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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Dunlap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hokki Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hokki Kage is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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193 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Dunlap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hokki Kage!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunlap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kage tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dunlap is able to avoid easily.
Kage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dunlap.
Kage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunlap could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kage.
Dunlap feints a jab promting Kage to slip. Dunlap then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kage slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Dunlap shoots in and drives through. Kage sprawls well.
Dunlap swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kage misses with a kick to the body.
Dunlap tries to counter with a takedown but Kage is quick to defend against it.
Kage looks to land a body kick but Dunlap moved away.
Dunlap clinches.
Kage jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dunlap walks away with a smile on his face. Kage gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kage throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunlap checks a leg kick nicely.
Kage throws a leg kick
and Dunlap counters with a takedown into side control.
Kage looks winded!
Kage is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlap controls the position from side control.
Dunlap prevents Kage from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sloppy strikes there by Dunlap.
Dunlap takes a little break here. Kage wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Dunlap working the ground and pound.
Kage managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dunlap.
Kage trying to remain calm as Dunlap controls from the top position.
Dunlap cracks Kage with a big right hand but Kage just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kage tries to bench press Dunlap off him but Dunlap keeps the position.
Dunlap content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kage avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dunlap.
Kage is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dunlap asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlap throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dunlap lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dunlap stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kage dodges the punch combination from Dunlap.
Dunlap throws a one two combo.
Kage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kage shoots in looking for a takedown. Dunlap tries to sprawl out of it but Kage keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dunlap manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunlap appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Desmond Dunlap has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hokki Kage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlap pushes Kage up against the cage in a clinch.
Dunlap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dunlap throws a head kick that Kage semi-blocks.
Kage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dunlap counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunlap clinches with his opponent.
Dunlap is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kage is defending well.
Dunlap has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kage uses from the top position.
Dunlap looking for a guillotine here but Kage defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunlap is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Dunlap dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kage tries to land a body kick
and Dunlap counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunlap.
Dunlap lands a couple of elbows.
Dunlap lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dunlap controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunlap working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunlap throws a strike but Kage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dunlap is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kage can do to turn this around?
Dunlap manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kage manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunlap stands and steps away. Kage gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunlap lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kage at a distance.
Kage shoots in for a double leg but Dunlap sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dunlap feinted with a counter takedown.
Dunlap shoots for a double leg takedown but Kage sprawls well. He's pushed Dunlap's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kage is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlap throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kage was covering up waiting for the punch and Dunlap finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dunlap working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kage's head.
Kage being controlled here, momentarily.
Dunlap has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dunlap's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dunlap postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunlap showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Further stalling from Dunlap.
Dunlap 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.
Dunlap cracks Kage with a solid left hand.
Dunlap controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dunlap trying to control the position from guard on top but Kage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A combination from Kage does no damage.
Dunlap is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunlap moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kage takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunlap moves into range and clinches up with Kage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunlap clinches up against the cage.
Dunlap dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kage tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunlap just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dunlap is trying to trip Kage. He has hold of a leg but Kage is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dunlap persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Dunlap from controlling successfully.
Kage has momentary wrist control but Dunlap slips an elbow through the middle.
Dunlap controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dunlap trying to control but Kage is working from the bottom.
Dunlap with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kage keeping moving, preventing Dunlap from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunlap is stalling in the full guard.
Dunlap postures up and lands a big shot to Kage's brow.
Dunlap chips away with some ground and pound.
Dunlap stands up and waves to Kage to follow him.
Kage scores with a shot to the body.
Dunlap misses with a series of wild punches.
Kage misses with the body kick
and Dunlap counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Dunlap dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunlap fails to land with a series of punches.
Kage throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dunlap moves out of range of the body kick.
Kage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dunlap drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kage sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Dunlap, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Desmond Dunlap is winning the standup battle so far.
Dunlap goes for a double leg but Kage avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kage continues to drive forward.
Dunlap punishes Kage's body with a nice straight punch.
Dunlap shoots for a double leg takedown but Kage sprawls well. He's pushed Dunlap's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dunlap fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dunlap drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kage sprawls and moves away.
Kage throws the kick towards the body but Dunlap avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Kage scores with a four punch combination!
Dunlap tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kage swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desmond Dunlap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunlap dives in and grabs Kage's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kage pushes down on Dunlap's head and hops out.
Despite the aggression on Kage's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dunlap moves out of range as Kage throws a body kick.
Kage misses with a few strikes there.
Dunlap fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kage tries to land a body kick
and Dunlap counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kage has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dunlap is on him like a limpet, forcing Kage back against the cage.
Dunlap breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kage goes for a double leg but Dunlap avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dunlap continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunlap avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dunlap attempts a counter takedown but Kage avoids it well and moves away.
Kage leaves Dunlap with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage is looking to clinch but Dunlap is avoiding it.
Dunlap misses with a two punch combination.
Kage lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dunlap's sensitive parts.
Kage tries to clinch but Dunlap moves away
and Dunlap counters with a three punch combo that has Kage backing up. Kage nods at Dunlap to acknowledge the strikes.
Kage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Kage looks to move away, Dunlap throws a big counter combo but Kage just gets out of the way.
Kage looks for the body kick but Dunlap saw that one coming.
Dunlap gets a double leg takedown into Kage's guard.
Dunlap gets to his feet. Kage looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kage swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kage slips a jab and a cross from Dunlap.
Dunlap will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kage tries to work over Dunlap's front leg with a kick but Dunlap checks it.
Dunlap seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunlap moves into the clinch successfully.
Dunlap escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunlap walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kage throws a leg kick but Dunlap sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kage misses with a low kick.
Dunlap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kage tries to clinch but Dunlap moves out of range.
It looked like Dunlap was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kage throws the kick towards the body but Dunlap avoids it.
Dunlap forces Kage back against the cage and clinches.
Dunlap fails to pull guard.
Kage wants to break free but Dunlap has control.
Dunlap's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Kage
and Dunlap counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dunlap sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kage holds on and takes a little breather.
Kage working a defensive guard here.
Kage is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dunlap is aware though and is defending well.
Kage is trying to control the position but Dunlap postures up.
Dunlap not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunlap seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kage for as long as he can get away with.
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 Desmond Dunlap.
Well Dunlap has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Dunlap!
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