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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ciprian Dinu (ranked 140 p4p, 252 weight class) and Sleight Of Hand (ranked 24 p4p, 40 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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194 cm 34 215 38 - 10 - 0 |
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200 cm 29 211 15 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 38 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ciprian Dinu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sleight Of Hand! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dinu misses with a straight left. Dinu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Hand throws a hook but Dinu avoids it easily. An attempted straight right counter from Dinu misses the target. Of Hand throws an overhand right that lands on Dinu's shoulder, as Dinu tries to avoid the shot. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Dinu misses with a body shot.
Dinu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Hand moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dinu just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Hand misses with a left hand and Dinu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Of Hand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Of Hand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dinu throws out the jab. Dinu looks to land a left hand but Of Hand moved out of range nicely. Dinu scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Sleight Of Hand has been cut. Dinu misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Of Hand to counter with a crisp jab. Dinu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Of Hand counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Of Hand scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Of Hand cracks Dinu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Of Hand connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dinu looks to land a right hand but Of Hand moved out of range. Dinu slips under a jab from Of Hand. Dinu throwing a counter right hand but Of Hand manages to avoid it. Of Hand throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dinu misses with a straight right. Of Hand throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Dinu counters with a nice right hand that sends Of Hand toppling to the canvas! Of Hand scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dinu finish him?! Dinu takes a swing at Of Hand's ribcage but misses. Of Hand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Of Hand connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dinu's hands.
It looks like Ciprian Dinu has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Of Hand scores with a jab to the head.
Of Hand scores with a jab. Dinu acknowledges it with a nod of the head. A telegraphed right hand from Of Hand misses the target. Dinu moves out of range as Of Hand throws a body kick.
Dinu throws a big counter combination but Of Hand scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. The fighters circling - Dinu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Of Hand looks like he wants to counter punch here. Of Hand lands a body shot.
Of Hand throws a head kick but Dinu moves out of range.
Of Hand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dinu jabbing away but nothing is landing. Dinu ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Dinu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinu ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand. Dinu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Of Hand throws a lazy body kick and Dinu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Of Hand throws an overhand right that lands on Dinu's shoulder, as Dinu tries to avoid the shot. Dinu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A jab from Of Hand misses. Dinu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Of Hand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dinu. Dinu half committed to a counter leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sleight Of Hand will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Of Hand explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Dinu misses with a looping right. And Of Hand responds with a good body kick, but Dinu manages to step out the way in time. Dinu misses with a wild body shot. Dinu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Hand. Of Hand throws a good cross that connects.
Of Hand looks to land a right hand but Dinu moved out of range. Sleight Of Hand seems to be getting the better of the standup. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch lands to the side of Of Hand 's head but he takes it in his stride. A big right from Dinu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Of Hand tries a head kick but it misses.
Dinu cracks Of Hand with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dinu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Of Hand to stand back up!
Of Hand is rocked! Dinu misses with a body shot
and Dinu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Of Hand is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinu finish him? Dinu and Of Hand are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Dinu throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Of Hand into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Dinu knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ciprian Dinu! After the big win, Ciprian Dinu made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Aspire Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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