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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Dapalong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dapalong kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Du Hast by Rammstein. Dusty Martin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Dapalong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dusty Martin!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dapalong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Dapalong moves out of range easily.
Martin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dapalong slips under a jab from Martin.
Dapalong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dapalong throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dapalong moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMartin.
Dapalong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dapalong throws a looping overhand right but Martin ducks down to avoid it.
Dusty Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dapalong.
Dapalong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Dapalong throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Dapalong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Martin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Martin delivers a nice body kick.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin misses with a takedown attempt
and Dapalong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dapalong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Martin back to the cage. Dapalong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Martin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dapalong looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dapalong misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dapalong is holding on to half guard well.
Dapalong trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
Dapalong has hold of Martin's hands but Martin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Martin is trying to work for a kimura but Dapalong is defending well.
Dapalong is pressing down on Martin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dapalong is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Dapalong.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dapalong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin preventing the sweep.
Dapalong keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Dapalong keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dapalong has his hands on Martin's head, controlling the position.
Dapalong keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a couple of elbows.
Dapalong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dapalong kicks Martin off and gets to his feet.
A jab from Dapalong misses.
Dapalong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Martin thumps Dapalong with a low kick.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Dapalong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Dapalong off balance momentarily.
Martin drops his hands momentarily and Dapalong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dapalong avoids the head kick by Martin.
Dapalong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dapalong looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
Dapalong throwing a counter right hand but Martin manages to avoid it.
Dapalong misses with a body shot.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Dapalong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
No luck for Martin with that takedown attempt.
Dapalong feinted with a counter takedown.
Dapalong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dapalong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martin.
Dapalong scores with a hook.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dusty Martin will probably get the nod.
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.
Dapalong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dapalong misses the jab.
Dapalong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin with the counter takedown but Dapalong avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Martin blocks a jab.
Martin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Martin defending well as Dapalong loads up on a big left hand.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dapalong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dapalong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dapalong takes one on the button.
Dapalong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Martin throws a hook but Dapalong blocks it.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dapalong.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Dapalong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dapalong blocks a low kick nicely.
Martin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dapalong scores with a jab. Martin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martin throws a head kick that misses
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dapalong cracks a nice hook into Martin's ribs.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Dapalong misses the jab.
Dapalong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin lands with a shot to the body.
Dapalong throws an overhand right that lands on Martin's shoulder, as Martin tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Dapalong misses.
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dusty Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
Martin misses with a wild body shot.
Martin scores with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
Dapalong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin shoots in and bounces Dapalong off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dusty Martin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martin is fighting to break Dapalong's control of his arms but Dapalong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dapalong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong is pulling down on Martin's head to control his posture.
Dapalong wants to sweep but no luck.
Dapalong has control of Martin's left arm, preventing Martin from doing any damage.
Martin distracts Dapalong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dapalong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martin manages to get himself to full guard.
Dapalong trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Dapalong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martin is looking to improve his position.
Martin is not content to let Dapalong control the position.
Dapalong prevents Martin from improving his position.
Dapalong content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Dapalong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martin gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Martin 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! This is the final round!
Martin tries a low kick but Dapalong avoids it.
Dapalong is looking to counter punch.
Dapalong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dapalong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dapalong to score with a decent uppercut.
Martin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dapalong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin slips under a jab.
Dapalong misses with a hook
and Martin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Martin thumps Dapalong with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dapalong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dapalong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Martin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dapalong 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dapalong keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
Dapalong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martin trying to control but Dapalong is working from the bottom.
Martin passes Dapalong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dapalong is looking to improve his position.
Dusty Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Martin trying to control the action but Dapalong is working from the bottom.
Dapalong wants to get back to full guard.
Dapalong controlling the position well.
Martin wants to control but Dapalong is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
Martin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dapalong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Martin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong avoids the head kick by Martin.
An attempted straight right counter from Dapalong misses the target.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dapalong.
Martin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Dapalong misses.
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Dapalong.
Martin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dapalong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Dapalong misses its intended target.
Martin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dapalong. That did some damage!
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Dapalong, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Dapalong against the cage but Dapalong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dapalong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Martin throws a head kick but Dapalong moves out of range.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dapalong.
Dapalong attempts a counter takedown but Martin avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin connects with a high kick.
Good work by Dapalong as he checks the leg kick.
Dapalong looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Martin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dapalong defends it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Martin.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Dapalong looks to land a left hand but Martin moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Dapalong misses.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dapalong looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
Dapalong misses with an uppercut.
Martin connects with a right hand. Dapalong shakes it off.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Dapalong moves out of range easily.
Vincent Dapalong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin looks for the body kick but Dapalong saw that one coming.
Dapalong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martin 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dusty Martin!
The defeated Vincent Dapalong had this to say: 'I gave it everything I had and then some but my opponent was simply the better man tonight. Congratulations man.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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