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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mellow Mood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mellow Mood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 cm
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260 lbs
34 - 22 - 0 |
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216 cm
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278 lbs
23 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
34 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mellow Mood! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mood lands a high kick!
It looks like Ben Dobson has been cut. Dobson cracks Mood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Mellow Mood has been cut. Mood 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. A good leg kick by Dobson. Dobson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mood has time to react. Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away. Mood cracks Dobson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Dobson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Dobson lands a really nice looking cross but Mood seems unphased.
Dobson avoids a kick to the body.
Mood misses with a straight right. Mood has closed the distance and engaged Dobson in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mood tries a body shot but Dobson blocks it.
Dobson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Dobson misses and Mood counters with a stiff right hand. Dobson misses with an uppercut. Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mood.
Dobson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
Mood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mood throws a body punch but Dobson moves out of range. Mood scores with a kick to the body.
Dobson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It seemed like Mood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Mood lands with a good body shot. Mood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood avoids the body shot from Dobson.
Mood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobson manages to avoid it. Dobson digs a good hook to Mood's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Mood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Dobson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dobson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mood keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dobson is looking to wear down Mood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mood checks the leg kick. Mood looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Mood scores with a hook. Dobson swings for the body but Mood moves out of range.
Mood throws a nice outside leg kick. Dobson is looking to clinch. Mood looks like he wants to counter punch here. Dobson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mood. Dobson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dobson there as he acknowledges the shot. Mood misses with a wild body shot. Mood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Dobson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Mood connects with a body shot. Dobson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Mood connects with an inside leg kick. Mood clobbers Dobson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Dobson misses with a hook. Mood ducked under it nicely. Dobson tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Dobson misses the target. Mood avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Good shot there by Mood. Dobson is looking to slow Mood down with leg kicks. Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobson manages to avoid it. Dobson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Mood clinches with his opponent.
Mood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mood lands an uppercut.
Dobson is rocked! Mood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Dobson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Dobson blocks an uppercut.
Dobson seems to have got his legs back now. Mood tries a body shot but Dobson blocks it.
Dobson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mood's elbow. Mood looking to throw knees to the head but Dobson is blocking nicely.
Mood manages to break the clinch.
Dobson throws a low kick, looking for Mood's leg but Mood calmly moves out of range. Mood lands with an overhand left. Mood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dobson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it. Mood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dobson manages to avoid it. Dobson misses the shot to the body. Dobson is looking to slow Mood down with leg kicks. Dobson swings widly with a right hand
and Mood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Mood is looking to clinch. Mood cracks the inside of Dobson's front leg. Dobson keeps the fight on the outside. Mood is looking to slow Dobson down with leg kicks. Mood looks to score with a jab to the body but Dobson is just out of range. Mood with a body punch. A glancing blow. Dobson scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dobson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dobson throws a leg kick but Mood checks it. Dobson throws a leg kick that misses. Dobson misses with an uppercut. Mood saw that one coming. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dobson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dobson lands a nice shot to the body.
Mood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Dobson tries to work over Mood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dobson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mood uses good head movement to avoid it. Dobson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mood lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
I was talking to Dobson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Dobson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dobson's face.
Mood has Dobson pushed against the cage. Mood prevents a body shot from Dobson. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mood working aggressively here.
Dobson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Mood prevents a body shot from Dobson. Mood has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Dobson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dobson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Mood. Mood throws a punch but it's blocked by Dobson. Mood lands a nice uppercut. Mood can't find room to land a body shot as Dobson controls the action.
Dobson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mood won't allow it.
Mood has a couple of punches blocked by Dobson.
Mood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Mood lands with a light punch inside. Mood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Mood blocks the body kick.
Mood scores with a leg kick.
Mood misses with a wild body shot. Dobson is looking to counter with head kicks. Mood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dobson's sensitive parts. Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
Dobson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dobson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mood manages to avoid it. Mood lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dobson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mood.
Some wild striking there from Mood.
Dobson throws an overhand right that lands on Mood's shoulder, as Mood tries to avoid the shot. A jab from Mood finds it's way through Dobson's defenses. Dobson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mood doesn't seem bothered though. Dobson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mood on the side of the head. Dobson walks into a jab.
Ben Dobson's cut is getting worse. Mood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobson throws a hook but Mood blocks it. Dobson moves out of range of the body kick. A little feinted left hand from Dobson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Dobson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mood moves away. Dobson throws a body shot but no joy. Dobson misses with a two punch combination.
Mood defending well as Dobson loads up on a big left hand. Dobson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mood scores with a jab to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mood scores with a hook to the body. Dobson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Mood lands with a kick to the temple. Dobson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Mood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dobson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mood misses with a body kick. Dobson misses with a low kick as Mood jumps back. Dobson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Dobson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Mood throws a nice looking combination but Dobson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mood with a hook. Dobson lands a slapping body shot.
Dobson moves out of range of the body kick from Mood.
Dobson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mood just manages to avoid it. Mood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dobson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dobson throws a leg kick that is checked enabling Mood to counter with a crisp jab. Mood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mood punishes Dobson's body with a nice straight punch. Mellow Mood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mood tries a low kick but Dobson avoids it. Mood digs a good hook to Dobson's body.
Mood defending well as Dobson loads up on a big left hand. Mood checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mood scores with a jab to the body. The crowd cheers as Mood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dobson doesn't seem phased though. Mood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dobson circles away quickly and effectively. Dobson takes a swing at Mood's ribcage but misses. Mood throws a series of punches but Dobson avoids them all with ease. Dobson misses with a head kick.
Mood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dobson moves away. An inside leg kick lands from Dobson. Dobson scores with a hook to the body. Mood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Dobson scores with a hook. Good exchange - Mood coming out on top. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mellow Mood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dobson scoring well with a low kick there.
Dobson is looking to land body kicks. Mood ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Mood feints and then cracks Dobson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dobson down. Dobson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mood to score with a decent uppercut. Dobson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dobson under the eye. Mood scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Mood is looking to clinch but Dobson is avoiding it.
Dobson swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dobson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Mood is looking to clinch. Mood blocks a leg kick. Oooooh!!! Mood has knocked Dobson down with a huge combo! Mood steps away and waves a wobbly Dobson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round. Mood is looking to slow Dobson down with leg kicks. Dobson cracks the inside of Mood's front leg. Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobson. Mood does a little dance to reset his feet. Mood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Dobson tries to keep at a distance but Mood has taken the fight into the clinch. Mood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Dobson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mood won't allow it.
Mellow Mood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Mood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dobson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mood has time to react. Mood throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Dobson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mood lands a nice hook to Dobson's body. Dobson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Dobson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mood can pounce on him.
Mood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dobson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dobson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Dobson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Good standup being displayed there by Mood as he connects with a hook. Mood fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dobson to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dobson looks to clinch but Mood throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dobson taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mellow Mood! Mellow Mood 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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