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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Dillon (ranked 3158 p4p, 3590 weight class) and Tye Kwondo (ranked 373 p4p, 413 weight class). The key to victory for Cody Dillon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tye Kwondo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kwondo.
Dillon throwing a counter right hand but Kwondo manages to avoid it.
Dillon connects with a right hand. Kwondo shakes it off.
Dillon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dillon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kwondo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kwondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dillon makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've been hearing reports that Dillon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dillon works Kwondo's body with a nice hook.
Dillon lands a right hook to the body.
Kwondo moves forwards but Dillon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dillon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillon lands a head kick. Kwondo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cody Dillon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kwondo's head backwards.
Kwondo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Dillon catches Kwondo right on the button with a cross.
Dillon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dillon connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for Dillon.
Dillon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dillon lands a jab to the nose.
Kwondo throws a combination that misses
and Dillon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kwondo misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Dillon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kwondo doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon connects with a looping right hand.
Dillon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dillon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kwondo throws a lazy uppercut
and Dillon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dillon connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Kwondo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo misses with a hook to the body
and Dillon counters with a nice uppercut.
Kwondo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dillon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dillon works Kwondo's body with a nice hook.
Dillon scores with the left hand. Kwondo knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice jab there from Dillon.
Dillon lands a really nice looking cross but Kwondo seems unphased.
Kwondo misses with a double jab
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dillon with a hook.
Kwondo takes one to the chin there.
Dillon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kwondo has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from Dillon.
Kwondo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dillon throws a head kick that half lands.
Kwondo drops his hands momentarily and Dillon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dillon counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillon cracks Kwondo with an open hand slap.
Dillon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dillon lunges at Kwondo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kwondo's hand.
Dillon throws a series of strikes that have Kwondo backpedaling.
Kwondo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dillon connects with a nice looking jab.
Dillon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kwondo.
Dillon lands an overhand right.
Kwondo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dillon tests Kwondo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dillon cracks Kwondo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kwondo misses with a hook
and Dillon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dillon jabs Kwondo right on the nose. Kwondo blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo misses with a combination
and Dillon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kwondo throws a combination that misses
and Dillon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kwondo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kwondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dillon scores with a nice strike.
Good shot there by Dillon.
Kwondo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dillon to score with a decent uppercut.
Kwondo misses with a double jab
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dillon cracks Kwondo with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillon lands with a nice body punch.
Dillon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kwondo doesn't seem bothered though.
Dillon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kwondo back to the cage. Dillon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dillon scores with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Dillon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A cross from Dillon lands.
Kwondo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dillon.
Dillon lands a glancing blow to the side of Kwondo's head.
Dillon lands with an overhand left.
We've been informed that Kwondo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kwondo misses with a combination
and Kwondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwondo misses with a hook to the body
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Kwondo moves forwards but Dillon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Dillon.
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!
Kwondo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dillon lands a high kick!
Kwondo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dillon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dillon duly obliges.
Kwondo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon lands the left hand.
Tye Kwondo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kwondo takes one to the chin there.
Dillon scores with a jab. Kwondo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kwondo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dillon lands with a straight right. Kwondo didn't see that one coming.
Dillon lands a jab to Kwondo's midsection.
Dillon jabs Kwondo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dillon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kwondo can do to turn this around?
Dillon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kwondos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A cross from Dillon lands.
Kwondo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kwondo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Kwondo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kwondo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dillon lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dillon scores with a body shot.
Dillon scores with a nice head shot.
Cody Dillon is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwondo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from Dillon lands.
A jab from Dillon does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Kwondo.
A little feinted left hand from Dillon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kwondo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kwondo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kwondo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dillon rather than just go for the knockout.
Dillon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good shot there by Dillon.
Kwondo fails with the takedown
and Dillon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kwondo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dillon has got the better of the exchanges.
Kwondo misses with a wild combination.
Dillon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Dillon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kwondo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dillon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kwondo tries to move into range but Dillon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dillon jabs Kwondo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cody Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kwondo walks into a jab.
Kwondo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kwondo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dillon scores with the left hand. Kwondo knows he should have avoided that one.
Dillon lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillon lands with a nice combination. Kwondo backs away looking to recover.
Dillon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kwondo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillon counters with a right hand to the body.
Kwondo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dillon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Dillon.
Dillon scoring well with a low kick there.
Dillon dodges the punch combination from Kwondo.
Dillon throws a big counter combination but Kwondo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kwondo needs to keep his hands up - Dillon had a free shot at his head there.
Kwondo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dillon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dillon avoids the body shot from Kwondo.
Dillon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kwondo in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwondo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kwondo misses with a right hand
enabling Dillon to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillon lands a head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dillon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Dillon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Donk. Dillon catches Kwondo right on the button with a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dillon lands with a right to the head.
Dillon scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Dillon.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dillon as Kwondo tries to tie him up.
Dillon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kwondo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dillon blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Dillon - that landed with a thud.
Kwondo trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dillon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwondo working aggressively here.
Dillon manages to break the clinch.
Dillon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kwondo doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Dillon lands a jab to Kwondo's midsection.
Kwondo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kwondo walks into a straight right hand from Dillon.
Dillon lands with a nice combination. Kwondo backs away looking to recover.
Dillon 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dillon, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dillon lands a really nice looking cross but Kwondo seems unphased.
Dillon connects with a body shot that sends Kwondo's belly button to the back.
Dillon lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon sizes up Kwondo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That kick from Dillon tenderised Kwondo's leg. Kwondo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dillon tests Kwondo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dillon lands with a nice body punch.
Kwondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillon scores with a spinning back kick!
Dillon clinches up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dillon - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dillon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dillon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon gets through Kwondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kwondo tries to stall but Dillon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dillon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kwondo taking a breather.
Dillon lands a right hand.
Kwondo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillon has Kwondo pushed against the cage.
Dillon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dillon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dillon has Kwondo pressed against the cage.
Dillon scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dillon.
Kwondo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillon avoiding damage.
Kwondo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dillon avoiding damage.
Dillon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kwondo backwards.
Dillon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kwondo backwards.
Dillon lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwondo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dillon is keeping busy.
Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Dillon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dillon 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 David Hoff scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Dillon!
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FIGHT
RATING
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