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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kris Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kris Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Angel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillon is fending him off so far but Angel persists. Nope, Dillon circles away and we're back to standing.
Angel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Angel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillon is fending him off so far but Angel persists. Nope, Dillon circles away and we're back to standing.
Angel shoots in and drives through. Dillon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kris Angel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillon throws the left hand but Angel avoids the punch easily.
Dillon clobbers Angel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dillon throws out a loose jab but Angel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angel fails to land the takedown.
Angel fails to land the takedown.
Dillon throws a series of punches but Angel avoids them all with ease.
Dillon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angel shoots for a takedown but Dillon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Angel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillon tries to avoid it but Angel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillon to the ground. Dillon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dillon clinches with his opponent.
Dillon stalling.
Dillon lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon is looking to break free of the clinch but Angel has double underhooks.
Angel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Angel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dillon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Angel is breathing heavily.
Angel is trying to break free.
Dillon manages to pull guard.
Angel throws a strike but Dillon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dillon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dillon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dillon looking to pass the guard.
Dillon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dillon connects with a couple of short punches.
Dillon wants to pass the guard but Angel is keeping the position.
Dillon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Angel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Angel keeping full guard, as Dillon tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Angel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Angel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angel fails to land the takedown.
Dillon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Angel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Dillon avoids the strikes from the bottom by Angel.
Dillon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dillon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Angel's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dillon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Angel!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon with good strikes from the mount here!
Angel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Angel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dillon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dillon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Angel looks a forlorn figure.
Dillon content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Dillon dominated that round.
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.
Dillon connects with a nice looking jab.
Angel shoots and misses
and Dillon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dillon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dillon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Angel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dillon is controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Dillon there.
Dillon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel missing with punches from the bottom.
Dillon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Angel punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dillon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dillon content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ground and pound from Dillon.
Dillon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Angel punching from the bottom.
Angel wants to get back to full guard.
Dillon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dillon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Angel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Angel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel is trying to stand up here but Dillon is controlling him well.
Dillon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Dillon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dillon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Angel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dillon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dillon stays in close to Angel's body and controls the position.
Dillon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dillon tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard.
Dillon won't allow Angel to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dillon passes Angel's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Angel missing with punches from the bottom.
Dillon not doing much here.
Angel looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dillon controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dillon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Angel tries to kick Dillon off but Dillon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Dillon 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.
Angel punching from the bottom.
Dillon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dillon working Angel over with strikes.
Johnny Dillon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Angel misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon slips a nice elbow through Angel's hands, connecting with Angel's forehead.
Dillon is nestled in close to Angel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Angel punching from the bottom.
Angel wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dillon lands a nice short elbow.
Dillon controlling the action here.
Johnny Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dillon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dillon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Angel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Angel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon stalling.
Angel punching from the bottom.
Dillon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Dillon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Angel with a poor takedown
and Dillon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Angel!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dillon. What's that going to do exactly?
Dillon with the ground and pound from mount.
Dillon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Angel flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dillon landing strikes from the mount.
Dillon dominating with strikes here.
Angel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dillon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Angel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dillon is landing with some decent strikes but Angel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dillon controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Angel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dillon controlling the pace for now.
Dillon dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Dillon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dillon 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Dillon!
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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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