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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Decker Dogwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uber Dream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dogwood comes to the cage accompanied by Started From The Bottom. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dream's choice of entrance music: Leo Moracchioli - Heathens. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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241 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Decker Dogwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Uber Dream!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogwood looks for the body kick but Dream saw that one coming.
Dream changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dream throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Dogwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dogwood cracks the inside of Dream's front leg.
Dogwood lands a glancing blow to the side of Dream's head.
Dream digs a good hook to Dogwood's body.
Dogwood walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dream checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dogwood throws the left hand but Dream avoids the punch easily.
Dogwood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dream looks to land a left hand but Dogwood moved out of range nicely.
Dream connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dogwood digs a good hook to Dream's body.
Dream avoids the head kick by Dogwood.
A telegraphed right hand from Dogwood misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Dream on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dream misses the shot to the body.
Dogwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dream loads up on a big right hand but Dogwood slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dream moves away from the strike by Dogwood.
Dogwood misses the jab.
Dogwood moves out of range of the strikes.
Dogwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dogwood misses with a looping right.
Dream tries to clinch up.
Dogwood lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dogwood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick from Dream misses.
A big right from Dogwood misses.
Dream comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dream on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Uber Dream seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dogwood misses with a hook
and Dream counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dogwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dogwood cracks Dream with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dogwood misses with a jab to the body
and Dream counters with a nice body kick.
Dogwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dogwood.
Dream keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dogwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dogwood throws the left hand but Dream avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dream! But no joy.
Dogwood scores with a nice right hand.
Dream shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dream tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dogwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Dream.
Dream swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dogwood.
Dream closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dream struggles to land a body shot inside as Dogwood controls his hands.
Dogwood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dream is defending well for now.
Dogwood manages to break the clinch.
Dream takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dream fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dogwood on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dream. Dogwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dream throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dogwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dream thows a leg kick but Dogwood checks it
and Dogwood counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dream throws a leg kick but Dogwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dogwood ducks under a wild hook from Dream.
Dogwood moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dream takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dream scores with a body shot.
Dogwood swats away the attempt to clinch by Dream.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dogwood 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 Dream has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dream and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dream lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dream.
Nice body punch from Dream.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dogwood misses with a lunging right hand
and Dream moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dream misses with a punch to the body.
Dogwood landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dream misses with a punch to the body.
Dream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dream wants to stall.
Dogwood prevents a body shot from Dream.
A shot in the inside from Dogwood.
Dream takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dogwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dream blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dream misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dogwood can't find room to land a body shot as Dream controls the action.
Dogwood tries a knee to the head but Dream blocks it.
Dogwood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dogwood blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uber Dream will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dream takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dogwood tries to work over Dream's front leg with a kick but Dream checks it.
Dream throws a lazy right hand but Dogwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dogwood is looking to land body kicks.
Dream fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dream thumps Dogwood with a low kick.
Dogwood looks to throw the jab but Dream is out of range.
Dream now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dream misses with a hook.
Dogwood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dogwood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogwood misses with a hook. Dream ducked under it nicely.
Dream closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dogwood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dream gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dogwood fails to land.
Dogwood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dogwood throws an elbow but it misses.
Dream cracks Dogwood with a nice body shot.
Dogwood swings wildly with an uppercut but Dream uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dream looking to slow down the pace here.
Dogwood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dogwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Dogwood.
It looks like Uber Dream has been cut.
Dogwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dream backwards.
Dogwood tries a body shot but Dream blocks it.
Dogwood lands with a short shot to the head.
Dream swings wildly with an uppercut but Dogwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dream lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dream is defending well for now.
Dogwood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dream backwards.
Dogwood tries a body shot but Dream blocks it.
Dogwood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dream tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dream can't find room to land a body shot as Dogwood controls the action.
Dream avoids the elbow strike from Dogwood, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dogwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dogwood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dogwood manages to break the clinch.
Dream uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dogwood.
Dogwood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dogwood takes a swing at Dream's ribcage but misses.
Dream thinks about the counter body kick.
Dogwood connects with a body shot.
Dream misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dogwood.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dogwood misses with a body kick.
Dream scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dogwood doesn't seem bothered though.
Dogwood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dogwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dream throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dream throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dream pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dream throws a body punch but Dogwood moves out of range.
Dream bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Dream throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dream misses with a double jab.
That kick from Dogwood tenderised Dream's leg. Dream is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dogwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dream misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dogwood misses with a low kick.
Dream looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dream misses with a wild body shot.
Dogwood swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Dream counter with a right hand.
Dream takes a swing at Dogwood's ribcage but misses.
Dogwood throws a right and a left that Dream avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Dream on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dogwood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dream.
Dogwood looks to land a combination but Dream avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dogwood. Dream does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dream moves out of range as Dogwood strikes.
Dogwood looks to throw the jab but Dream is out of range.
Dream throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dogwood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Decker Dogwood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uber Dream's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dream moves out of range of the strikes.
Dream cracks Dogwood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dream cracks Dogwood with a good jab.
Dream throws a right and a left that Dogwood avoids nicely.
Dream connects with a jab.
Dogwood tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dream! But no joy.
Dogwood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dream tries to land a front kick but Dogwood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dream uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dogwood.
Dream throws out a counter right but Dogwood avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dogwood takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dogwood misses with an uppercut. Dream saw that one coming.
Dream misses with a wild body shot.
Dogwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dream throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Dogwood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dream throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dogwood counters with a body kick.
Dream fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dogwood.
Dream wants to slow Dogwood down by chopping away at his legs.
Dogwood takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dream avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dogwood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dream drops his hands momentarily and Dogwood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dream swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Dogwood to counter with a crisp jab.
Dream lands a nice hook to Dogwood's body. Dogwood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dream is looking to land body kicks.
Dogwood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dream throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dogwood throws a head kick but Dream moves out of range.
Dogwood loads up on a big right hand but Dream slips the punch.
Dream fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dogwood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dream's head backwards.
Dogwood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dream moves away.
Dogwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Dogwood tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dream lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dogwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dream was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogwood.
Dream attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Dogwood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dream throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dream moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Dream releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dream takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Dream.
Decker Dogwood is winning the standup battle so far.
Dream checks a leg kick.
Dogwood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dream connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dream connects with a single shot there.
Dogwood lands a jab to Dream's midsection.
Dream just misses with a punch to the body.
Dream throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Dream backs away, Dogwood returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dream bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dogwood's head.
Dream throws a hook but Dogwood blocks it.
Dogwood swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dream jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dream misses the body punch
and Dogwood counters with a big head kick but Dream shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dream fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dogwood.
Dogwood swings widly with a right hand
and Dogwood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dogwood misses with an uppercut.
Dogwood misses with a left hand
and Dream counters with a nice uppercut.
Dogwood cracks Dream with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dream has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dogwood misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dream counter with a right hand.
Dream scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dogwood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dream takes a swing at Dogwood's ribcage but misses.
Dogwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dream. That did some damage!
Dream just misses with a punch to the body.
Dogwood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dream swings for the body but Dogwood moves out of range.
Dogwood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uber Dream comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dream has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Uber Dream!
Uber Dream seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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