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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boston Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Asimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boston Dean has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boston Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Asimov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Asimov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Asimov throws a hook but Dean avoids it easily.
Asimov lands a head shot.
Dean moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Asimov clinches up against the cage.
Dean managing to block the knees to the body from Asimov.
Asimov trying to land knees to the body.
Asimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Isaac Asimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asimov throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asimov lands a with a good body shot.
Dean closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dean lands in his opponent's guard.
Asimov lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Asimov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dean cracks Asimov with a solid left hand.
Dean wants to get up but he can't break Asimov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dean decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Asimov, up you get!
Dean throws a right hand that Asimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Asimov also avoids with ease.
Asimov throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Asimov looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Asimov fails with a takedown attempt.
Asimov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Asimov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a one-two to the body.
Asimov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dean circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean tried to score with a low kick but Asimov checks it.
Horrible takedown by Dean or perhaps it was just good defense by Asimov which made him look bad.
Dean tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Asimov counters with a shoot takedown. Dean fights it but they end up in guard.
Dean wants to get back to his feet but Asimov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Asimov preventing the sweep.
Asimov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Asimov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dean is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asimov stops Dean from standing up.
Dean is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Asimov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dean counters with a takedown into side control.
Dean tries to stand but Asimov is controlling his head.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Asimov on the ground.
Asimov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean tries to stand and escape but Asimov is controlling the position.
Asimov gets back to full guard.
Asimov doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Asimov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Asimov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Dean off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No joy there for Asimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dean slips under a jab.
Dean throws a leg kick but Asimov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean cracks a nice hook into Asimov's ribs.
Dean swats away the attempt to clinch by Asimov.
A punch combination from Asimov misses.
A jab from Asimov misses.
Asimov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dean takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Asimov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dean is fending him off so far but Asimov persists. Nope, Dean circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean moves away from the strike by Asimov.
Asimov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dean manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dean on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dean tries to get out of the position.
Asimov thows a big elbow that misses.
Dean pushes Asimov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Asimov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asimov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean closes the distance looking to clinch
and Asimov counters by clinching up.
Dean tries to break the clinch but Asimov is controlling the position.
Asimov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dean.
Asimov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dean avoids it.
Dean on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Asimov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Asimov wants a takedown.
Boston Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Asimov.
Dean prevents a body shot from Asimov.
Dean breaks the clinch.
Asimov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asimov lands a body shot.
Dean darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dean cracks Asimov with a good jab.
Dean throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Asimov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Asimov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Isaac Asimov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dean scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the body from Asimov misses
and Dean counters with a left and a right that stings Asimov.
Asimov dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Dean swings for the body but Asimov moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dean.
Asimov fails with a takedown attempt.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Asimov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dean counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asimov is not content to let Dean control the position.
Asimov throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Asimov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dean connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Asimov some visible discomfort.
Asimov striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asimov throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Asimov is breathing heavily.
Asimov is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Dean's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Dean stands up and beckons Asimov to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Asimov. No joy for Dean on that attempt.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dean scores with a one two! Asimov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Asimov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Asimov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dean tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Asimov instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dean's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Asimov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dean avoids the damage to the body.
Dean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Asimov misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asimov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Asimov misses with a looping left.
Asimov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dean scores with a body shot.
Dean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Asimov is fending him off so far but Dean persists. Nope, Asimov circles away and we're back to standing.
Asimov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asimov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dean counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Asimov.
Asimov throws a leg kick which misses Dean's front leg but catches the back leg as Dean tries to avoid it.
Asimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Asimov.
Asimov misses with a takedown attempt
and Dean counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asimov throws a hook but Dean avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asimov lands a jab to the nose.
Asimov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boston Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asimov misses with a combination
and Dean counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Asimov.
Asimov shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
Boston Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Asimov.
Dean tries to clinch
and Asimov counters with a three punch combo that has Dean backing up. Dean nods at Asimov to acknowledge the strikes.
Asimov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asimov misses with a two punch combination.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Asimov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dean, as that shot connected.
Asimov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Asimov throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asimov throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Asimov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dean misses with a double jab.
Asimov moves out of range of the strikes.
Asimov is looking to slow Dean down with leg kicks.
Asimov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asimov misses with a body shot.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asimov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asimov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dean decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Asimov striking from the bottom.
Asimov missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Dean dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Asimov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Asimov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dean swings for the body but Asimov moves out of range.
Dean waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Asimov.
Dean misses with a takedown
and Asimov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asimov.
Asimov misses with a straight left.
Asimov thuds his right hand into Dean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Asimov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Asimov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asimov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Asimov thows a huge punch but Dean dodges it nicely.
Dean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Asimov.
Asimov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dean regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean controlling Asimov's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Asimov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boston Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Asimov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asimov thows a big elbow that misses.
Dean is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Asimov is aware though and is defending well.
Asimov postures up and lands a big shot to Dean's brow.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dean misses with a double jab.
Asimov throws out a loose jab but Dean uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Asimov.
Asimov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dean slips a jab from Asimov.
Asimov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asimov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dean is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dean swinging wilding here.
Asimov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dean counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Asimov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Asimov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Asimov looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.
Asimov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dean avoids it really well and circles away.
Boston Dean has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Asimov.
Dean closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Asimov to the mat! Asimov manages to get full guard.
Asimov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dean content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Asimov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between Asimov's legs - danger averted.
Dean wants to get up but he can't break Asimov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asimov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Asimov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Asimov trying to strike off his back.
Dean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dean tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Dean as Asimov shoots in.
Asimov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dean throws a right hand that Asimov ducks under and follows up with a left that Asimov also avoids with ease.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asimov looks to land a right hand but Dean moved out of range.
Asimov walks into a jab.
Asimov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dean.
Asimov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asimov misses with a combination
and Dean counters with a shoot takedown. Asimov fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean stands and steps away. Asimov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Asimov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Asimov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dean wants to get back to his feet.
Asimov is pressing down on Dean's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dean is holding on for now.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Dean is working hard here to advance position.
Asimov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Asimov slips a nice elbow through Dean's hands, connecting with Dean's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dean has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boston Dean!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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