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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannes Vihannes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vihannes has chosen System Of A Down - Toxicity as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 cm
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195 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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173 cm
28
192 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Dillinger! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannes Vihannes! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dillinger lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dillinger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Dillinger misses with a few strikes there.
Dillinger throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dillinger connects with a right hand. Vihannes shakes it off. Vihannes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. No luck for Vihannes with that takedown attempt. Dillinger throws a quick counter head kick but Vihannes was just out of range. Dillinger moves into the clinch successfully.
Vihannes is trying to force a seperation but Dillinger has the dominant position. Dillinger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dillinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Vihannes shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillinger tries to sprawl out of it but Vihannes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Dillinger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dillinger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! John Dillinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vihannes moves in looking to clinch but Dillinger pushes him off. Vihannes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vihannes slips under a jab. Vihannes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dillinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Dillinger appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Dillinger lands a jab to Vihannes's midsection. Vihannes takes one to the side of the head.
Dillinger dips to his left and cracks Vihannes with an uppercut! Dillinger cracks Vihannes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Dillinger darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Vihannes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dillinger. Dillinger obviously looking to wear him down.
Dillinger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vihannes has time to react.
Vihannes is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Vihannes darts in looking for a takedown but Dillinger gets double underhooks and turns Vihannes into the cage. John Dillinger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannes Vihannes. Dillinger lands a front kick. Dillinger circles away from the clinch attempt and Dillinger counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vihannes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Dillinger trying to control but Vihannes postures up.
Vihannes is working for a kimura but Dillinger is defending it quite comfortably.
Vihannes not landing any meaningful shots this time. Dillinger holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Dillinger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Dillinger wants to control but Vihannes is keeping busy.
Dillinger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dillinger.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dillinger is working an open guard so Vihannes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Dillinger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Vihannes darts in and clinches Dillinger up against the cage. Dillinger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vihannes backwards. Dillinger goes for a takedown attempt but Vihannes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A slow jab from Dillinger misses its intended target. A big left from Dillinger misses. Dillinger connects with a solid leg kick. Dillinger instigates a clinch. Dillinger lands with a short head shot on the inside. Vihannes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Dillinger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vihannes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vihannes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dillinger pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vihannes doesn't succeed with the takedown and Dillinger counters with a lovely shot to the body. Dillinger throws a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Dillinger finds it's target. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Vihannes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Dillinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vihannes moves away. Vihannes is looking to chop away at Dillinger's legs. Dillinger cracks a nice hook into Vihannes's ribs. Vihannes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Vihannes looks for a takedown but Dillinger sprawls well. Dillinger scores with a hook to the body. Vihannes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dillinger dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Vihannes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillinger is fending him off so far but Vihannes persists. Nope, Dillinger circles away and we're back to standing. Dillinger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vihannes can do to turn this around? Dillinger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vihannes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Dillinger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vihannes's head.
It looks like Hannes Vihannes has been cut. Nice shot by Dillinger. Vihannes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillinger throwing a counter right hand but Vihannes manages to avoid it. Dillinger throws a nice inside leg kick. Vihannes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dillinger sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Vihannes somewhat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dillinger scores with a hook. Dillinger connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Vihannes to the floor! Dillinger dives in looking for the finish! Vihannes is still in real trouble! Can Dillinger finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round. Dillinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Vihannes seems to have recovered his senses. Vihannes taking some punishment here, with Dillinger in his half guard. Vihannes has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. Dillinger passes to side control. You can see the frustration on Vihannes's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Vihannes is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dillinger connects with a decent elbow. Dillinger landing a few strikes. Vihannes is looking for a sweep. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dillinger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. A big shot lands for Dillinger! That's hurt Vihannes! Will he recover? Dillinger fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dillinger! Hannes Vihannes was interviewed post fight and said 'Got the number of that truck?'.
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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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RATING
62% |
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