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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dante Mcleod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Van Der Zwet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dante Mcleod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Giovanni Van Der Zwet!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Zwet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcleod misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Zwet lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Zwet.
Mcleod throws a looping overhand right but Van Der Zwet ducks down to avoid it.
Mcleod waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mcleod has time to react.
Mcleod misses with a looping left.
Mcleod connects with the punch.
Mcleod misses with the combination.
Mcleod just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Zwet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Der Zwet blocks a jab.
Mcleod misses with a hook. Van Der Zwet ducked under it nicely.
Mcleod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Der Zwet was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcleod.
Mcleod lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Giovanni Van Der Zwet has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Der Zwet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Der Zwet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcleod misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Der Zwet moves out of range as Mcleod strikes.
Mcleod avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcleod loads up on a big right hand but Van Der Zwet slips the punch.
Mcleod misses with a hook.
Van Der Zwet jabs at Mcleod's body.
Van Der Zwet throws out a powerful jab.
Mcleod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Zwet moves away.
Mcleod walks into a straight right hand from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet lands with a shot to the body.
Van Der Zwet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcleod takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Der Zwet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Van Der Zwet looks to land a combination. Mcleod sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mcleod goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcleod is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Zwet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcleod doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Der Zwet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mcleod in his tracks.
Van Der Zwet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A swing and a miss from Mcleod.
Mcleod moves forwards but Van Der Zwet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Van Der Zwet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dante Mcleod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Zwet smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mcleod throws a hook but Van Der Zwet avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcleod throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Van Der Zwet to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Der Zwet scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mcleod in his tracks.
Mcleod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Der Zwet. That snapped Mcleod's head back.
Mcleod drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mcleod looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Der Zwet dips to his left and cracks Mcleod with an uppercut!
A big right from Mcleod misses.
Mcleod lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Der Zwet backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Der Zwet is defended easily by Mcleod.
Van Der Zwet scores with a decent looking hook.
Mcleod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Der Zwet lands an overhand right.
Van Der Zwet is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mcleod had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Der Zwet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcleod sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Der Zwet somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Mcleod.
Mcleod falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Der Zwet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcleod takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mcleod swings for the body but Van Der Zwet moves out of range.
Dante Mcleod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Der Zwet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Der Zwet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Der Zwet slips under a jab from Mcleod.
Van Der Zwet moves out of range as Mcleod strikes.
Mcleod takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Der Zwet shoots in and bounces Mcleod off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Van Der Zwet drops back looking for a leg! Mcleod is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mcleod manages to kick Van Der Zwet off! Van Der Zwet jumps back into Mcleod's guard.
Van Der Zwet stands and throws Mcleod's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcleod is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Der Zwet has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Van Der Zwet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mcleod is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Zwet decides to stand back up. Van Der Zwet steps back and let's Mcleod get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Van Der Zwet's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Der Zwet throws a combination. Mcleod tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Der Zwet lands a two punch combo.
Mcleod misses with a straight right.
Van Der Zwet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcleod throws out the jab.
Van Der Zwet scores with a shot to the body.
Mcleod takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Der Zwet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dante Mcleod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Der Zwet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Der Zwet ducks under a wild hook from Mcleod.
The fighters circling - Mcleod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Der Zwet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Der Zwet lands with a shot to the body.
Van Der Zwet 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.
Mcleod looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcleod takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Zwet dives in and grabs Mcleod's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mcleod pushes down on Van Der Zwet's head and hops out.
Mcleod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A left and a right from Van Der Zwet both land. Nice combination.
Van Der Zwet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Van Der Zwet finds it's target.
Mcleod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Der Zwet closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mcleod did well to prevent Van Der Zwet getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Der Zwet lands a body shot.
Mcleod throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcleod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Zwet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Der Zwet scores with a body shot.
Van Der Zwet lands a jab to Mcleod's midsection.
Van Der Zwet with a nice cross.
Mcleod is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mcleod takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mcleod is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Der Zwet connects with a body shot.
Mcleod walks into a straight right hand from Van Der Zwet.
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!
Van Der Zwet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcleod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Der Zwet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Der Zwet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mcleod tries to avoid it but Van Der Zwet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mcleod to the ground. Mcleod escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Der Zwet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Der Zwet cracks Mcleod with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcleod walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet connects with a single shot there.
Van Der Zwet scores with a hook to the body. Mcleod takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcleod walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mcleod takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dante Mcleod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet with a jab.
