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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Mallin (ranked 1924 p4p, 2518 weight class) and Bobby Hillburn (ranked 232 p4p, 294 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bobby Hillburn was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Dexter Mallin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Hillburn!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mallin lands a nice shot that snaps Hillburn's head back.
Mallin tries to land a leg kick but Hillburn saw it coming and moves away.
Mallin scores with a body shot.
Hillburn throws a looping overhand right but Mallin ducks down to avoid it.
Mallin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mallin with a nice cross.
Mallin doesn't manage to clinch there - Hillburn circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mallin. Hillburn shrugs it off though.
Mallin throws a hook but Hillburn blocks it.
Hillburn lands a slapping body shot.
Mallin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hillburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Mallin throws a jab when Hillburn was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hillburn tries a head kick but it misses.
Mallin tries to counter by clinching up but Hillburn breaks away and moves out of range.
Mallin is looking to land body kicks.
Bobby Hillburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mallin instigates a clinch.
Hillburn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hillburn can't find room to land a body shot as Mallin controls the action.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hillburn has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Hillburn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mallin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillburn gets through Mallin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hillburn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mallin is trying to keep an underhook but Hillburn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mallin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mallin tries to get out of the position.
Mallin trying to control from the bottom.
Mallin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mallin.
Hillburn landing some decent shots from guard.
Hillburn throwing strikes from guard but Mallin blocks nicely.
Mallin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hillburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Mallin looking for a sweep. Not yet Mallin, not yet.
Hillburn stops Mallin from standing up.
Hillburn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mallin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mallin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hillburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Hillburn stopping the sweep attempt from Mallin.
Hillburn throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hillburn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hillburn pushes down on Mallin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mallin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hillburn slips a nice elbow through Mallin's hands, connecting with Mallin's forehead.
Hillburn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mallin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hillburn.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hillburn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mallin's head.
Mallin is trying to stand.
Hillburn looks to land a strike but Mallin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hillburn postures up.
Mallin is adopting a defensive guard.
Hillburn chips away with some ground and pound.
Hillburn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hillburn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hillburn is in close to Mallin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hillburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hillburn working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hillburn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hillburn throwing strikes from guard but Mallin blocks nicely.
Hillburn distracts Mallin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mallin looking to control.
Hillburn postures up and lands a big shot to Mallin's brow.
Hillburn won't allow Mallin to get back to his feet.
Hillburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Mallin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hillburn throwing strikes but missing.
Hillburn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Hillburn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hillburn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mallin counters with a solid body kick.
Hillburn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hillburn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mallin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hillburn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mallin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hillburn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mallin lands with a good body shot.
Mallin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dexter Mallin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mallin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hillburn counters with a nice uppercut.
Hillburn tries to clinch but Mallin moves out of range.
Hillburn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mallin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mallin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hillburn jabs Mallin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hillburn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mallin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hillburn.
Mallin throws a jab but it's blocked by Hillburn.
Mallin looks to land a right hand but Hillburn moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hillburn shoots in and drives through. Mallin sprawls well.
Mallin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hillburn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mallin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mallin scoring well with a low kick there.
Dexter Mallin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mallin avoids the body shot from Hillburn.
Mallin seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab lands there for Mallin.
Hillburn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hillburn shoots in but no luck this time.
Dexter Mallin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Hillburn.
Mallin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hillburn gets a takedown into half guard.
Hillburn controlling the action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hillburn lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hillburn connects with a nice short shot to Mallin's temple.
Mallin is trying to get back to full guard.
Mallin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hillburn.
Hillburn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mallin's head.
Bobby Hillburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hillburn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hillburn postures up and lands a big shot to Mallin's brow.
Mallin looking for subs off his back but Hillburn has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hillburn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mallin is staying active underneath Hillburn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mallin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hillburn on the ground.
Hillburn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mallin is looking to control Hillburn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mallin avoid being mounted?
Hillburn is keen to just control but Mallin is a slippery customer.
Hillburn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mallin taking some punishment here, with Hillburn in his half guard.
Mallin is rocked!
Hillburn moves into full mount! Mallin won't be happy about that!
Oh Mallin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hillburn loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Mallin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hillburn land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hillburn stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Hillburn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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