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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Youknow Dakine (ranked 3762 p4p, 80 weight class) and Renaldo Dior (ranked 7487 p4p, 259 weight class). Renaldo Dior is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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220 lbs
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270 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Big heart
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Determined
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Youknow Dakine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renaldo Dior!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dior misses with a few strikes there.
Dakine avoids the head kick by Dior.
A head kick misses from Dior.
Dakine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dior gets tackled into the ropes by Dakine. Dakine maintains the clinch.
Dior has had enough of the clinch but Dakine keeps him there for the moment.
Dakine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dakine misses with a head kick.
Dakine throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dakine tries a head kick but it misses.
Dakine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dior's head.
Dakine drives through and clinches with Dior against the ropes.
Dakine is trying to force a seperation but Dior has the dominant position.
Dior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dakine tries a head kick but it misses.
Dakine forces Dior back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dakine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dior breaks the clinch.
Dakine has managed to clinch.
Dior breaks the clinch.
Dakine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dakine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakine lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dior looks to land a combination but Dakine avoids it well.
Dior pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dakine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dakine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dior misses with a double jab.
Dakine moves into the clinch.
Dakine tries to break the clinch but Dior is controlling the position.
Dior avoiding damage as Dakine throws knees to the body.
Dakine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dakine tries a head kick but it misses.
As Dakine backs off Dior throws a huge counter combo but Dakine manages to avoid it all.
Dior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dakine seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dakine clinches up against the ropes.
Dior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dakine checks a leg kick.
Dior misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dakine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dior throws a lazy body kick
and Dakine counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
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!
Dakine's corner calls for a 1-2. Dakine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dakine misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakine has closed the distance and engaged Dior in a clinch.
Dior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dior breaks the clinch.
Dior throws a leg kick but Dakine moved away.
Dior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dakine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dakine gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dior.
Dior misses with a body punch.
Dakine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dakine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Renaldo Dior has been cut.
Dior misses with a kick to the body.
Dakine gets a clinch.
Dakine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dakine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dakine is trying to break the clinch but Dior is controlling him.
Dior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Dior.
Dakine throws a leg kick which misses Dior's front leg but catches the back leg as Dior tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakine moves into range and clinches up with Dior.
Dior breaks from the clinch.
Dior misses with a wild combination.
Dior throws a body kick that misses.
Dior fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dakine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Dakine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dakine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dakine breaks from the clinch.
Dakine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dior throws a right and a left that Dakine avoids nicely.
Dakine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dior throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dakine forces Dior back against the ropes and clinches.
Dakine tries to break the clinch but Dior is controlling the position.
Dakine has had enough of the clinch but Dior keeps him there for the moment.
Dior breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakine drives through and clinches with Dior against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dior working hard to break the clinch.
Dakine tries to land knees in the clinch but Dior avoids the damage to the body.
Dakine keeps control of Dior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dakine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dior is defending well for now.
Dakine working Dior over with knees to the body.
Dior looks winded!
Dakine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Dior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dakine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dior prevents a body shot from Dakine.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dior.
Dakine trying to land knees to the body.
Dakine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dior managing to block the knees to the body from Dakine.
Dakine scores with a shot to the side of Dior's head.
Dakine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dior manages to break the clinch.
Dakine moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youknow Dakine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renaldo Dior's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dakine pushes Dior up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dakine prevents Dior from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dakine is trying to break free.
Dior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dakine pushes Dior up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dakine.
Dior looks to land a body kick but Dakine moved away.
Dior fails to land with a series of punches.
Dior misses with a series of wild punches.
Dakine clinches up with Dior and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dakine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dakine darts in and clinches Dior up against the ropes.
Dior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dior looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dakine throws a sloppy head kick and Dior moves out of range easily.
Dakine misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakine rushes Dior and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dakine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dior.
Dior fails to land with a series of punches.
Dakine clinches.
Dakine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dior is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dakine!
Dior is breathing heavily.
Dakine scores with a kick to the body.
Dior gets tackled into the ropes by Dakine. Dakine maintains the clinch.
