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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between antonio saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Dice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dice has chosen Day n Night as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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247 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, antonio saunders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kimbo Dice!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
saunders avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
saunders shoots in for a takedown but Dice shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
saunders closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dice pushes saunders off looking to stand but saunders dives back in and keeps control.
saunders wants to free his trapped foot but Dice is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dice pushes saunders off and gets back to his feet.
saunders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dice wants to clinch.
Dice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
saunders keeps the fight on the outside.
saunders pushes Dice up against the cage in a clinch.
saunders blocks an elbow strike.
saunders escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
saunders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dice has hold of one of saunders's legs. saunders is fighting the takedown attempt but Dice gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Dice gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dice.
It looks like antonio saunders has been cut.
saunders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dice pinned against the cage. Dice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for antonio saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dice is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
saunders looks to throw the jab but Dice is out of range.
saunders fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dice tries to close the distance and clinch but saunders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
saunders is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dice closes the distance and pushes saunders back into the cage.
Dice wants to break the clinch but can't.
saunders's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dice misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
saunders clinches.
Dice wants to break free but saunders has control.
Dice working hard to break the clinch.
Dice looks gassed!
saunders turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and saunders manages to end up in side control.
Dice tries to bench press saunders off him but saunders keeps the position.
saunders lands some shots froms side control.
saunders trying to control the action but Dice is working from the bottom.
saunders avoids the strikes from the bottom by Dice.
Dice explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Dice connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed saunders momentarily.
Dice shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dice showed some decent athleticism there.
saunders wants to control but Dice is keeping busy.
saunders tries to kick Dice off but Dice keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dice is thwarting saunders's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dice gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dice swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - saunders looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
saunders tries to keep at a distance but Dice has taken the fight into the clinch.
saunders manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dice stands up and waves to saunders to follow him.
Dice is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in saunders's half guard.
Dice is looking to take a break and control but saunders is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Dice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on antonio saunders'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.
Dice doesn't manage to clinch there - saunders circles away.
saunders shoots for a takedown but Dice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
saunders has his takedown stuffed
and Dice counters with a nice double leg into side control. saunders won't be happy with that.
Dice has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
saunders takes one to the side of the head.
saunders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for antonio saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dice tries to clinch but saunders is having none of it.
Dice tries to clinch up but saunders circles away and keeps his distance.
antonio saunders is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
saunders fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dice, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dice looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
saunders gets control of Dice's arms and successfully pulls guard. saunders will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
saunders looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dice is one step ahead there.
saunders looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as saunders holds on and takes a little breather.
saunders controls Dice momentarily but Dice frees himself.
Dice content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
saunders will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
saunders is pulling down on Dice's head. It's preventing any offense from Dice, at least for the moment.
saunders is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Dice is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dice can't break the clinch.
Dice working aggressively here.
saunders manages to break the clinch.
saunders closes the distance and clinches.
saunders keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dice's efforts to push away.
Dice prevents the takedown attempt.
saunders tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dice smiles and moves away.
saunders tries to clinch but Dice moves out of range.
saunders shoots in for a takedown but Dice shows good takedown defense.
Dice tries a head kick but it misses.
saunders tries to close the distance and clinch but Dice swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
saunders misses with a few strikes there.
Dice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so saunders counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
saunders trying to control the position from guard on top but Dice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dice wants to stand up but saunders is controlling him.
Dice pushes saunders off and gets back to his feet.
saunders throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
saunders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Dice misses its intended target.
saunders wants to clinch up but Dice keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by saunders.
That's four 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.
saunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Dice throws a body punch but saunders moves out of range.
saunders lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by saunders.
saunders scores with a nice strike.
saunders shoots and misses
so Dice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dice decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on saunders, up you get!
Dice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for saunders!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
saunders bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dice wants to stand but saunders is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Dice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on antonio saunders's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
saunders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dice pinned against the cage. Dice gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
saunders is looking to clinch.
Dice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dice shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
saunders actively working from the bottom here.
saunders tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dice has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
saunders is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dice landing shots from mount.
Dice landing shots from mount.
saunders tries to lock up and control but Dice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
saunders is desperately trying to improve his position but Dice has a good base and remains in mount.
saunders is working hard here to advance position.
saunders wants to hold on but Dice pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dice won't let saunders get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
saunders is looking to get to half guard.
saunders taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
saunders is trying desperately to improve position.
Dice landing punches.
Dice connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dice lands a heavy elbow.
saunders wants to control but Dice is having none of it.
saunders is bucking up trying to escape but Dice cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kimbo Dice has got the better of the ground game so far.
saunders keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
saunders tries to hold on but Dice postures up.
Dice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
saunders working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Dice.
Dice avoids the attempt from saunders to control.
saunders is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dice breaks from saunders's wrist control and lands an elbow.
saunders bucks up and throws Dice to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
saunders shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dice counters with a takedown into side control.
Dice stands up and beckons saunders to his feet.
saunders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Dice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for antonio saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dice decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dice stuffs the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
saunders steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dice.
antonio saunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimbo Dice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dice throws the left hand but saunders avoids the punch easily.
saunders tries to clinch up but Dice circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Dice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dice 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Dice!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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