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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walt Dykstra (ranked 1870 p4p, 1204 weight class) and Buster Gruff (ranked 245 p4p, 153 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Walt Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Gruff!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruff cracks Dykstra with a good jab.
Gruff has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gruff throws a big shot that misses.
Gruff throws a hook but Dykstra blocks it.
Dykstra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruff.
Dykstra throws a body shot but no joy.
Dykstra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dykstra.
Gruff working aggressively here.
Gruff throws a punch but it's blocked by Dykstra.
Gruff changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dykstra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gruff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dykstra. Gruff does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Gruff.
Dykstra has closed the distance and engaged Gruff in a clinch.
Gruff scores with a shoulder strike.
Dykstra tries to work over Gruff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruff lands a hook that snaps the head of Dykstra backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dykstra lands a shot to the body.
Dykstra lands a hook that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
Gruff tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dykstra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dykstra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gruff's elbow.
A short uppercut from Dykstra.
Dykstra can't find room to land a body shot as Gruff controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dykstra tries a body shot but Gruff blocks it.
Gruff is trying to break the clinch but Dykstra has him pressed against the cage.
Gruff has a couple of punches blocked by Dykstra.
Dykstra lands an uppercut.
Gruff swings wildly with an uppercut but Dykstra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dykstra prevents Gruff from breaking the clinch.
Dykstra lands with a left to the head.
Dykstra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dykstra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dykstra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
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!
Dykstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruff.
Gruff throws a punch but it's blocked by Dykstra.
Dykstra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dykstra blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Dykstra.
Gruff looks winded!
Gruff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dykstra prevents it.
Walt Dykstra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Gruff.
A nice left hand lands by Dykstra.
Dykstra lands a nice shot to the body.
Dykstra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dykstra cracks Gruff with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dykstra is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gruff! But no joy.
Dykstra lands the left hand.
Gruff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dykstra lands with a good body shot.
Gruff gets tackled into the cage by Dykstra. Dykstra maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra lands a shoulder strike.
Dykstra lands with a right to the head.
Gruff tries to work over Dykstra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruff takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Dykstra.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dykstra throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Dykstra.
Gruff is struggling to control the position.
Dykstra gets through Gruff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Dykstra on the inside.
Dykstra lands a nice uppercut.
Gruff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dykstra lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Dykstra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dykstra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dykstra misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruff.
Dykstra lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dykstra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gruff's efforts to push away.
A short left from Dykstra.
Dykstra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dykstra avoiding damage as Gruff throws knees to the body.
Gruff looking to slow down the pace here.
Gruff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dykstra.
A short right from Dykstra.
Gruff is looking to control Dykstra's arms but Dykstra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gruff has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Dykstra - that landed with a thud.
Dykstra lands a hook that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
A right hand to the body from Dykstra.
Dykstra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dykstra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dykstra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gruff backwards.
A short right from Dykstra on the inside.
Dykstra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gruff or not.
Dykstra gets through Gruff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walt Dykstra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Dykstra throws an uppercut from hell that sends Gruff clean off his feet! He's out cold! Dykstra stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walt Dykstra!
Walt Dykstra took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knock Out Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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