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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Dew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wade Dew!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troy manages to avoid it.
Dew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dew lands a jab.
Troy walks into a stiff left hand from Dew.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dew looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dew scores with a jab to the body.
Troy loads up on a big right hand but Dew slips the punch.
Some wild striking there from Dew.
Dew blocks a jab.
Dew bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Troy's head backwards.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dew.
Dew steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Troy.
Troy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dew lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
Wade Dew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troy shoots in for a double leg but Dew sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dew is looking to clinch but Troy is avoiding it.
Dew throws a series of punches but Troy avoids them all with ease.
Dew fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dew thuds a left hand into Troy's body.
Troy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dew.
Troy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dew counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dew throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slow jab from Troy misses its intended target.
Troy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dew to the ground. Troy is now in Dew's guard.
Dew is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Troy is controlling him.
Troy tries to free his leg and advance position but Dew is retaining full guard.
Troy throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troy landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dew keeping moving, preventing Troy from controlling successfully.
Troy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dew works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Troy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Troy is looking to work some ground and pound but Dew has wrist control.
Troy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dew is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Troy works over Dew with some ground and pound from guard.
Troy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dew is keeping the position for now.
Troy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Troy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dew swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a strike but Dew rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dew is looking to stand up but Troy won't let him.
Troy wants to sweep but no luck.
Dew wanted to stand there but Troy had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy pulls Dew in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eric Troy.
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troy moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dew comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dew dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy throws the kick towards the body but Dew avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wade Dew will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dew tries to clinch there but Troy circles away.
Dew scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Eric Troy has been cut.
Dew connects with a nice looking jab.
Dew gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Troy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Troy connects with a couple of short punches.
Troy throws a strike but Dew rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eric Troy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dew wants to stand but Troy is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew wants to stand and escape but instead Troy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troy wants to pass the guard but Dew is keeping the position.
Troy throws an elbow that misses. Dew uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Troy's guard. Nice move by Dew!
Dew is looking to stand up but Troy won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy trying to control the position here.
Troy has a closed guard, preventing Dew from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dew slips under a jab.
Troy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dew takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dew misses with a body shot.
Dew scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Troy doesn't seem bothered though.
Troy misses the jab.
Dew connects with a looping right hand.
Troy throws a big shot that misses.
Dew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troy throws a looping overhand right but Dew ducks down to avoid it.
Troy fails with the takedown.
Troy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dew counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dew.
Troy looks to land a left hand but Dew moved out of range nicely.
Troy throws an overhand right that lands on Dew's shoulder, as Dew tries to avoid the shot.
Wade Dew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Troy misses its intended target.
Dew takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Dew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dew sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Troy somewhat.
No luck for Troy with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
Dew is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Troy rather than just go for the knockout.
Troy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dew is fending him off so far but Troy persists. Nope, Dew circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Eric Troy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eric Troy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dew misses with a double jab.
Dew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Troy circles away quickly and effectively.
Dew doesn't manage to clinch there - Troy circles away.
Dew swinging wildly here.
Troy misses with a straight right.
Dew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
Troy closes the distance and clinches up with Dew, looking for a takedown. Troy pushes Dew against the cage but Dew circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Troy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Troy throws an overhand right that lands on Dew's shoulder, as Dew tries to avoid the shot.
Dew lands a slapping body shot.
Wade Dew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dew swinging wildly here.
Troy misses with a wild body shot.
Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dew manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dew moves forwards but Troy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Troy looks to land a right hand but Dew moved out of range.
Dew scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Troy or perhaps it was just good defense by Dew which made him look bad.
Dew swinging wildly here.
Dew lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dew wants to clinch
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Troy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dew is fending him off so far but Troy persists. Nope, Dew circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Troy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dew scores with a jab to the jaw.
Troy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dew tries to bum rush Troy with a series of wild strikes but Troy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy misses with a hook.
Troy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dew takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dew scores with a nice strike.
Troy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dew is fending him off so far but Troy persists. Nope, Dew circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dew just misses with a punch to the body.
Dew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Troy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Troy throws a lazy uppercut
and Dew counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Troy throws a hook but Dew avoids it easily.
Troy keeps the fight on the outside.
Troy throws an off balance right hand
enabling Dew to counter with a crisp jab.
Dew works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Troy.
Troy ducks right into an uppercut from Dew.
Dew lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Troy backs up against the cage.
Troy is rocked!
Dew rushes Troy with punches - Troy moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Troy goes down! Dew follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Dew!
Our winner, Wade Dew, 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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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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