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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mag dalena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mr pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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188 cm
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245 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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202 cm
18
270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mag dalena! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mr pink! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! dalena swats away the attempt to clinch by pink. pink tries to close the distance and clinch up but dalena swats him away and circles back towards the center. pink keeps the fight on the outside. mag dalena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. dalena takes the fight into the clinch. pink fails to pull guard.
dalena missing with knees to the body.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but pink avoids the damage to the body. dalena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from pink.
pink goes for a takedown attempt but dalena pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
pink tries for a takedown but dalena sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. mag dalena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr pink. dalena closes the distance but pink moves to the side and pink counters with a left to the body. dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up but pink swats him away and circles back towards the center. pink shoots in looking for a takedown. dalena tries to sprawl out of it but pink keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. dalena manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. dalena looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. dalena is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
pink is defending against the submission attempts here by dalena.
That's one minute gone in the round. dalena prevents pink from improving his position. pink trying to control from the bottom.
dalena is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
pink trying to control but dalena postures up.
pink is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of dalena's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take dalena's back! pink trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
dalena breaks pink's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. pink wants to sweep but no luck. pink working a defensive guard here.
dalena decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. dalena clinches with his opponent.
pink tries to pull guard but dalena holds him up against the ropes and eventually pink drops back down to his feet.
Nice elbow from dalena. dalena missing with knees to the body.
pink on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
pink is trying to work for a single leg takedown but dalena pulls him back up using the underhooks. dalena landing some nice looking knees to the body.
pink looks gassed! pink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
dalena lands an elbow that stopped pink in his tracks for a moment. Both fighters working to control the clinch. dalena taking a breather. pink drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. pink takes an elbow to the forehead. dalena decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dalena throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
pink avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
dalena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
dalena working for a triangle but pink defends it easily.
pink advances to half guard. dalena wants to get back to full guard. pink passes to side control. pink wants to control but dalena is keeping him busy. dalena is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. dalena is working hard here to advance position. pink working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. dalena is trying to improve his position. pink lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear dalena down.
dalena tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. dalena is really stuck here.
pink lands a punch to the side of the head from the back. pink scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. dalena is looking for a way out. pink controls the action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mag dalena dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
pink circles away from the clinch attempt and pink counters with a nice double leg into side control. dalena won't be happy with that. pink wants to lay and pray for a moment but dalena keeps working. pink working the ground and pound from side control. dalena is trying to control pink's posture but pink avoids it. pink throws a strike aimed at the side of dalena's head but dalena avoids it well. pink working the ground and pound. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! dalena is positioning himself to get back to half guard. pink is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. dalena manages to work his way to half guard, despite pink's best efforts. pink seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but dalena does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round. pink trying to mount his opponent but dalena defends it. pink is trying to control the action in half guard but dalena is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. pink lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. pink is tying to control. dalena wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. pink is breathing heavily. dalena tries to get to full guard but pink has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. dalena stuffs the takedown attempt from pink. pink gets slowly back to his feet. dalena instigates a clinch. dalena trying to land knees to the body.
dalena missing with knees to the body.
Come on dalena - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two 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. pink managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but pink avoids the damage to the body. pink blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. dalena stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
dalena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from pink.
dalena stops a takedown attempt from pink.
dalena misses with a knee strike.
dalena wants a takedown.
dalena crunches a lovely knee into pink's ribcage. dalena throws a knee to the head but misses.
pink wants a takedown.
mag dalena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr pink. pink is trying to drag dalena to the mat but dalena just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there. pink blocks an elbow strike from dalena.
dalena leaning his opponent against the ropes. pink blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. dalena is pressed up against the ropes. pink has hold of a leg and is looking to drag dalena down to the mat. dalena avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. pink walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. dalena checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round. dalena clinches with his opponent.
pink displaying some good clinch control by pressing dalena up against the ropes. dalena stalling in the clinch but pink improves position. dalena lands a nice elbow from the clinch. pink goes for a takedown attempt but dalena pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
dalena moves into the clinch. dalena using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from dalena.
pink wants to break the clinch but can't.
pink wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but dalena has him pressed against the ropes. pink wants a takedown.
pink managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
dalena tries to land knees in the clinch but pink avoids the damage to the body. dalena has pink pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. dalena pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending pink tumbling to the mat - dalena dives into pink's guard. pink is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round. pink trying to control from half guard but dalena is working away. dalena looking for submissions off his back. dalena is looking for a sweep. pink is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. pink wants to lay and pray for a moment but dalena keeps working. dalena throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
pink is working for a submission of some sort.
pink wants to take a breather but dalena is having none of it. The fighters are battling for position here. dalena manages to regain full guard. Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but mr pink will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
pink avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
dalena closes the distance and clinches. dalena breaks the clinch.
dalena tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but pink paws at him with a jab and circles away. The fight stays on the outside here - pink looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from pink. dalena shoots and misses and pink counters with a nice double leg into side control. dalena won't be happy with that. pink trying to control the action but dalena is working from the bottom. dalena is trying to get back to half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. dalena manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. pink wants to pass to mount but dalena is defending the position. dalena wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. dalena is trying to control but can't.
pink is keen to just control but dalena is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. dalena closes the distance and clinches. dalena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
dalena clinches up with pink and pushes him back against the ropes. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting dalena here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. dalena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but pink has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
pink tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
pink on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dalena pushes off an throws an elbow but pink leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Knees to the body from dalena.
pink managing to block the knees to the body from dalena.
dalena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from pink.
pink looking to slow down the pace here. dalena stops a takedown attempt from pink.
mag dalena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mr pink. pink missing with knees to the body.
pink on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
pink blocks the elbow strike.
pink has clasped his hands together around dalena's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. dalena gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. dalena looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. pink trying to control from half guard but dalena is working away. dalena slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. pink trying to control but dalena is working from the bottom. dalena is looking for a triangle but pink pushes his legs off easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells pink's corner. There ya go! There ya go! dalena keeping busy on the bottom but pink has passed one foot through into half guard.
dalena is looking to get back to full guard here but pink has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round. pink is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but dalena is surviving well by controlling pink's body position as best he can. mr pink has got the better of the ground game so far. dalena is working to get back to half guard.
pink wants to control the pace but dalena is squirming around nicely. dalena slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. dalena looking for submissions from an awkward position here. dalena might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. pink is looking for a kimura here.
dalena looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. dalena looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. pink lands strikes from half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. pink lands a nice short elbow. dalena wants to improve his position but pink is controlling well.
pink is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! pink dominating with strikes here. pink working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to mr pink. I think pink 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight for mag dalena! Judge William Gold scores the fight for mr pink! Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for mag dalena!
mag dalena wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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