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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmey The Gangster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dust comes to the cage accompanied by Die for Metal. The Gangster has chosen Ace Hood - Changed On Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Star Dust has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
18 - 10 - 1 |
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148 lbs
36 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timmey The Gangster!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Gangster moves to clinch but Dust breaks away
and The Gangster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dust closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dust lands in his opponent's guard.
The Gangster is wriggling around but Dust manages to pass to half guard.
Dust thows a huge punch but The Gangster dodges it nicely.
The Gangster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dust throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Gangster desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The Gangster wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust working The Gangster over with strikes.
Dust wants to control but The Gangster is keeping him busy.
Dust thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dust drops an elbow to the side of The Gangster's head.
The Gangster keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Gangster wants to control but Dust is keeping busy.
The Gangster is looking to escape.
Dust looks to land a strike but The Gangster avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dust wants to control from the top but The Gangster keeps moving.
Dust wants to pass the guard but The Gangster is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Gangster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Gangster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dust postures up in The Gangster's guard and throws a big left but The Gangster blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dust swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Gangster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dust doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The Gangster avoids the body shot from Dust.
Dust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Gangster is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dust's half guard.
The Gangster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dust is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Gangster's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Gangster's back!
Dust will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dust scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. The Gangster is looking for a way out.
The Gangster covering up well under a series of strikes from Dust.
Dust is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dust scores with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust throwing sloppy strikes.
Dust trying to control momentarily.
The Gangster rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The Gangster wants to get back to his feet.
Dust thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dust throws a right and a left that The Gangster avoids nicely.
A big left from Dust misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dust lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and The Gangster has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from The Gangster and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Gangster shoots in and gets a takedown into Dust's guard.
Star Dust overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Gangster lands a couple of digs.
The Gangster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dust looking for a guillotine here but The Gangster defends easily.
The Gangster is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dust looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dust is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Gangster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Gangster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Gangster works over Dust with some ground and pound from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Gangster accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Gangster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dust is looking for a triangle but The Gangster pushes his legs off easily.
Dust is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The Gangster defends well.
The Gangster working some strikes from top position.
The Gangster working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dust's head.
Dust manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Gangster manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster is pulling down on Dust's head. It's preventing any offense from Dust, at least for the moment.
Dust prevents The Gangster from getting back to his feet.
The Gangster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Gangster is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dust is controlling him.
Dust trying to control but The Gangster is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster 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.
Dust trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dust trying to control but The Gangster is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Dust.
The Gangster moves out of range as Dust strikes.
Nice jab there from Dust.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gangster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dust fails to land the takedown.
Dust misses with a hook
and The Gangster counters with a stiff right hand.
Dust throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Star Dust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dust attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Gangster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dust swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dust dips to his left and cracks The Gangster with an uppercut!
Dust swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Gangster throws out a loose jab but Dust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dust throws a hook but The Gangster avoids it easily.
Dust tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Gangster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dust swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Gangster avoids the body shot from Dust.
The Gangster tries to close the distance and clinch but Dust swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dust throws a hook but The Gangster avoids it easily.
The Gangster clobbers Dust with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Gangster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dust paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dust throws a head kick that misses
and The Gangster counters with a straight right hand.
The Gangster is looking to clinch but Dust is avoiding it.
The Gangster throws a shot from downtown. Dust moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Dust.
The Gangster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dust.
The Gangster slips under a jab from Dust.
The Gangster lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dust throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Gangster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dust lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dust misses with a straight left.
The Gangster tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jab, jab by The Gangster - just one landing.
Dust is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Gangster can do to turn this around?
Dust throws a hook but The Gangster avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dust moves away from the strike by The Gangster.
Dust feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Gangster looking for a sweep. Not yet The Gangster, not yet.
Dust in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dust postures up in The Gangster's guard and throws a big left but The Gangster blocks it.
The Gangster is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dust is trying to get back to full guard.
Dust trying to control but The Gangster postures up.
The Gangster prevents Dust from improving his position.
Timmey The Gangster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The Gangster trying to control the action but Dust is working from the bottom.
Dust manages to get to full guard.
Dust has his foot on The Gangster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Gangster works his way back into a safe position though.
Dust is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dust looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The Gangster wants to control from the top but Dust keeps moving.
Dust is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Gangster is concentrating on defense, preventing Dust from advancing position.
Dust is just content to waste time from the top position. The Gangster takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dust wants to pass the guard but The Gangster is keeping the position.
The Gangster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dust looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Gangster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dust has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Gangster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Gangster keeping moving, preventing Dust from controlling successfully.
Dust won't allow The Gangster to sweep him here.
The Gangster pulls Dust in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Gangster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dust manages to get himself to full guard.
The Gangster working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Star Dust.
Well Dust has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Star Dust!
Star Dust spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Timmey The Gangster spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck all y'all!'.
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energy
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hype
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