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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muza Django (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredo Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muza Django!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredo Dio!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dio closes the distance and clinches.
Dio taking a breather.
Dio can't find room to land a body shot as Django controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Django.
Django trying to control the position but instead, Dio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Django into the cage.
Django leaning his opponent against the cage.
Django has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short uppercut from Dio.
Django misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Django misses with the head strike.
Django keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dio's efforts to push away.
Django lands with a light punch inside.
Dio stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django tries to throw a body punch but Dio avoids it by throwing Django back against the cage.
Django is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dio moves into the clinch.
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Django lands with a cross.
Dio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Django misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio blocks a body shot from Django.
Django tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Django misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio manages to break the clinch.
Dio lands with a straight right. Django didn't see that one coming.
Dio clinches with his opponent.
Dio tries to circle away but Django has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dio tries to clinch up.
Dio closes the distance and pushes Django back into the cage.
Dio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Django stalling in the clinch but Dio improves position.
Dio slows down the pace here.
Django really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Django lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dio breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dio misses with a hook.
Dio moves into the clinch successfully.
Dio can't break the clinch.
Dio breaks from the clinch.
Dio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Django tries to keep at a distance but Dio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dio wants to get back to striking at distance but Django won't allow it.
Dio breaks the clinch.
Dio throws a combination that misses
and Django counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dio moves into range and clinches up with Django.
Dio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Django is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dio is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django keeps control of Dio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dio blocks the elbow strike.
Dio blocks an elbow strike from Django.
Django misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Django struggles to land a body shot inside as Dio controls his hands.
Dio stalling in the clinch.
Dio presses Django against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dio breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Django misses the jab.
Dio wants to clinch
and Django holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredo Dio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dio is looking to clinch.
Dio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dio avoids the body shot from Django.
Dio throws a one two combo.
Dio misses with a straight right.
Dio throws a series of punches but Django moves out of range.
Dio lands with a nice body punch.
Dio rushes Django and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Django lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Django.
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dio lands with a hook. Django tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Django 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.
Dio tries to clinch but Django is having none of it.
Fredo Dio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredo Dio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch but Django swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Django, pushing him back against the cage.
Django misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dio prevents a body shot from Django.
Dio pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Django throws a punch but it's blocked by Dio.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio tries to break the clinch but Django is controlling the position.
Dio tries to circle away but Django has him pinned against the cage.
Dio manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Django.
Dio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Django.
Dio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Django manages to avoid it.
Django throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range.
Dio closes the distance but Django moves to the side
and Django counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Django is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dio closes the distance but Django moves to the side
and Django counters by moving into the clinch.
Dio is pushing Django up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dio breaks the clinch.
Muza Django is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Django showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dio.
Dio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Django connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dio. Dio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dio throws a right hand that misses
and Django counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dio moves into the clinch.
Dio lands a shot to the body.
Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dio fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Django, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Django swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Django thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Django throws an overhand right that lands on Dio's shoulder, as Dio tries to avoid the shot.
Dio doesn't manage to clinch there - Django circles away.
Django misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fredo Dio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Django walks into a stiff left hand from Dio.
Dio moves in looking to clinch but Django pushes him off.
Dio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dio throws a series of strikes that have Django backpedaling.
Dio misses with the combination.
Django is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Django throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Django.
Dio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Django misses with the combination.
Django throws a series of punches but Dio moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dio tries to clinch but Django is having none of it.
Dio connects with a right hand. Django shakes it off.
Django ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dio moves away.
Dio throws a nice looking combination but Django bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dio closes the distance and pushes Django back into the cage.
Dio breaks the clinch.
Dio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Django backs up against the cage.
Dio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Django tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dio rushes Django and presses him up against the cage.
Django has Dio pressed against the cage, preventing Dio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Django misses with the head strike.
Dio prevents a body shot from Django.
Dio scores with a shot to the side of Django's head.
Dio blocks a body shot from Django.
Django throws a head punch that misses.
Dio pushes Django back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dio wants to stall.
Django lands a nice shot to the body.
Django creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dio dodges an elbow strike from Django.
Dio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Django swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dio.
Django throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Django backwards.
Django misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio tries to break free but Django pushes him back against the cage.
Django tries to land knees in the clinch but Dio avoids the damage to the body.
Django doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Django lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dio backwards.
Dio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dio misses the target.
Django takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dio clinches up with Django and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Django is struggling to control the position.
Django works on Dio's body with a couple of short punches.
Dio displaying some good clinch control by pressing Django up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dio.
Dio is looking to break free of the clinch but Django has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dio breaks from the clinch.
Muza Django has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dio is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fredo Dio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dio has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredo Dio!
A relieved looking Fredo Dio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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