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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Dillinger (ranked 3971 p4p, 438 weight class) and Carter Martin (ranked 4014 p4p, 440 weight class). Dillinger comes to the cage accompanied by Listen!!. John Dillinger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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195 lbs
20 - 17 - 1 |
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185 lbs
19 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Martin.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Dillinger moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Martin 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 swing and a miss from Martin.
Dillinger lands a leg kick that knocks Martin off balance momentarily.
Dillinger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dillinger lands a two punch combo.
Dillinger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin defending well as Dillinger loads up on a big left hand.
Martin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dillinger shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Martin eats them both and turns towards Dillinger to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dillinger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dillinger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Dillinger. Those never looked like landing.
Dillinger thumps Martin with a low kick.
Dillinger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Dillinger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martin doesn't seem phased though.
Dillinger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Martin misses.
A little feinted left hand from Dillinger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dillinger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martin connects with the punch.
Dillinger throws a leg kick but Martin moved away.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Dillinger moves away and avoids it.
Dillinger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Dillinger moved out of range.
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dillinger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Martin's knee momentarily.
Dillinger gets a double leg takedown into Martin's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillinger wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillinger trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Dillinger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
Martin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martin trying to keep a closed guard but Dillinger is proving a slippery customer.
Dillinger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Dillinger slips the punch.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillinger manages to avoid it.
Dillinger moves out of range as Martin throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin throws a low kick but Dillinger moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Dillinger. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dillinger.
Dillinger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Dillinger defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Martin scores with a one two! Dillinger had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Martin cracks Dillinger with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dillinger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin is rocked!
Martin swinging wildly here.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dillinger finish him?
Dillinger lands with a good body shot.
Dillinger clinches with his opponent.
Martin seems to have recovered his senses.
Dillinger misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dillinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dillinger tries to score with a low kick but Martin moves his leg out of the way.
Dillinger staying out of range there.
Carter Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillinger looks for the body kick but Martin saw that one coming.
Dillinger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillinger clinches.
Martin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dillinger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillinger works the jab nicely.
Dillinger throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin checks a low kick from Dillinger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dillinger checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big right from Martin misses.
A good leg kick by Dillinger.
Dillinger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Dillinger dominated that round.
That's time! Dillinger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Martin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dillinger counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Martin.
Martin lands a jab to Dillinger's midsection.
Dillinger slips a jab and a cross from Martin.
Dillinger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dillinger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Dillinger swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Martin lands with a hook. Dillinger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dillinger throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillinger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillinger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Martin cracks Dillinger with a good jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dillinger.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dillinger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin throws a right hand that misses
and Dillinger counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martin.
Dillinger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillinger ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Martin throws a lazy uppercut
and Dillinger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Dillinger is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dillinger, right into the meat.
Martin throws a hook but Dillinger blocks it.
Martin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good shot there by Martin.
Dillinger is rocked!
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin throws a body kick that misses
and Dillinger counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dillinger swinging wildly here.
Martin throws a shot from downtown. Dillinger moves away and avoids it.
Dillinger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Dillinger seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dillinger on the side of the head.
Dillinger lands a really nice looking cross but Martin seems unphased.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Dillinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin cracks Dillinger with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick from Martin misses.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Dillinger scores with a body shot.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Martin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dillinger tries to advance to mount but Martin instead regains half guard.
Martin tries to get to full guard but Dillinger has control of the leg.
Martin wants to control but Dillinger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is pressing down on Martin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martin is holding on for now.
Martin trying to control but Dillinger postures up.
Martin tries to get to full guard but Dillinger has control of the leg.
Martin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dillinger.
Dillinger trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dillinger slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dillinger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Martin is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dillinger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Dillinger throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and Dillinger only half commits.
Martin throws a jab when Dillinger was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carter Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Dillinger drops his hands momentarily and Martin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillinger works the jab nicely.
Dillinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillinger cracks Martin with an open hand slap.
Martin missing with a left hand there. Dillinger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Martin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dillinger finds it's way round the side to connect with Martin's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillinger manages to avoid it.
Dillinger lands a head kick. Martin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big right from Martin misses.
Dillinger ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Dillinger misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dillinger, right into the meat.
Dillinger slips a straight right by Martin.
Dillinger throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Martin crashing down! Martin tries to stagger back to his feet but Dillinger just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Martin asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Dillinger!
John Dillinger tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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