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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hippo Saurus (ranked 6433 p4p, 22662 weight class) and Dricus Du Plessis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du Plessis has chosen Gangster's Paradise as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hippo Saurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dricus Du Plessis!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Plessis slaps away a takedown attempt from Saurus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saurus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Saurus looks to clinch
and Du Plessis counters with a nice uppercut.
Du Plessis lands with a nice combination. Saurus backs away looking to recover.
Saurus fails to land the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Du Plessis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hippo Saurus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saurus throws a combination that misses
and Du Plessis counters with a three punch combo that has Saurus backing up. Saurus nods at Du Plessis to acknowledge the strikes.
Saurus dodges the punch combination from Du Plessis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saurus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Saurus moves into the clinch.
Du Plessis tries to break free but Saurus pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Du Plessis.
Du Plessis gets underhooks to prevent Saurus's takedown attempt.
Saurus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Du Plessis prevents it.
Saurus is breathing heavily.
Du Plessis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Du Plessis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Du Plessis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saurus looking to throw knees to the head but Du Plessis is blocking nicely.
Saurus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Du Plessis after a bit of a struggle.
Du Plessis manages to break the clinch.
Du Plessis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Saurus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Du Plessis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saurus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Du Plessis counters with a straight right hand.
Saurus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Du Plessis scores with a three punch combo!
Saurus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Du Plessis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saurus eats them both and turns towards Du Plessis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saurus misses with a takedown attempt
and Du Plessis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Du Plessis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hippo Saurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du Plessis scores with a nice strike.
Du Plessis misses with a few strikes there.
Saurus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Saurus misses with a double jab
and Du Plessis counters with a straight right hand.
Du Plessis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dricus Du Plessis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Du Plessis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloppy strikes from Du Plessis. Those never looked like landing.
Saurus is looking to clinch.
Du Plessis unleashes a big counter combination but Saurus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saurus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Du Plessis counters with a nice uppercut.
Saurus with a poor takedown
and Du Plessis counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saurus with a poor takedown
and Du Plessis counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hippo Saurus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du Plessis throws a series of punches but Saurus avoids them all with ease.
Du Plessis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du Plessis lands with a nice combination. Saurus backs away looking to recover.
A nice combination there by Du Plessis.
Saurus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Du Plessis sprawls well. Du Plessis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saurus gets slowly back to his feet.
Du Plessis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saurus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Saurus misses with a straight right.
Du Plessis throws a series of strikes that have Saurus backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saurus throws a head kick that Du Plessis semi-blocks.
Du Plessis scores with a jab. Saurus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saurus wants to clinch up but Du Plessis keeps it at a distance.
Du Plessis tries to bum rush Saurus with a series of wild strikes but Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Plessis tries to bum rush Saurus with a series of wild strikes but Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saurus is looking for a counter combo.
Saurus wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Du Plessis throws a counter combo.
Saurus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saurus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Du Plessis unleashes a big counter combination but Saurus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Saurus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saurus tries to close the distance and clinch but Du Plessis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Du Plessis jabs Saurus right on the nose. Saurus blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Du Plessis.
Du Plessis tries to bum rush Saurus with a series of wild strikes but Saurus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Du Plessis circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Du Plessis to counter with a crisp jab.
Saurus wants to clinch up but Du Plessis keeps it at a distance.
Saurus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dricus Du Plessis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Saurus tries to clinch but Du Plessis is having none of it.
Du Plessis lands a two punch combo.
Du Plessis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saurus misses with a kick to the body
letting Du Plessis counter with a right hand.
Saurus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Du Plessis! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saurus tries to clinch up
and Du Plessis counters with a series of strikes. Saurus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saurus misses with a takedown attempt
and Du Plessis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Du Plessis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saurus misses with a takedown
and Du Plessis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hippo Saurus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du Plessis works over Saurus's head and body with a nice combination.
Du Plessis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saurus.
Saurus ducks right into an uppercut from Du Plessis.
Dricus Du Plessis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis swats away the attempt to clinch by Saurus.
Saurus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Du Plessis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dricus Du Plessis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saurus has his takedown stuffed
and Saurus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Du Plessis fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saurus.
Du Plessis lands a jab.
Saurus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Du Plessis counters with a stiff right hand.
Du Plessis is working the combinations to good effect here.
Du Plessis catches Saurus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Du Plessis 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.
Saurus takes one on the button.
Du Plessis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saurus backs up against the cage.
Du Plessis circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Saurus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du Plessis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saurus's head backwards.
Du Plessis swinging wildly here.
Du Plessis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Du Plessis throws a series of strikes that have Saurus backpedaling.
Hippo Saurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dricus Du Plessis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Du Plessis keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dricus Du Plessis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Du Plessis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dricus Du Plessis!
After the fight, Dricus Du Plessis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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RATING
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