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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Riki Tahlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tahlin comes to the cage accompanied by Fear and Wonder. Dillinger has chosen Sad monday - Low kick as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riki Tahlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger stalks Tahlin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tahlin's face. Tahlin staggers backwards, shaken.
Dillinger avoids the body shot from Tahlin.
Dillinger jabs at Tahlin's body.
Tahlin throws a leg kick but Dillinger sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dillinger just misses with a punch to the body.
Tahlin rushes Dillinger and presses him up against the cage.
Dillinger trying to land knees to the body.
Dillinger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tahlin wants to stall.
Tahlin lands an elbow inside that Dillinger shrugs off.
Tahlin misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Dillinger to work.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Tahlin is blocking nicely.
Dillinger working Tahlin over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahlin is defending well for now.
Dillinger just leaning against Tahlin, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tahlin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dillinger leaning against his opponent.
Dillinger lands a shot to the body.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tahlin avoids it.
Tahlin being controlled against the cage.
Tahlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tahlin letting Dillinger take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dillinger leaning against his opponent.
Tahlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dillinger taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tahlin throws an elbow but misses.
Dillinger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dillinger avoids a wild elbow strike from Tahlin.
Dillinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahlin.
Tahlin lands a nice elbow.
Dillinger lands a left hand.
Tahlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dillinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tahlins head.
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!
Dillinger stalling.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahlin is defending well for now.
Tahlin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tahlin letting Dillinger take a breather here.
Tahlin avoids a wild elbow strike from Dillinger.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin takes a shot to the head.
Dillinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dillinger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tahlin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dillinger scores with a shot to the side of Tahlin's head.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahlin is defending well for now.
Dillinger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dillinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dillinger looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tahlin throws an elbow but it misses.
Dillinger lands an uppercut.
Dillinger blocks the elbow strike.
Tahlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Dillinger is pushing Tahlin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dillinger avoids the elbow strike from Tahlin, against the cage.
Dillinger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahlin looking to stall.
Dillinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillinger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tahlin up against the cage.
Tahlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tahlin trying to land knees to the body.
Dillinger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Tahlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillinger.
Dillinger slows down the pace here.
Dillinger tries to work over Tahlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin lands a nice elbow.
Dillinger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dillinger blocks an elbow strike from Tahlin.
Tahlin is looking to control Dillinger's arms but Dillinger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tahlin has his back to the cage.
Dillinger blocks the elbow strike.
Tahlin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tahlin misses with an elbow over the top.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tahlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dillinger landing knees to the head.
Dillinger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tahlin being controlled against the cage.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tahlin blocks a body shot from Dillinger.
Dillinger just leaning against Tahlin, taking a breather.
Tahlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dillinger presses Tahlin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dillinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tahlin's elbow.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillinger avoids it.
Tahlin is pushing Dillinger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dillinger pushes Tahlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillinger controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger avoiding damage as Tahlin throws knees to the body.
Dillinger lands a knee to the body.
Dillinger crunches a lovely knee into Tahlin's ribcage.
Dillinger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tahlin is breathing heavily.
Dillinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillinger trying to land knees to the body.
Tahlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dillinger's defenses.
Dillinger dodges an elbow strike from Tahlin.
Tahlin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tahlin trying to stall but Dillinger improves his position.
Dillinger is pushing Tahlin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dillinger misses with an elbow strike.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dillinger scores with a shot to the side of Tahlin's head.
A body shot lands from Dillinger.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillinger misses with an elbow strike.
Tahlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tahlin throws an elbow but misses.
Tahlin throws an elbow that misses.
Tahlin is trying to maintain a safe position but Dillinger gets an underhook and turns Tahlin into the cage.
Tahlin avoiding damage as Dillinger throws knees to the body.
Tahlin lands a damaging elbow.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tahlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dillinger's brow.
Tahlin throws an elbow but it misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dillinger.
Dillinger lands a left hand.
Dillinger lands a good knee to the midsection. Tahlin won't want to take too many of those.
Dillinger blocks the elbow strike.
Dillinger taking a breather.
Dillinger trying to land knees to the body.
Dillinger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tahlin up against the cage.
Tahlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tahlin being controlled against the cage.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but Tahlin blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Dillinger dominated that round.
That's time! Tahlin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tahlin gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Dillinger.
Dillinger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tahlin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tahlin.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dillinger takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tahlin prevents a body shot from Dillinger.
Tahlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dillinger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tahlin up against the cage.
Tahlin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dillinger. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dillinger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dillinger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahlin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tahlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tahlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dillinger stalling in the clinch.
Dillinger tries to throw a body punch but Tahlin avoids it by throwing Dillinger back against the cage.
Dillinger leaning against his opponent.
William Dillinger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dillinger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tahlin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tahlin looking to stall.
Dillinger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillinger digs a right hand into Tahlin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tahlin's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillinger.
Tahlin managing to block the knees to the body from Dillinger.
Tahlin looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin is trying to stall.
Dillinger lands a shot to the body.
Dillinger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dillinger lands with a short shot to the head.
Dillinger trying to land knees to the body.
Dillinger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tahlin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillinger scores with a hook to the body.
Dillinger misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dillinger.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dillinger blocks the elbow strike.
Dillinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tahlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Dillinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is leaning against Tahlin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dillinger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dillinger gets through Tahlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tahlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Dillinger - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dillinger dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dillinger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tahlin throws an elbow that misses.
Tahlin misses with some punches.
Dillinger looking to throw knees to the head but Tahlin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger stalling the fight.
Dillinger working Tahlin over with knees to the body.
Dillinger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dillinger.
Dillinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dillinger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dillinger tries to land knees in the clinch but Tahlin avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tahlin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dillinger's brow.
Tahlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Dillinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dillinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tahlin missing with knees to the body.
Dillinger works on Tahlin's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Dillinger has Tahlin pressed against the cage.
Tahlin trying to land knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger lands a right hand.
Dillinger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dillinger stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Dillinger.
Tahlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillinger checks a low kick from Tahlin.
Dillinger feints a counter leg kick.
Dillinger throws a head kick that misses.
Tahlin throws a big shot that misses.
Tahlin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dillinger drives through and clinches with Tahlin against the cage.
Tahlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tahlin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dillinger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tahlin backwards.
Tahlin trying to stall but Dillinger improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dillinger is keeping busy.
Tahlin can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Dillinger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dillinger lands a left hand.
Dillinger works on Tahlin's body with a couple of short punches.
Dillinger lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Dillinger.
Dillinger lands a body shot.
Dillinger lands a shot to the body.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dillinger.
Dillinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dillinger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dillinger lands with a light punch inside.
Riki Tahlin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin trying to control the position but instead, Dillinger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tahlin into the cage.
Dillinger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dillinger avoids a wild elbow strike from Tahlin.
Tahlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dillinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dillinger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dillinger slowing the pace effectively.
Dillinger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tahlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Dillinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dillinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahlin.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahlin is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tahlin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tahlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dillinger is working Tahlin over against the cage.
Tahlin looking to throw knees to the head but Dillinger is blocking nicely.
Dillinger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tahlin prevents a body shot from Dillinger.
Stalling in the clinch from Dillinger.
Dillinger holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Dillinger's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dillinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tahlin.
Dillinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tahlin is defending well for now.
Tahlin missing with knees to the body.
Tahlin pushes off an throws an elbow but Dillinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tahlin misses with an elbow over the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dillinger.
Dillinger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tahlin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tahlin fails to land.
Dillinger lands a good knee to the midsection. Tahlin won't want to take too many of those.
Tahlin managing to block the knees to the body from Dillinger.
Tahlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dillinger.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dillinger avoids it.
Tahlin trying to control the position but instead, Dillinger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tahlin into the cage.
Tahlin tries to land a knee to the head but Dillinger blocks with his arms.
Tahlin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dillinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tahlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Dillinger blocks an elbow strike.
Tahlin misses with a knee strike.
Dillinger is struggling to control the position.
Dillinger pushes Tahlin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Dillinger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dillinger 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for William Dillinger!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for William Dillinger!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for William Dillinger!
William Dillinger wins by unanimous decision!
William Dillinger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Riki Tahlin had this to say: 'Fuck your lack of realism. '.
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