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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Black Widow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dino's choice of entrance music: RAWR. Black Widow has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Black Widow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Dino!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Widow counters with a straight right hand.
Widow shoots in looking for a takedown. Dino tries to sprawl out of it but Widow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dino misses with a series of wild punches.
Dino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Widow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Widow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dino counters with a nice uppercut.
Widow misses with a takedown attempt
and Dino moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Widow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Widow tries to pull guard but Dino holds him up against the cage and eventually Widow drops back down to his feet.
Dino working hard to break the clinch.
Widow jumps into guard, dragging Dino to the mat.
Widow will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Widow is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dino defends well.
Widow controls Dino momentarily but Dino frees himself.
Widow manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widow with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dino is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Widow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Widow throws some wild stikes that Dino manages to avoid easily.
Widow is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dino is surviving well by controlling Widow's body position as best he can.
Widow looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dino is squirming around, avoiding Widow's attempts to control the action.
Dino wants to get back to his feet.
Widow looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Widow looking for a guillotine from mount but Dino is having none of it.
Widow controlling from mount.
Widow wants to finish this one by submission but Dino is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Widow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino is trying to stand.
Widow looking to control but Dino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dino wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dino looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Widow controlling his opponent.
Widow thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Widow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Widow controlling the pace for now.
Widow jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dino manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Widow slows the pace down.
Widow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dino knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dino explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Widow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dino looks to land a combination but Widow avoids it well.
Widow shoots for a takedown but Dino saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dino thows a body shot but no joy.
Dino scores with a hook.
Dino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Widow.
Widow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Widow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dino moves into the clinch successfully.
Dino prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Widow shoots for a double leg takedown but Dino sprawls well. He's pushed Widow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dino throws a poor cross that misses
and Widow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Widow.
Dino has had enough of the clinch but Widow keeps him there for the moment.
Widow tries for a takedown but Dino manages to get underhooks.
Dino lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Widow fails to pull guard.
Dino breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Widow with that takedown attempt.
Dino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Widow closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dino gets a clinch.
Dino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Widow jumps guard but Dino stands there with Widow around his waist. Widow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Widow jumps guard but Dino stands there with Widow around his waist. Widow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Widow keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dino's efforts to push away.
Dino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Widow has him pressed against the cage.
Dino is trying to push Widow away but Widow has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Widow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Widow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dino.
Widow jumps guard but Dino stands there with Widow around his waist. Widow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Widow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dino smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Dino misses.
Dino cracks Widow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Widow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dino defends it nicely.
Widow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dino's waist but Dino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Widow off to one side.
Steve Dino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dino connects with the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Dino misses the target.
Dino moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dino working hard to break the clinch.
Widow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Widow tries to pull guard but Dino won't allow it.
Widow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dino walks away with a smile on his face. Widow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dino misses with a series of wild punches.
Widow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dino counters with a two punch combo.
Dino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dino circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Widow misses with a takedown attempt - Dino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dino rushes Widow and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Widow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Widow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dino walks away with a smile on his face. Widow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Widow moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Dino. Those never looked like landing.
Dino stuns Widow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Widow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dino.
Some wild striking there from Dino.
Widow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Widow somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Dino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Widow is defended easily by Dino.
Dino closes the distance but Widow moves to the side
and Widow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Widow.
Dino wants to stand and escape but Widow is having none of it.
Widow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Widow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Widow trying to control but Dino is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Black Widow wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Dino does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Dino. No joy for Widow on that attempt.
Widow tries for a takedown but Dino circles away easily
and Dino moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Black Widow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dino breaks the clinch.
Widow misses with a takedown attempt
and Dino counters with a two punch combo.
Dino closes the distance and pushes Widow back into the cage.
Widow jumps guard but Dino stands there with Widow around his waist. Widow gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dino breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Widow really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dino misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Dino. No joy for Widow on that attempt.
Dino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Widow.
Widow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Widow shoots in for a double leg but Dino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Widow circles away quickly and effectively.
Widow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dino throws a series of punches but Widow avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Widow or perhaps it was just good defense by Dino which made him look bad.
Dino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dino wants it to stay on the feet.
Dino connects with a right hand. Widow shakes it off.
Widow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Widow or perhaps it was just good defense by Dino which made him look bad.
Dino scores with the left hand. Widow knows he should have avoided that one.
Black Widow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Widow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Widow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Widow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dino.
Dino stuffs the takedown attempt from Widow. Widow gets slowly back to his feet.
Steve Dino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dino misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widow shoots and misses
and Dino counters with a series of strikes. Widow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Widow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Widow tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dino lands a body punch in the clinch.
Widow fails to pull guard.
Widow fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Widow jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dino walks away with a smile on his face. Widow gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dino lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Widow shoots for a double leg takedown but Dino sprawls well. He's pushed Widow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Widow closes the distance and clinches up with Dino, looking for a takedown. Widow pushes Dino against the cage but Dino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dino has Widow up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Dino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dino has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Dino!
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hype
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FIGHT
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