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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Dirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wild Boy by Machine Gun Kelly. Gregory has chosen Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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207 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesse Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory forces Dirk back against the cage and clinches.
Gregory holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dirk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gregory up against the cage.
Gregory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dirk blocks a body shot from Gregory.
Dirk lands with a light punch inside.
Gregory with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dirk wants to get back to striking at distance but Gregory won't allow it.
Gregory misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dirk.
Dirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory closes the distance but Dirk moves to the side
and Dirk counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gregory stuffs the takedown attempt from Dirk. Dirk gets slowly back to his feet.
Gregory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dirk throws a hook to the side of Gregory's head but Gregory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregory takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gregory moves to clinch but Dirk breaks away
and Dirk counters with a leg kick.
Dirk throws a body punch but Gregory moves out of range.
Gregory tries to clinch there but Dirk circles away.
Dirk throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregory counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gregory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dirk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gregory with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gregory misses with an elbow strike.
Gregory tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dirk avoids it.
Come on Dirk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dirk misses with a body punch.
Dirk misses with some punches.
Gregory tries to land knees in the clinch but Dirk avoids the damage to the body.
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirk dodges the punch combination from Gregory.
A low kick from Dirk misses
and Gregory counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gregory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gregory taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dirk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gregory pushes off an throws an elbow but Dirk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dirk managing to block the knees to the body from Gregory.
Dirk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregory is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dirk is defending well for now.
Dirk has a couple of punches blocked by Gregory.
Dirk stalls.
Dirk is working Gregory over against the cage.
Dirk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gregory's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk jumps guard but Gregory turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dirk tightens his grip and picks Gregory up, before dumping him to the ground. Gregory manages to land in guard.
Gregory lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dirk!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirk is looking to get to half guard.
Dirk tries to hold on but Gregory pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirk can't escape the position.
Gregory controlling the position easily from mount.
Dirk wants to hold on but Gregory pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesse Dirk 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.
Good shot there by Dirk.
Dirk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gregory tries to avoid it but Dirk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gregory to the ground. Gregory escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dirk connects with a body shot.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gregory tries to clinch but Dirk moves out of range.
Dirk with a jab.
Gregory doesn't manage to clinch there - Dirk circles away.
Gregory tries to clinch up but Dirk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gregory defends it nicely.
Gregory moves to clinch but Dirk breaks away
and Dirk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dirk misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paul Gregory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregory rushes Dirk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Gregory throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dirk counters with a left to the body.
Gregory darts in trying to clinch
and Dirk counters with a leg kick.
Dirk scores with a nice right hand.
Gregory has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dirk.
Nice cross by Dirk.
Gregory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregory lands a shoulder strike.
Paul Gregory seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dirk jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gregory walks away with a smile on his face. Dirk gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregory walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dirk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dirk stuns Gregory with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gregory wants to clinch.
Dirk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gregory wants to clinch but Dirk slips to the side
and Dirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dirk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dirk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dirk clinches with his opponent.
Gregory blocks a body shot from Dirk.
Dirk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gregory.
Dirk stalling in the clinch but Gregory improves position.
Gregory is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dirk is defending well for now.
Dirk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gregory or not.
Dirk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gregory lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dirk has had enough of the clinch but Gregory keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirk misses with a body punch.
Dirk wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gregory has him pressed against the cage.
Dirk tries to work over Gregory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gregory looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gregory controlling the action here for a moment.
Gregory tries to land knees in the clinch but Dirk avoids the damage to the body.
Dirk tries to throw a body punch but Gregory avoids it by throwing Dirk back against the cage.
Gregory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Gregory lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dirk trying to stall but Gregory improves his position.
Dirk is looking to break free of the clinch but Gregory has double underhooks.
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 Jesse Dirk will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A big left from Dirk misses.
Gregory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dirk lands a jab to Gregory's midsection.
Dirk throws a lazy right hand but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregory tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dirk counters with a three punch combo that has Gregory backing up. Gregory nods at Dirk to acknowledge the strikes.
Dirk throws a hook but Gregory blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dirk.
Gregory tries to clinch but Dirk moves out of range.
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch but Dirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk scores with a jab to the body.
Dirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Dirk bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gregory's head.
Dirk misses with a body shot.
Dirk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gregory has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gregory avoids the body shot from Dirk.
Horrible takedown by Dirk or perhaps it was just good defense by Gregory which made him look bad.
Paul Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregory tries to clinch but Dirk is having none of it.
Dirk gets tackled into the cage by Gregory. Gregory maintains the clinch.
Dirk breaks from the clinch.
Dirk is looking to wear down Gregory with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dirk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gregory defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Dirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk closes the distance and clinches.
Dirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gregory backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirk is trying to trip Gregory. He has hold of a leg but Gregory is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dirk persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dirk is looking to work some ground and pound but Gregory has wrist control.
Dirk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gregory trying to control the position.
Dirk trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirk with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gregory being controlled here, momentarily.
Gregory wants to sweep here but Dirk controlling him for the moment.
Dirk looking to sit in guard and control but Gregory gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gregory stopping the sweep attempt from Dirk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory postures up.
Gregory wanted to stand there but Dirk had control of the position.
Dirk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gregory manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesse Dirk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dirk, 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jesse Dirk!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Jesse Dirk!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Jesse Dirk!
Jesse Dirk wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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