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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zell Dincht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dincht comes into the arena with Fanfare blaring out of the sound system. David comes into a darkened arena with his song building. PRINCE RAMA - RAGHUPATI kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 cm
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164 lbs
26 - 18 - 0 |
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180 cm
28
160 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
26 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Dincht! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry David! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! David lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Dincht smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. David throws a chopping leg kick but Dincht manages to avoid taking any serious damage. An inside leg kick lands from David. David throws a jab when Dincht was well out of range. David keeps the fight on the outside. Dincht throws a jab when David was well out of range. David gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. David throws a chopping leg kick but Dincht manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Dincht fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. David sprawls well initially but Dincht persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Dincht is figuring out what he wants to do next. Dincht tries to pass the half guard into mount. David knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dincht prevents David from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. David is looking to escape. Dincht wants to control but David is keeping him busy. David blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dincht. David tries to roll over but Dincht keeps him under control. Dincht trying to control the action but David is working from the bottom. David really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dincht. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. David makes his way to full guard. A much better position for David. Dincht trying to control the position from guard on top but David is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Dincht slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. David trying to control the position.
Dincht thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dincht works over David with some ground and pound from guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. David is trying to keep Dincht in close.
David pulls Dincht in close to prevent any damage. Dincht wants to control from the top but David keeps moving. David utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. David wants to stand but Dincht is controlling the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dincht not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Larry David hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dincht lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and David has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from David and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. David moves into range and connects with a jab. David misses with the body kick and Dincht counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. David lands a head kick. Dincht smiles back at him and beckons him forward. David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Dincht scores with a decent looking hook. A big right from Dincht misses. David throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. David uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dincht has time to react. Dincht lands a glancing blow to the side of David's head. Dincht misses with a looping left. Dincht looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. David with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dincht looks to score with a jab to the body but David is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. David throws a low kick but Dincht moves out of range easily. A swing and a miss from Dincht. Some bone on bone action there as David checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. David scores with a nice right hand.
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! David waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dincht. Larry David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Dincht shoots in looking for a takedown but David manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dincht's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Dincht tries to score with a low kick but David moves his leg out of the way. David stuffs the takedown attempt from Dincht. Dincht gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zell Dincht. 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. David misses with a wild combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dincht. 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 Zell Dincht will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dincht lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Dincht misses its intended target. Some wild striking there from David.
David connects with an inside leg kick. David defending well as Dincht loads up on a big left hand. David slips under a jab. Dincht feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! David throws out a token jab with nothing on it. David lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Dincht throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around David's waist but David gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dincht off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dincht shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. David defends it nicely. David thows a leg kick but Dincht checks it and Dincht counters with an inside leg kick. Dincht misses with a jab, cross combination.
David throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. David buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dincht lands a leg kick that knocks David off balance momentarily. Dincht misses with a wild combination.
Dincht looks for a takedown but David sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zell Dincht. That's going to take a lot out of him. David chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dincht can pounce on him.
David thows a body kick. Dincht tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. David displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dincht. Dincht shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says David as he avoids it easily. David moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! David uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dincht.
A decent looking body kick lands there for David. David throws a leg kick that is checked letting Dincht counter with a right hand. Dincht uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. David misses the jab. David throws a hook to the side of Dincht's head but Dincht sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. David misses with a kick to the body.
Dincht tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dincht slips under a jab from David. David takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. David feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dincht's calf. Dincht loads up on a big right hand but David slips the punch. Dincht fails with a takedown attempt from distance. David explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. David connects with a crisp jab. Dincht has David up against the cage in a clinch.
Dincht blocks a body shot from David. Dincht blocks a body shot from David. David with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. David misses with a knee to the head. David lands a shoulder strike. A right hook to the body lands for David.
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! Dincht has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. David is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Dincht has David pressed against the cage, preventing David from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A frustrated look appears on Dincht's face as he tries to break the clinch. David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dincht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dincht is looking for a takedown up against the cage. David gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. David has a couple of punches blocked by Dincht.
David is defending well against a takedown attempt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A right handed body shot lands from David.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dincht trying to stall but David improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dincht. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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!
David fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dincht. Dincht swings widly with a right hand
and David makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. David stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. David stuffs the takedown attempt from Dincht. Dincht gets slowly back to his feet. David scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Dincht throws a sloppy body shot
and David makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dincht really felt that one! A swing and a miss from David. David throws a half hearted mid kick. An inside leg kick from David misses. A looping hook to the body misses from David. Dincht does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice defenses there by David.
That's one minute gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by David. David misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Larry David seems to be getting the better of the standup. David bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Dincht shoots in looking for a takedown but David manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dincht's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Dincht takes a shot right to the bread basket. David misses with a left hand and Dincht counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. David uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. David throws a leg kick which misses Dincht's front leg but catches the back leg as Dincht tries to avoid it. David throws a big shot that misses. David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dincht swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dincht is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. David thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dincht thumps David with a low kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from David lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dincht has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dincht and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Dincht throws a hook but David blocks it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! David moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Dincht attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. David lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dincht at a distance.
David thumps Dincht with a low kick. Dincht misses with a straight left. Dincht uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David. David tries a low kick but Dincht avoids it. David lands with a right hand.
Dincht is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dincht misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Dincht checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Dincht misses with a right hand and David moves into the clinch. David misses with some punches.
David lands a nice knee to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dincht.
David misses with a hook from the clinch. Dincht is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. David misses with a punch on the inside.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dincht's elbow. David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
David lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dincht fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zell Dincht. That's going to take a lot out of him. David tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dincht is looking for a takedown. David is pressed up against the cage. Dincht has hold of a leg and is looking to drag David down to the mat. David avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dincht uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
David lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dincht's sensitive parts. Dincht will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. David connects with a high kick. Oh Dincht is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice body punch from David. David lands with a thumping leg kick.
David cracks the inside of Dincht's front leg. David has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, David creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. David is leaning against Dincht and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from David. Nice body punch from David. Nice body punch from David - that landed with a thud.
David scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Larry David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think David has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30 Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry David! An intense looking Larry David took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Man I am so glad I was able to get the win tonight! That guy was one heck of a pain in the ass! Oi ! He took one heck of a whollop ! If I hadn't one this fight my manager was planning on giving me the axe, so it's good to know you all will be seeing me again! Bagles and locks on me at the deli'.
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energy
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