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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri De Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Christian acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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185 cm
24
214 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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188 cm
33
210 lbs
22 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dimitri De Wilde! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Christian! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Christian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Wilde sees it coming and avoids it easily. De Wilde throws out a leg kick but Christian moves out of range and De Wilde only half commits. De Wilde fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christian manages to avoid it. De Wilde takes a swing at Christian's ribcage but misses. Christian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Wilde moves out of range and avoids them all easily. De Wilde closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Christian did well to prevent De Wilde getting side control. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. De Wilde wants to control but Christian is keeping him busy. De Wilde missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Christian tries to roll over but De Wilde keeps him under control. De Wilde is looking to advance position but Christian won't allow it. Christian trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Well, if De Wilde is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Christian was stalling too much, according to the referee. Christian scores with a shot to the body.
Christian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Wilde moves away. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Christian.
It looks like Dimitri De Wilde has been cut. De Wilde scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Christian doesn't seem bothered though. Christian throws a leg kick but De Wilde sees it coming and checks it nicely. De Wilde blocks a jab. Christian thows a body shot but no joy. De Wilde showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christian.
Christian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Christian misses the jab. Christian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Wilde.
Christian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Wilde. Christian throws a body punch but De Wilde moves out of range. A decent looking cross lands there for Christian. Christian misses with a looping left. De Wilde throws a quick inside leg kick. Jack Christian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Christian misses with a straight right. De Wilde checks the leg kick nicely there.
Christian lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Christian. Christian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christian.
Some bone on bone action there as De Wilde checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. A swing and a miss from Christian. De Wilde takes a swing at Christian's ribcage but misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Christian.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Christian throws the left hand but De Wilde avoids the punch easily. De Wilde fails in his attempt to clinch. De Wilde misses with a straight right. Christian throws a leg kick that is checked and De Wilde counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Christian thinking. An inside leg kick lands from Christian. Christian misses with a leg kick and De Wilde counters with a lovely straight right hand! Christian throws a jab but it's blocked by De Wilde. De Wilde wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. De Wilde slips under a jab from Christian. Christian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Wilde.
De Wilde on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Christian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Wilde counters with an inside leg kick. Christian fails to land with a series of punches.
Jack Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Wilde misses with a wild body shot. Christian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A solid leg kick lands there for De Wilde.
De Wilde with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Wilde misses with a body shot.
De Wilde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Wilde fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Christian misses with a two punch combination.
De Wilde is looking to wear down Christian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. De Wilde with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Christian to score with a decent uppercut.
Dimitri De Wilde's cut is getting worse. De Wilde takes a body punch but keeps moving. Christian throws a wild combination but nothing lands. De Wilde looks to score with a jab to the body but Christian is just out of range. Christian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Wilde manages to avoid it. A looping hook to the body misses from Christian. De Wilde does a little dance to reset his feet. Christian lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Christian throws a big shot that misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Christian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Wilde was well out of range. Poor timing from Christian. Christian tries to bum rush De Wilde with a series of wild strikes but De Wilde uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Christian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Wilde is out of range. Christian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Wilde. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Christian dominated that round. The cut man is working on Dimitri De Wilde's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
De Wilde shoots in for a takedown but Christian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Christian scores with a hook. Christian slips under a jab from De Wilde. De Wilde ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Christian cracks De Wilde with a good jab.
De Wilde is rocked! Christian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Christian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Wilde. De Wilde slips a jab and a cross from Christian.
Jack Christian seems to be getting the better of the standup. Christian throws a leg kick but De Wilde moved away. De Wilde blocks a leg kick. Christian lands a left and a right that send De Wilde crashing to the mat, dazed. Christian thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Oh De Wilde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Christian drops De Wilde with a straight left! Oh this is bad for De Wilde! Christian dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Christian! Jack Christian is the new light heavyweight champion! Jack Christian looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'It's great to have MY belt back!!!'.
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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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