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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Dinklage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Dinklage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodney Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dinklage pushes Flanagan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but Flanagan blocks with his arms.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flanagan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dinklage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Flanagan.
A knee to the head by Dinklage.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flanagan looks winded!
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flanagan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dinklage landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dinklage holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dinklage with a knee to the head.
Dinklage lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flanagan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but Flanagan blocks with his arms.
Dinklage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dinklage scores a nice knee to the body.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flanagan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dinklage with a knee to the head.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
Flanagan is rocked!
Flanagan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Flanagan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dinklage finish him?
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dinklage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dinklage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Flanagan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Flanagan is trying to pull guard but Dinklage has him pressed against the cage.
Peter Dinklage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Flanagan.
Dinklage connects with a knee to the head.
Flanagan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dinklage pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dinklage clinches.
Dinklage pressing his opponent against the cage.
Flanagan seems to have recovered his senses.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head.
Flanagan tries to break free but Dinklage pushes him back against the cage.
Flanagan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but Flanagan blocks it.
Dinklage scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dinklage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dinklage is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flanagan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but Flanagan blocks with his arms.
Flanagan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flanagan is working for takedown but Dinklage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dinklage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flanagan's face.
Dinklage tries to land knees in the clinch but Flanagan avoids the damage to the body.
Dinklage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Flanagan.
Flanagan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but Flanagan blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flanagan is defending well for now.
Flanagan jumps guard but Dinklage stands there with Flanagan around his waist. Flanagan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
Flanagan can't get the takedown.
Flanagan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dinklage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flanagan's face.
Dinklage tries to stall but Flanagan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flanagan wants a takedown.
Flanagan can't find room to land a body shot as Dinklage controls the action.
Dinklage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Flanagan's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanagan goes for a takedown attempt but Dinklage pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dinklage moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Dinklage dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flanagan keeps the fight on the outside.
Flanagan with the counter takedown but Dinklage avoids it easily.
Dinklage instigates a clinch.
Dinklage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dinklage lands a good knee to the midsection. Flanagan won't want to take too many of those.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dinklage with a knee to the head.
Dinklage with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dinklage obliges.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dinklage stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dinklage obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dinklage.
Flanagan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dinklage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Flanagan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dinklage taking a breather.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flanagan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dinklage prevents it.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Flanagan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dinklage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Flanagan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dinklage misses with a knee to the head.
Flanagan is trying to drag Dinklage to the mat but Dinklage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Peter Dinklage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Flanagan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Flanagan is working for takedown but Dinklage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
Flanagan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dinklage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dinklage wants to clinch.
Dinklage gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage prevents the takedown attempt.
Dinklage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dinklage is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dinklage connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Dinklage.
Dinklage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flanagan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dinklage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flanagan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dinklage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Flanagan misses with a punch to the body.
Dinklage trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan wants to take the fight to the mat but Dinklage manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
Dinklage tries a knee to the head but Flanagan blocks it.
Flanagan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dinklage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dinklage's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Flanagan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flanagan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Flanagan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dinklage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dinklage tries to land a knee to the head but Flanagan blocks with his arms.
Flanagan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Dinklage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dinklage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flanagan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dinklage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peter Dinklage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinklage moves in looking to clinch but Flanagan pushes him off.
Flanagan throws a counter combo.
Dinklage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dinklage wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage misses with a knee strike.
Flanagan looking for a takedown.
Dinklage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Flanagan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dinklage prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dinklage using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flanagan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Peter Dinklage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dinklage lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dinklage landing knees to the body.
Dinklage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Flanagan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Dinklage.
Dinklage working Flanagan over with knees to the body.
Dinklage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dinklage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flanagan can do to turn this around?
Dinklage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dinklage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peter Dinklage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodney Flanagan.
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!
Dinklage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flanagan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dinklage gets caught napping as Flanagan dives in and scores a takedown. Dinklage manages to retain guard.
Flanagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Dinklage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flanagan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flanagan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flanagan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Flanagan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dinklage on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dinklage tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dinklage wants to stand and escape but Flanagan is having none of it.
Flanagan forces his way into half guard.
Dinklage looks like he's trying to stand up.
Flanagan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Dinklage defend it? Flanagan steps over the head and cranks it - Dinklage is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Flanagan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodney Flanagan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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