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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irving Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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267 lbs
29 - 15 - 1 |
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250 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Irving Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dantes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brown has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short body shot lands from Dantes as the two fighters clinch.
Dantes pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dantes misses with a punch to the body.
Brown working aggressively here.
Dantes breaks the clinch.
Dantes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dantes throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Dantes scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Dantes lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dantes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Dantes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown avoids the body shot from Dantes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up but Dantes circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dantes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dantes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brown rather than just go for the knockout.
Dantes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dantes thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dantes cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dantes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy.
Marcus Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Dantes.
Dantes looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown tries to clinch there but Dantes circles away.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Dantes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dantes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dantes jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Dantes thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brown.
Dantes lands a nice shot to the body.
Dantes cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dantes lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown wants to clinch.
Dantes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Dantes.
Dantes is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes misses with a head kick.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dantes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Dantes replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dantes throws out the jab.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Dantes.
Dantes scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes scores with a nice body kick.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dantes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Dantes releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dantes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dantes jabs at Brown's body.
A head kick misses from Dantes.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brown there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dantes missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown wants to clinch but Dantes slips to the side
and Dantes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dantes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dantes dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dantes is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dantes. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brown looks to clinch
and Dantes counters with a head kick.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Dantes.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Dantes manages to avoid it.
Brown gets a clinch.
Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Brown clinches up with Dantes and pushes him back against the cage.
Dantes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dantes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dantes's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice uppercut lands for Dantes. That snapped Brown's head back.
Dantes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dantes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Brown looks to land a right hand but Dantes moved out of range.
Dantes swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dantes.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dantes swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Dantes lands.
Dantes misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dantes works Brown's body with a nice hook.
Dantes lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dantes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Brown on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dantes keeps the fight on the outside.
Dantes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dantes misses with a body shot.
Marcus Dantes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown is looking to clinch but Dantes is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dantes. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dantes misses with a hook to the body
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dantes. Dantes obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dantes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown blocks a head kick by Dantes.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Dantes misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Dantes lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Dantes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Dantes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dantes counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dantes.
Brown is looking to clinch but Dantes is avoiding it.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dantes misses with a looping left.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Dantes connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Dantes connects with a solid leg kick.
Dantes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Dantes ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dantes throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch up but Dantes circles away and keeps his distance.
Dantes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Brown 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.
Dantes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dantes takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Dantes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf.
Dantes stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Dantes scores with a shot to the body.
Dantes swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Dantes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dantes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Dantes.
Brown doesn't manage to clinch there - Dantes circles away.
Dantes misses with a body shot.
Brown tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dantes manages to circle out of the way.
Dantes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dantes.
Dantes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dantes keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to clinch up
letting Dantes counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes slips a jab and a cross from Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dantes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dantes throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dantes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dantes connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Dantes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Dantes misses.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Dantes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Dantes.
An attempted straight right counter from Brown misses the target.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dantes.
Dantes throws a sloppy body shot
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Dantes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks right into an uppercut from Dantes.
Dantes takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Dantes takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from Dantes finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Dantes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown wants to clinch
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dantes connects with a body shot.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dantes misses the body punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Dantes lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to clinch up but Dantes keeps it at a distance.
Dantes was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Brown has Dantes up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown tries a knee to the head but Dantes blocks it.
Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dantes lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown is looking to counter punch.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dantes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Dantes scores with a body shot.
Dantes tries a head kick but it misses.
Dantes misses with a wild body shot.
Irving Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Dantes counters with a right hand to the body.
Dantes throws a front kick that sends Brown stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Dantes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dantes takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dantes keeps the fight on the outside.
Dantes misses with a looping right.
Dantes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dantes 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.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marcus Dantes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brown tests Dantes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dantes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dantes!
Marcus Dantes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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