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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ben dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ben dover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, ben dover!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dust shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has dover pinned against the cage. dover gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dust misses with a head kick.
dover moves into range and clinches up with Dust.
dover wants to get back to striking at distance but Dust won't allow it.
Dust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
dover stuffs the takedown attempt from Dust. Dust gets slowly back to his feet.
Dust shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dust tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Dust.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dover throws a head kick that misses
and Dust counters by moving into the clinch.
dover jumps guard.
dover is trying to control the position but Dust postures up.
Dust tries to free his leg and advance position but dover is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dover is striking but Dust is not phased and passes to half guard.
Dust will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
dover wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Dust is going to stand back up.
Dust looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dust connects with a nice short shot to dover's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
dover keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dust throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dust shoots in but no luck this time.
dover takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
dover looks gassed!
dover moves in looking to clinch but Dust pushes him off.
dover gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
dover lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dust!
dover throws some wild stikes that Dust manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust wants to control but dover is having none of it.
Dust is squirming around, avoiding dover's attempts to control the action.
Dust regains half guard.
Dust is controlling dover's trapped leg to prevent dover from advancing to side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
dover is keen to just control but Dust is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
dover seems to be working for a kimura but Dust defends the submission attempt.
Dust is looking to improve his position.
Dust is trying to defend against the ground and pound but dover scores with a couple of nice shots.
dover sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dust defending well though.
Dust is staying active underneath dover, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dust is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
dover has his takedown stuffed
and Dust decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dover's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Dust dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dust throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around dover's waist but dover gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dust off to one side.
Dust slips a jab and a cross from dover.
Dust drives through and clinches with dover against the cage.
Dust lands with a left to the head.
Dust tries to score a body lock takedown but dover shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dust looks to throw an elbow but misses.
dover should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
dover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dust has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dust drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Dust. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dover has picked Dust up - he's going for a ride! dover dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dust has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. dover is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dust is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust is looking to improve his position.
dover is pressing down on Dust's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dust is holding on for now.
dover is looking for a kimura here.
Dust is not content to let dover control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dover keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - dover has eaten all the pies!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by dover misses
and Dust decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in dover's guard.
Dust stopping the sweep attempt from dover.
dover has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
dover wants to control the position but Dust says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust wants to get back to his feet.
dover wants to control but Dust passes into side.
Dust wants to control but dover is keeping him busy.
Dust tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
dover manages to get back to half guard.
dover moves into full guard.
Dust throws a big right hand that misses.
dover thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dust stands up from dover's guard - Dust perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dust has his takedown stuffed
and dover counters by clinching up.
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 Ken Dust will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dust misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dust gets a takedown into half guard.
dover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dust looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dust working the head and body with strikes.
Dust is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, dover has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dust passes to side control.
dover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dover gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dust escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dust scores with a spinning back kick!
Dust fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dover shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dust counters with a single leg into guard. dover didn't expect that.
Dust advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dust missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. dover manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
dover escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dust gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dust lands a couple of elbows.
dover is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dust stands up over dover, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
dover is rocked!
Dust is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dust wants to control from the top but dover keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dover not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dust has gone for a leg lock! dover slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dust's guard.
Ken Dust overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
dover trying to control the position from guard on top but Dust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
dover looking to sit in guard and control but Dust gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dust seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
dover working a defensive guard here.
dover wants to control the position but Dust says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dust is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. dover doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dust.
dover is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Dust showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dust, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Dust!
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