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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mag dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dalena comes to the cage accompanied by Judgment Night by Biohazard&Onyx. Douglas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit Em Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Denzel Douglas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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188 cm
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245 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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235 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, mag dalena! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denzel Douglas! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
mag dalena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Douglas swings for the body but dalena moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - dalena looks like he's thinking about clinching though. dalena drives through and clinches with Douglas against the cage.
Douglas lands an uppercut.
It looks like mag dalena has been cut. Douglas takes an elbow to the temple. dalena gets through Douglas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. dalena throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Douglas fails to land. Douglas misses with a short punch on the inside. dalena turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and dalena manages to end up in side control. dalena throws an elbow but Douglas slips to the side and avoids it well. Douglas gets back to half guard. dalena is thwarting Douglas's attempts to control the position. dalena winds up and cracks Douglas with a swinging punch to the side of the head. dalena tries to pass the half guard into mount. Douglas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. dalena not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. dalena lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Douglas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from dalena. Douglas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. dalena thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Douglas to regain full guard. Douglas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Douglas holds on and takes a little breather. Douglas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. dalena lands a couple of digs. dalena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. dalena is working Douglas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. dalena throws and elbow that misses. Douglas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in dalena's guard. Nice move by Douglas! dalena looking for a sweep. Not yet dalena, not yet. dalena is looking for a triangle but Douglas pushes his legs off easily.
dalena looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Douglas passes into side control.
dalena sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Still in half guard, Douglas seems content to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Douglas moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from dalena. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Douglas gets to mount! dalena was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dalena is desperately trying to improve his position but Douglas has a good base and remains in mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Douglas stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. dalena is looking to clinch. dalena is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
Douglas lands a glancing blow to the side of dalena's head. dalena looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away. Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body. Douglas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. dalena takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Douglas digs a good body shot into dalena's ribs. Denzel Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. dalena is breathing heavily. dalena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Douglas looks to score with a jab to the body but dalena is just out of range. The fighters circle momentarily. Douglas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. dalena takes a jab right on the kisser.
dalena fails with the takedown. dalena wants to clinch. Douglas lands a jab to dalena's midsection. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. dalena slips a jab from Douglas. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas dominated that round. The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
dalena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by dalena.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away. dalena gets the takedown into side control. dalena throwing strikes but Douglas manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Douglas is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down dalena's shoulder. That is not cool. dalena is looking for a sweep. Douglas controlling the position from side mount. Douglas is looking to take a break and control but dalena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. dalena is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. dalena is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Douglas is one step ahead and moves to full mount! dalena can't escape the position.
dalena is trying to reverse the position but instead Douglas has taken his back - oops! You can see the frustration on dalena's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Douglas controlling from the back. dalena tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! dalena looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! dalena manages to reverse the position and now he's in Douglas's guard. Nice work there by dalena.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Douglas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. dalena throws and elbow that misses. Douglas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in dalena's guard. Nice move by Douglas! dalena has an active guard here but Douglas has managed to pass into half guard.
dalena is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Douglas pulls his head out easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Douglas stands up from half guard. Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick from dalena misses. Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from dalena is defended easily by Douglas. dalena moves into the clinch. Douglas struggles to land a body shot inside as dalena controls his hands.
Douglas managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
Douglas is trying to force a seperation but dalena has the dominant position. dalena unloads a knee to the mid-section. Douglas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. dalena has Douglas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. dalena pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Douglas tumbling to the mat - dalena dives into Douglas's guard. Douglas wants to stand up but dalena is controlling him. Douglas pulls dalena in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. dalena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. dalena works over Douglas with some ground and pound from guard. dalena throws a strike but Douglas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. dalena looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Douglas passes into side control.
