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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chilun Rassaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dale comes to the cage accompanied by Donald Duck Theme Tune . Rassaaja has chosen No Words/No Thoughts by The Swans as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Philip Dale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
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277 lbs
34 - 12 - 0 |
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275 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Dale! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chilun Rassaaja! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rassaaja moves into the clinch. Dale lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Chilun Rassaaja has been cut. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rassaaja obliges. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Dale lands with a light punch inside. Rassaaja misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale. Rassaaja can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Dale.
Rassaaja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rassaaja. Rassaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Rassaaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale blocks the elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rassaaja. Rassaaja works on Dale's body with a couple of short punches. A nice right hand lands inside from Rassaaja.
It looks like Philip Dale has been cut. Rassaaja working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dale tries a knee to the head but Rassaaja blocks it.
Rassaaja tries to work over Dale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rassaaja lands on the inside with an uppercut. Knees in the clinch landing for Rassaaja.
Dale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rassaaja pushes Dale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dale is breathing heavily. Rassaaja misses with an elbow over the top. Dale lands a hook that snaps the head of Rassaaja backwards. Rassaaja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A short uppercut from Rassaaja. Rassaaja lands with a right to the head. Rassaaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Philip Dale's cut is getting worse. Rassaaja misses with a punch on the inside.
Dale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rassaaja avoids it. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rassaaja's brow. A short right from Rassaaja on the inside. Rassaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as Dale controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Dale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rassaaja misses with the head strike.
Dale pushes off an throws an elbow but Rassaaja leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Dale avoiding damage as Rassaaja throws knees to the body.
Rassaaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dale's elbow. Rassaaja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dale avoids it. Dale struggles to land a body shot inside as Rassaaja controls his hands.
Rassaaja misses with a body punch.
Rassaaja lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rassaaja blocks an elbow strike from Dale.
Dale tries to land a knee to the head but Rassaaja blocks with his arms.
Dale tries to throw a body punch but Rassaaja avoids it by throwing Dale back against the cage. Dale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rassaaja is defending well for now. Dale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rassaaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rassaaja tries to work over Dale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rassaaja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rassaaja using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dale blocks an elbow strike. Dale missing with knees to the body.
Rassaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as Dale controls his hands.
Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rassaaja.
A left hand lands to the body for Rassaaja.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rassaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as Dale controls his hands.
Rassaaja can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.
Rassaaja misses with a knee to the head. Dale lands an elbow inside. Rassaaja working some nice short punches in the clinch. Rassaaja avoiding damage as Dale throws knees to the body.
Rassaaja can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.
Dale swings wildly with an uppercut but Rassaaja uses good head movement to avoid it. Rassaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Rassaaja. Rassaaja tries a body shot but Dale blocks it.
Dale stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rassaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dale's brow. Rassaaja tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dale's elbow. Rassaaja lands a damaging elbow. Rassaaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dale backwards. Dale tries to work over Rassaaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rassaaja blocks a body shot from Dale. Dale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dale blocks a body shot from Rassaaja. Dale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rassaaja misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chilun Rassaaja dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dale throws a shot from downtown. Rassaaja moves away and avoids it. Rassaaja just misses with a punch to the body.
Rassaaja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Rassaaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rassaaja closes the distance and pushes Dale back into the cage. Dale lands a right hand. A head punch blocked on the inside by Dale. Dale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rassaaja is defending well for now. A short left from Rassaaja. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dale tries to work over Rassaaja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rassaaja swings wildly with an uppercut but Dale uses good head movement to avoid it. Dale manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rassaaja is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dale trying to land knees to the body.
Rassaaja misses with a hook from the clinch. Dale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rassaaja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Philip Dale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Dale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dale managing to block the knees to the body from Rassaaja.
Dale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rassaaja avoids it. Dale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rassaaja avoids it. Rassaaja tries a body shot but Dale blocks it.
Dale lands on the inside with an uppercut. Rassaaja throws a head punch that misses. Rassaaja scores with a nice hook to the head. Rassaaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A left hand lands to the body for Dale.
Dale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dale lands a body punch. Rassaaja landing knees to the body.
Dale avoiding damage as Rassaaja throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rassaaja fails to land. Rassaaja misses with a short punch on the inside. Rassaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Rassaaja blocks a body shot from Dale. Rassaaja tries to throw a body punch but Dale avoids it by throwing Rassaaja back against the cage. Rassaaja takes an elbow to the temple. Chilun Rassaaja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Dale misses with a punch to the body.
Dale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rassaaja blocks a body shot from Dale. Rassaaja blocks an elbow strike. Dale misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dale managing to block the knees to the body from Rassaaja.
Rassaaja tries to throw a body punch but Dale avoids it by throwing Rassaaja back against the cage. Dale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rassaaja throws a head punch that misses. Rassaaja prevents a body shot from Dale. Rassaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Rassaaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dale blocks an uppercut.
Rassaaja misses with a hook from the clinch. Dale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rassaaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rassaaja just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dale's brow. Dale blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Dale.
Dale lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rassaaja misses with an elbow over the top. Rassaaja misses with a knee strike.
Rassaaja tries a body shot but Dale blocks it.
Rassaaja throws a punch but it's blocked by Dale. Rassaaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rassaaja struggles to land a body shot inside as Dale controls his hands.
Dale lands a hook that snaps the head of Rassaaja backwards.
That has opened up Chilun Rassaaja's cut even more. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rassaaja goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rassaaja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dale avoids the elbow strike from Rassaaja, against the cage.
Dale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rassaaja misses with a hook from the clinch. Dale blocking some punches.
Rassaaja tries to work over Dale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Philip Dale will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Rassaaja. Those never looked like landing. Rassaaja takes the fight into the clinch. Rassaaja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dale blocking some punches.
Dale tries a body shot but Rassaaja blocks it.
Dale struggles to land a body shot inside as Rassaaja controls his hands.
Rassaaja blocking some punches.
Dale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rassaaja tries a knee to the head but Dale blocks it.
Rassaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Dale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rassaaja takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Rassaaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rassaaja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dale avoids it. Dale blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rassaaja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rassaaja misses with a punch to the body.
Rassaaja lands a right hand. Dale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rassaaja.
Dale missing with knees to the body.
Rassaaja misses with some punches.
Dale working aggressively here.
Rassaaja misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rassaaja fails to land. Dale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rassaaja takes an elbow to the forehead. Dale works on Rassaaja's body with a couple of short punches. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chilun Rassaaja's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Rassaaja prevents a body shot from Dale.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rassaaja misses with an elbow strike.
Dale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dale has Rassaaja pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rassaaja. Rassaaja can't find room to land a body shot as Dale controls the action.
Dale is working Rassaaja over against the cage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dale obliges. Dale is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dale pushes Rassaaja back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Dale lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chilun Rassaaja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Philip Dale! Our winner, Philip Dale, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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