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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dingle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Dingle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hunter Scott!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingle connects with a leg kick. Scott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dingle throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Dingle tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dingle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dingle connects with a jab.
Scott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dingle is fending him off so far but Scott persists. Nope, Dingle circles away and we're back to standing.
Scott tries to clinch but Dingle moves out of range.
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dingle as he avoids it easily.
Scott moves in looking to clinch but Dingle pushes him off.
Scott wants to clinch
and Dingle counters with an outside leg kick.
Scott shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dingle defends it nicely.
Eric Dingle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Scott.
Scott looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scott throws a series of punches but Dingle moves out of range.
Dingle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hunter Scott has been cut.
Scott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dingle can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle lands a nice looking body kick.
Dingle is looking to slow Scott down with leg kicks.
Dingle lands with a right hand.
Dingle lands a nice shot that snaps Scott's head back.
Dingle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
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!
Dingle lands a nice shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dingle.
Hunter Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingle digs a good body shot into Scott's ribs.
Dingle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Scott's head.
Dingle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dingle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Dingle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dingle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dingle.
Dingle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle scores with a jab to the body.
Dingle takes the fight into the clinch.
Dingle trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Dingle.
Dingle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Dingle breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Dingle tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dingle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Dingle.
Scott throws a head kick that misses.
Dingle clinches with his opponent.
Dingle gets through Scott's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scott.
Dingle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingle lands a head kick!
Dingle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Scott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dingle lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dingle is looking to wear down Scott with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingle scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dingle. That's going to slow Scott down.
An inside leg kick lands from Dingle.
Dingle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dingle lands a really nice looking cross but Scott seems unphased.
Dingle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dingle. Dingle obviously looking to wear him down.
Dingle with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Dingle.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dingle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dingle. That's going to slow Scott down.
Scott closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dingle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dingle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Scott if he has to take too many more of those.
That kick from Dingle tenderised Scott's leg. Scott is trying to keep his angry face on.
A good leg kick by Dingle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dingle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scott.
Dingle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dingle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Dingle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Scott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scott misses with a hook. Dingle ducked under it nicely.
Scott misses with a series of wild punches.
Dingle takes the fight into the clinch.
Dingle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
Scott jumps guard but Dingle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dingle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dingle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dingle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dingle lands with a nice body punch.
Scott is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Dingle.
Dingle throws a leg kick which misses Scott's front leg but catches the back leg as Scott tries to avoid it.
Dingle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Scott doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dingle.
Dingle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dingle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Eric Dingle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dingle lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dingle.
Dingle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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!
Scott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dingle.
Dingle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dingle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dingle pushes Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dingle breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle connects with a body shot that sends Scott's belly button to the back.
Scott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Scott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dingle catches Scott with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dingle scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Dingle.
Dingle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dingle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dingle fakes the leg kick and cracks Scott in the body.
Dingle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Scott chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dingle can pounce on him.
Dingle feints and then cracks Scott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Scott down.
Dingle connects with an inside leg kick.
Dingle connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle clinches with his opponent.
Scott is looking to break free of the clinch but Dingle has double underhooks.
Dingle holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dingle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scott can do to turn this around?
Scott is trying to pull guard but Dingle has him pressed against the cage.
Dingle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dingle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dingle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Scott.
Dingle lands an overhand right.
Scott pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dingle lands a leg kick that knocks Scott off balance momentarily.
Dingle connects with a single shot there.
Horrible takedown by Scott or perhaps it was just good defense by Dingle which made him look bad.
Eric Dingle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Scott.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle connects with an inside leg kick.
Scott takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dingle.
Scott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dingle finds it's way round the side to connect with Scott's head.
Scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dingle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A left lands for Dingle.
A good leg kick by Dingle.
Dingle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scott missing with a left hand there. Dingle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dingle.
Dingle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dingle connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Dingle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Scott'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. This is the final round!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Scott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dingle - the referee stops the clock and Scott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dingle. Scott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Scott tries to clinch there but Dingle circles away.
Scott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dingle.
Scott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dingle slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott missing with a left hand there. Dingle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dingle, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Dingle. Beautiful body shot.
Dingle digs a good hook to Scott's body.
Dingle lands the left hand.
Scott tries to keep at a distance but Dingle has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dingle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott takes one to the side of the head.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Dingle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dingle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dingle clinches with his opponent.
Dingle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Dingle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Dingle, against the cage.
Scott is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dingle is defending well.
Dingle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Dingle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dingle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dingle missing with knees to the body.
Dingle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scott up against the cage.
Scott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingle breaks from the clinch.
Scott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hunter Scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Scott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dingle clinches up against the cage.
Dingle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dingle lands with an uppercut that bounces Scott off the cage and back into range.
Dingle closes the distance and clinches.
Scott wants to break free but Dingle has control.
Scott is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott working hard to break the clinch.
Dingle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dingle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Scott avoids it.
Scott fails to pull guard.
Eric Dingle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Scott.
Dingle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Dingle.
A head kick misses from Dingle.
Dingle tries to clinch up.
Scott throws a right hand that Dingle ducks under and follows up with a left that Dingle also avoids with ease.
Dingle connects with an inside leg kick.
Dingle moves into the clinch.
Scott wants to get back to striking at distance but Dingle won't allow it.
Dingle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingle moves into the clinch.
Dingle is pressed up against the cage. Scott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dingle down to the mat. Dingle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dingle. Scott shrugs it off though.
Scott takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Eric Dingle is winning the standup battle so far.
Dingle has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dingle has Scott pressed against the cage.
Dingle breaks from the clinch.
Dingle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dingle lands a front kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scott throws a right and a left that Dingle avoids nicely.
Dingle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hunter Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Dingle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dingle misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Dingle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dingle has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Dingle!
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RATING
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