Douglas decides to take the fight back to the feet. dalena tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mag dalena dominated that second round. The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center. dalena doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
dalena closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. dalena pushes Douglas against the cage but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. dalena fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douglas avoids it really well and circles away. dalena tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance. dalena moves away from the strike by Douglas. dalena does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Douglas lands with a nice body punch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Good standup being displayed there by Douglas as he connects with a hook. mag dalena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Douglas ducks down and throws a hook to the body. dalena tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range. dalena ducks right into an uppercut from Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round. Douglas jabbing away but nothing is landing. dalena tried to score with a low kick but Douglas checks it. Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center. Douglas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Both fighters are breathing heavily. dalena moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. The fight stays on the outside here - dalena looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Douglas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. dalena tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Douglas lands a lovely overhand right. dalena closes the distance and clinches up with Douglas, looking for a takedown. dalena pushes Douglas against the cage but Douglas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mag dalena. That's going to take a lot out of him. dalena throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and checks it nicely. Douglas misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Douglas misses with an uppercut. dalena saw that one coming. dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away. Douglas with a hook. dalena tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range. Douglas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from dalena. dalena gets slowly back to his feet. dalena shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Douglas as he avoids it easily. Douglas missing with a left hand there. dalena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Douglas thows a body shot but no joy. Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by dalena. Douglas scores with a jab. dalena acknowledges it with a nod of the head. dalena wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dalena tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Douglas swivels and escapes. Nice straight punches there by Douglas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Douglas. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from dalena. dalena wants to clinch. dalena tries to clinch up. dalena takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
dalena tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it. dalena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Douglas throws out the jab. dalena is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Douglas moves out of range as dalena strikes. dalena tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. dalena is looking to clinch. Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dalena fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Douglas avoids it really well and circles away. dalena tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Douglas is able to avoid easily. Douglas connects with a right hand. dalena shakes it off. dalena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. dalena tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Decent striking displayed by Douglas there. Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body. dalena walks into a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas really dominated that round. The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
dalena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. dalena is looking to clinch. dalena walks into a left hand. Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by dalena. Douglas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping dalena at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - dalena looks like he's thinking about clinching though. dalena doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Douglas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. dalena wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance. dalena wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance. dalena avoids the head kick by Douglas.
dalena misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. dalena tries to clinch up. Denzel Douglas seems to be getting the better of the standup. Douglas throws a body punch but dalena moves out of range. dalena tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance. Douglas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. dalena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. dalena checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. dalena moves out of range of the strikes. dalena tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance. dalena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Douglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract dalena. dalena fails in his attempt to clinch. Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas throws a lazy right hand but dalena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Douglas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Douglas with a jab. dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center. dalena tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range. Douglas scores with a hook to the body. dalena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. dalena tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Good exchange - Douglas coming out on top. Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center. Douglas wants to slow dalena down by chopping away at his legs. Douglas tests dalena's chin there with a solid looking shot. 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! dalena tries to clinch up. dalena fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Douglas checks it well. Douglas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Douglas lands with a straight right. dalena didn't see that one coming.
mag dalena's cut is getting worse. dalena is looking to clinch. dalena tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. dalena is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Douglas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. dalena looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. dalena cracks a nice hook into Douglas's ribs. dalena shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. dalena throws a sloppy strike and Douglas uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Douglas has ended up in dalena's guard.
dalena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Douglas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Douglas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. A low kick from dalena is predictable there and Douglas counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas lands with a good body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Douglas lands a lovely overhand right. Douglas sizes up dalena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Douglas lands a nice shot that snaps dalena's head back.
Douglas dips down and scores with a jab to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. dalena avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A punch lands to the side of dalena 's head but he takes it in his stride. Douglas lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Douglas dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on mag dalena's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Douglas lands an overhand right. Douglas lands with a shot to the body. dalena closes the distance but Douglas moves to the side and Douglas counters with a nice body shot. Douglas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. dalena tries to grapple but his opponent circles enabling Douglas to counter with a crisp jab. dalena slips a jab from Douglas. dalena throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. dalena closes the distance looking to clinch and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. dalena closes the distance looking to clinch and Douglas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps dalena thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round. dalena looks to clinch and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
mag dalena's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. dalena tries to clinch and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Douglas pushing out the jab but it's not landing. dalena staying out of range there. dalena tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Douglas counters with a nice body shot. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. dalena closes the distance but Douglas moves to the side and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand. dalena wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side and Douglas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Douglas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Douglas connects with a good right hand that stumbles dalena. dalena circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Douglas connects with a single shot there. dalena wants to clinch and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Douglas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but dalena manages to avoid it. Douglas jabs dalena right on the nose. dalena blinks but takes it well.
Jeez, mag dalena's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. dalena tries to clinch but Douglas moves away and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
dalena is rocked! dalena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Oh dalena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at mag dalena's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Denzel Douglas! Denzel Douglas retains his heavyweight title!
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