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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harlem Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dzons Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon comes to the cage accompanied by Mic Righteous - Runnin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
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200 lbs
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186 cm
18
210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harlem Dillon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dzons Do! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck for Dillon with that takedown attempt. Do tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dillon swivels and escapes. Dillon tries to bum rush Do with a series of wild strikes but Do uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Do fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Dillon clinches with his opponent.
Do goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dillon prevents it.
Harlem Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dzons Do. Dillon is trying to pull guard but Do turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Do drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Do is looking for a takedown. Dillon breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Do. Dillon fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dillon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Do has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Do looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Dillon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Dillon takes the fight into the clinch. Dillon misses with a knee to the head. Dillon manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Dillon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dillon keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass. Dillon keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dzons Do was stalling too much, according to the referee. Dillon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Do sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Dillon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Dillon. Dillon fails to land the takedown. Dillon tries for a takedown but Do sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dillon is breathing heavily. Do closes the distance but Dillon moves to the side and Dillon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Do shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Dillon wants to get back to full guard. Do not landing any meaningful shots this time. Do tries to pass to full mount but Dillon defends it. Do is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dillon defends it well. Dillon wants to control but Do is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Do uses his free foot to push down on Dillon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dillon. Do is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dillon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Do looking to control but Dillon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dillon is trying desperately to improve position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dzons Do 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.
Do tries to keep at a distance but Dillon has taken the fight into the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Dillon lands an elbow inside that Do shrugs off. Dillon stalling against the cage.
Do prevents the takedown attempt.
Do is trying to stall.
Do is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dillon pulls him back up using the underhooks. Dillon stops a takedown attempt from Do.
Do tries to break free but Dillon pushes him back against the cage. Do gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dillon controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself. Dillon wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Do is now in half guard. Dillon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Do. Dillon is pressing down on Do's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Dillon is trying to hold Do in close to prevent damage but Do has managed to pass into half guard.
Dillon is trying to maintain the position but Do is very close to passing his half guard. Do wants to pass to mount but Dillon is defending the position. Do is trying to control the action in half guard but Dillon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Do throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Do trying to control the action but Dillon is working from the bottom. Do is thwarting Dillon's attempts to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dzons Do. Dillon shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Dillon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Do shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Do is keen to just control but Dillon is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Do stands up from half guard. Do changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dillon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Do cracks Dillon with a big right hand but Dillon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Do controlling from side mount. Do is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dillon has escaped the position, nice work there. Do in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Do throwing strikes but Dillon manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! Dillon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do keeps working. Dzons Do has got the better of the ground game so far. Do is trying to improve his position. Dillon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. You can see the frustration on Do's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Do stops Dillon from passing to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dzons Do showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Do. Nice takedown defense from Do. No joy for Dillon on that attempt. Do stuffs the takedown attempt from Dillon. Dillon gets slowly back to his feet. Do throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dillon's waist but Dillon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Do off to one side. Do tries to clinch up. Do gets in close and instigates a clinch. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Do drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dillon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Harlem Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dzons Do. Dillon has Do up against the cage in a clinch.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee calls for Dillon to work.
Knees to the body from Dillon.
Dillon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dillon. Do shoots in but no luck this time. Dillon fails miserably with a takedown attempt. The fight stays on the outside here - Dillon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Do is looking to clinch. Horrible takedown by Dillon or perhaps it was just good defense by Do which made him look bad. Do has a takedown stuffed. Dillon fails with the takedown. Do dives in and grabs Dillon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dillon pushes down on Do's head and hops out. No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillon. Dillon misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dillon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Dillon wants to get back to his feet but Do is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Do wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving. Dillon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Do decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Dillon shoots in looking for a takedown but Do manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dillon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dillon tries to clinch but Do is having none of it. Do misses with a double jab.
Dillon stuffs the takedown attempt from Do. Do gets slowly back to his feet. Harlem Dillon is winning the standup battle so far. Dillon throws a front kick that sends Do stumbling back into the cage. Do shoots in and drives through. Dillon sprawls well. Dzons Do is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Do tries to keep at a distance but Dillon has taken the fight into the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. A nice right hand lands inside from Dillon. Harlem Dillon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dillon working Do over with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Dzons Do. I've got Do winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dzons Do!
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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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