but Spilbergen checks it.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Dahl pushes him away.
Gabriel Dahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dahl moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dahl misses with a lunging right hand
and Spilbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dahl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spilbergen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dahl misses with an uppercut. Spilbergen saw that one coming.
Spilbergen is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Spilbergen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dahl sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Dahl avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dahl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dahl throws a front kick aimed at Spilbergen's knee but Spilbergen avoids it well.
Dahl throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spilbergen.
Dahl shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Spilbergen sprawls well. Spilbergen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dahl gets slowly back to his feet.
Dahl misses with a low kick.
Dahl throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dahl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dahl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dahl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spilbergen checks it well.
Dahl sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Dahl avoids it this time.
Dahl throws a lazy uppercut
and Spilbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spilbergen manages to avoid it.
Dahl thumps Spilbergen with a low kick.
Dahl swings for the body but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Dahl sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Dahl avoids it this time.
Spilbergen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dahl.
Dahl swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Dahl pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dahl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A clash of legs there as Spilbergen blocks the low kick.
Spilbergen tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Dahl clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cornelis Spilbergen'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.
Dahl throws a leg kick that misses.
Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dahl.
Spilbergen steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dahl.
Spilbergen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Spilbergen checks a leg kick.
Dahl misses with a leg kick
and Spilbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Dahl is predictable there
and Spilbergen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Spilbergen leaning against his opponent.
Spilbergen is pushing Dahl up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Spilbergen won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl working aggressively here.
Spilbergen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dahl backwards.
A short left from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands a body punch.
Spilbergen trying to stall but Dahl improves his position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Spilbergen - that landed with a thud.
Spilbergen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spilbergen slowing the pace effectively.
Dahl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spilbergen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelis Spilbergen.
Dahl throws a push kick but Spilbergen slaps the foot to one side.
Spilbergen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Dahl misses
and Spilbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dahl misses with the combination.
Spilbergen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spilbergen checks the leg kick nicely there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spilbergen! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Dahl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen blocks a head kick by Dahl.
A little jabbing left from Spilbergen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dahl throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dahl misses with a combination
and Spilbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dahl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spilbergen wants to counter with a clinch but Dahl pushes him away.
An inside leg kick from Dahl misses.
Dahl sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Dahl avoids it this time.
Dahl misses with a leg kick
and Dahl takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dahl throws a front kick aimed at Spilbergen's knee but Spilbergen avoids it well.
Dahl throws a low kick, looking for Spilbergen's leg but Spilbergen calmly moves out of range.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Dahl shakes him off and moves away.
Dahl throws a chopping leg kick but Spilbergen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dahl sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Dahl avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spilbergen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dahl sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Dahl avoids it this time.
Dahl throws a leg kick that is checked
and Spilbergen counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Spilbergen. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy body kick from Dahl
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dahl misses with an uppercut
and Spilbergen counters with a nice body shot.
Dahl misses with a jab to the body
and Spilbergen counters with a crisp one two that drops Dahl! Spilbergen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dahl to his feet! Dahl is in big trouble!
Dahl is rocked!
Dahl thows a leg kick but Spilbergen checks it
and Spilbergen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Dahl is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spilbergen drops Dahl with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dahl! Spilbergen dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelis Spilbergen!
Cornelis Spilbergen is the new light heavyweight champion!
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