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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Dino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripley comes to the cage accompanied by Kasabian - Clubfoot. Dino has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Martyn Ripley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Martyn Ripley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Dino!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dino looks to land a combination. Ripley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ripley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Dino.
Ripley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ripley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dino to the mat! Dino manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ripley looking to pass the guard.
Dino manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dino tries to close the distance and clinch but Ripley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dino throws a right and a left that Ripley avoids nicely.
Ripley misses with the combination.
Ripley shoots in looking for a takedown but Dino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ripley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ripley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dino is looking to clinch but Ripley is avoiding it.
Ripley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dino finds it's way round the side to connect with Ripley's head.
Ripley 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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dino scores with a punch to the head.
Dino throws a shot to the body.
Ripley is breathing heavily.
Ripley avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Dino misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ripley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ripley closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dino quickly recovers to half guard.
Dino is looking to escape.
Ripley wants to pass the guard but Dino is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripley prevents Dino from standing back up.
Ripley seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dino is trying to stand back up but Ripley is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dino has one foot on Ripley's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Dino scores with a nice strike.
Ripley looks for a takedown but Dino sprawls well.
Dino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ripley's head backwards.
Ripley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ripley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ripley doesn't seem bothered though.
Dino throws a combination. Ripley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ripley fails with the takedown
and Dino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley swats away the attempt to clinch by Dino.
Martyn Ripley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Dino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dino throws a series of punches but Ripley moves out of range.
Dino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dino wants to clinch up but Ripley keeps it at a distance.
Ripley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripley looks to land a combination but Dino avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Dino.
Dino moves into the clinch successfully.
Dino has had enough of the clinch but Ripley keeps him there for the moment.
Ripley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dino is trying to break free.
Dino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dino scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dino's efforts to push away.
Dino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ripley tries to pull guard but Dino holds him up against the cage and eventually Ripley drops back down to his feet.
Dino misses with a body punch.
Dino wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripley won't allow it.
Dino wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripley won't allow it.
Dino taking a breather.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Dino scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripley fails to land the takedown.
Dino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Dino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ripley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dino jabs Ripley right on the nose. Ripley blinks but takes it well.
Dino lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ripley tries to close the distance and clinch but Dino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dino digs a good hook to Ripley's body.
Dino wants to clinch.
Dino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ripley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dino throws a series of punches but Ripley moves out of range.
Ripley tries to clinch up but Dino circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Ripley.
Dino is looking to clinch but Ripley is avoiding it.
Ripley fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steve Dino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dino.
Dino lands a two punch combo.
Ripley tries to clinch up.
Ripley fails with the takedown.
Dino slaps away a takedown attempt from Ripley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripley shoots in for a double leg but Dino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ripley eats them both and turns towards Dino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripley closes the distance and clinches up with Dino, looking for a takedown. Ripley pushes Dino against the cage but Dino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dino stalks Ripley and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ripley's face. Ripley staggers backwards, shaken.
Dino scores with a three punch combo!
Dino throws a series of punches but Ripley avoids them all with ease.
Ripley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley has control of Dino's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dino regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ripley stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ripley forces Dino back against the cage and clinches.
Dino tries to break free but Ripley pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ripley fails to pull guard.
Dino wants to break free but Ripley has control.
Dino takes an elbow to the temple.
Dino is looking to break free of the clinch but Ripley has double underhooks.
Ripley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino tests Ripley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ripley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dino counters with a three punch combo that has Ripley backing up. Ripley nods at Dino to acknowledge the strikes.
Dino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dino duly obliges.
Dino jabs Ripley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Ripley or perhaps it was just good defense by Dino which made him look bad.
Dino scores with a one two! Ripley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ripley motions for Dino to come forward. Ripley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Dino coming out on top.
Dino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ripley.
Dino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ripley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dino tries to clinch up.
Dino lands an overhand right.
Dino goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ripley shoots in and gets a takedown into Dino's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripley tries to stand but Dino is controlling from the bottom.
Ripley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dino is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dino has escaped and now he's on top!
Ripley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dino thuds his right hand into Ripley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dino fails to land with a series of punches.
Martyn Ripley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ripley.
Ripley looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ripley doesn't manage to clinch there - Dino circles away.
Ripley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dino avoids it really well and circles away.
Dino moves out of range of the body kick from Ripley.
Ripley has a takedown stuffed.
Ripley misses with a double jab.
Dino tries to close the distance and clinch but Ripley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dino lands an overhand right.
Dino moves into range and clinches up with Ripley.
Ripley wants to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ripley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dino just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martyn Ripley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dino wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ripley has him pressed against the cage.
Ripley is trying to drag Dino to the mat but Dino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dino prevents Ripley from breaking the clinch.
Dino wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripley won't allow it.
Ripley successfully pulls guard.
Dino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ripley's head.
Dino stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ripley takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dino tries to clinch up but Ripley circles away and keeps his distance.
Dino misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Ripley misses.
Ripley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dino misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dino scores with a punch to the head.
Martyn Ripley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ripley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dino clinches up with Ripley and pushes him back against the cage.
Dino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dino wants to break free but Ripley has control.
A right handed body shot lands from Dino.
Ripley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dino blocks it with crossed arms.
Ripley has Dino pressed against the cage, preventing Dino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dino lands a shoulder strike.
Dino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dino wants to get back to striking at distance but Ripley won't allow it.
Ripley breaks the clinch.
Dino scores with a three punch combo!
Ripley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino takes an elbow to the temple.
Ripley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dino tries to circle away but Ripley has him pinned against the cage.
Ripley tries to pull guard but Dino won't allow it.
Ripley breaks from the clinch.
Dino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dino wants it to stay on the feet.
Ripley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ripley moves in looking to clinch but Dino pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dino.
Dino tries to clinch up but Ripley circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Ripley with that takedown attempt.
Dino lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Steve Dino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dino jabs Ripley right on the nose. Ripley blinks but takes it well.
Dino might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley clinches with his opponent.
Ripley lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ripley stops Dino from standing up.
Dino keeping moving, preventing Ripley from controlling successfully.
Ripley stops Dino from standing up.
Ripley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ripley trying to pass the guard but Dino defending well.
Ripley throwing shots but Dino is blocking nicely.
Steve Dino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dino kicks off Ripley and gets to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Dino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dino 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Dino!
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energy
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