Mcleod misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Van Der Zwet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mcleod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Zwet counters with a left and a right that stings Mcleod.
Mcleod takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A left lands for Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet lands a body shot.
Van Der Zwet slips a straight right by Mcleod.
Van Der Zwet lands a slapping body shot.
Van Der Zwet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet gets to his feet - Mcleod follows without any prompting.
Van Der Zwet goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A cross from Van Der Zwet lands.
Van Der Zwet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcleod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mcleod takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mcleod moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Der Zwet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Der Zwet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Van Der Zwet connects with a right hand. Mcleod shakes it off.
Van Der Zwet misses with a two punch combination.
Van Der Zwet is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mcleod throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Der Zwet counters with a straight right hand.
Van Der Zwet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Der Zwet lands a nice hook to Mcleod's body. Mcleod takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Der Zwet shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Der Zwet trying to control from half guard but Mcleod is working away.
Van Der Zwet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet trying to pass the guard but Mcleod defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Der Zwet decides to stand and escape the position.
Van Der Zwet misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Giovanni Van Der Zwet's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mcleod throws a hook to the side of Van Der Zwet's head but Van Der Zwet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Der Zwet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Mcleod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcleod takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Der Zwet scores with a jab. Mcleod acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the body from Mcleod misses
and Van Der Zwet counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Zwet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcleod doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Der Zwet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mcleod avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcleod misses with a combination
and Van Der Zwet counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Der Zwet lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Der Zwet lands a right hook to the body.
Van Der Zwet throws a combination. Mcleod tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Van Der Zwet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcleod sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Der Zwet somewhat.
Van Der Zwet looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcleod is just out of range.
Van Der Zwet's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Van Der Zwet duly obliges.
Mcleod dodges the punch combination from Van Der Zwet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet connects with a right hand. Mcleod shakes it off.
Van Der Zwet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcleod.
Mcleod fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Der Zwet on the side of the head.
Mcleod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Der Zwet lands with a hook. Mcleod tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mcleod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Zwet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Zwet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Zwet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Der Zwet throws a nice looking combination but Mcleod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A cross from Van Der Zwet lands.
Van Der Zwet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Van Der Zwet misses.
Mcleod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Van Der Zwet counters with a stiff right hand.
Mcleod just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcleod just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Der Zwet jabs Mcleod right on the nose. Mcleod blinks but takes it well.
Mcleod swings for the body but Van Der Zwet moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet stalks Mcleod and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mcleod's face. Mcleod staggers backwards, shaken.
A right-left combo lands from Van Der Zwet.
Mcleod misses with a straight left.
Mcleod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Der Zwet thuds his right hand into Mcleod's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Van Der Zwet throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcleod throws a combination that misses
and Van Der Zwet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcleod throws a lazy right hand but Van Der Zwet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Der Zwet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Der Zwet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Der Zwet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut there from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet jabs at Mcleod's body.
Van Der Zwet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Der Zwet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mcleod needs to keep his hands up - Van Der Zwet had a free shot at his head there.
Van Der Zwet digs a good hook to Mcleod's body.
Van Der Zwet scores with a jab. Mcleod acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Van Der Zwet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcleod takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Der Zwet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Der Zwet lands with a cross.
Mcleod walks into a straight right hand from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Van Der Zwet - just one landing.
Van Der Zwet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mcleod is fending him off so far but Van Der Zwet persists. Nope, Mcleod circles away and we're back to standing.
Mcleod slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Der Zwet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dante Mcleod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A shot to de liver by Van Der Zwet. Beautiful body shot.
Mcleod misses with an uppercut.
Mcleod misses with a combination
and Van Der Zwet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Van Der Zwet prevents Mcleod from getting back to his feet.
Van Der Zwet trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcleod is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Giovanni Van Der Zwet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Zwet stands up from Mcleod's guard - Van Der Zwet perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mcleod takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Der Zwet slips a straight right by Mcleod.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Der Zwet.
Van Der Zwet throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Van Der Zwet finds it's target.
Dante Mcleod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Der Zwet's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Der Zwet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Der Zwet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Der Zwet jabs at Mcleod's body.
A punch combination from Van Der Zwet misses.
A slow jab from Mcleod misses its intended target.
Mcleod misses with a hook to the body
and Van Der Zwet counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Van Der Zwet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Der Zwet has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Van Der Zwet!
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