Dakine manages to break the clinch.
Dakine clinches.
Dakine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Dior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dakine moves into the clinch successfully.
Dakine is leaning against Dior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dakine can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dakine clinches with his opponent.
Dakine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dakine.
Dakine lands an uppercut.
Dakine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dior's face.
Dakine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dior working hard to break the clinch.
Dakine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dakine instigates a clinch.
Dior wants to get back to striking at distance but Dakine won't allow it.
Dior has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dakine.
Dakine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dakine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dior, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dior avoids the elbow strike from Dakine, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakine has had enough of the clinch but Dior keeps him there for the moment.
Dakine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dakine lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dakine.
Dakine closes the distance and clinches.
Dakine prevents Dior from breaking the clinch.
Dakine breaks from the clinch.
Dakine forces Dior back against the ropes and clinches.
Dakine prevents Dior from breaking the clinch.
Dakine can't find room to land a body shot as Dior controls the action.
Dakine is trying to break the clinch but Dior has him pressed against the ropes.
Dior breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Dakine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dakine forces Dior back against the ropes and clinches.
Dakine is trying to push Dior away but Dior has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dakine is trying to break the clinch but Dior is controlling him.
Dior working hard to break the clinch.
Dakine tries a body shot but Dior blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dakine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dior gets tackled into the ropes by Dakine. Dakine maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dakine has had enough of the clinch but Dior keeps him there for the moment.
Dakine is trying to force a seperation but Dior has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dior.
A short left from Dakine.
Dior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dakine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dior can do to turn this around?
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dior!
Renaldo Dior seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dakine misses with a kick to the body.
Dakine forces Dior back against the ropes and clinches.
Dior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dakine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dior's face.
Dakine misses with the head strike.
Dakine tries to land knees in the clinch but Dior avoids the damage to the body.
Dior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dior throws a poor cross that misses
and Dakine counters with a good, hard body kick but Dior shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Youknow Dakine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renaldo Dior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dakine gets a clinch.
Dakine prevents Dior from breaking the clinch.
Dior breaks from the clinch.
Dakine avoids the head kick by Dior.
Dior throws a nice looking combination but Dakine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Dakine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dakine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dakine clinches with his opponent.
Dior looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dakine misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dior.
Dior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dakine closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dior throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dakine blocks it with crossed arms.
Dior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dakine manages to break the clinch.
Dakine closes the distance and clinches.
Dakine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dakine drives through and clinches with Dior against the ropes.
Dakine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dior's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dakine closes the distance and clinches.
Dakine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dakine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dakine closes the distance and clinches.
Dakine tries to break the clinch but Dior is controlling the position.
Dior blocks a body shot from Dakine.
Dior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dior throws a series of punches but Dakine avoids them all with ease.
Dior throws a head kick that misses.
Good work by Dior as he checks the leg kick.
Dior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dakine closes the distance and clinches.
Dior tries to break free but Dakine pushes him back against the ropes.
Dior breaks from the clinch.
Dakine feints and then cracks Dior's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dior down.
Dakine moves into range and clinches up with Dior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakine is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Dakine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dior can't break the clinch.
Dakine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dior in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dakine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dior tries to circle away but Dakine has him pinned against the ropes.
Dior manages to break the clinch.
Dakine has managed to clinch.
Dakine manages to break the clinch.
Youknow Dakine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dior tries to keep at a distance but Dakine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dior tries to break the clinch but Dakine is controlling the position.
Dakine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dakine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dakine takes the fight into the clinch.
Dakine manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Dakine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakine closes the distance and clinches.
Dior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dakine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dakine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dior is looking to break free of the clinch but Dakine has double underhooks.
Youknow Dakine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dakine has him pressed against the ropes.
Dakine manages to break the clinch.
Dakine closes the distance and pushes Dior back into the ropes.
Dior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dakine. Dakine obviously looking to wear him down.
Dior has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dakine.
A head kick from Dakine lands but Dior takes it in his stride.
Dakine pushes Dior up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dakine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dakine moves into range and clinches up with Dior.
Dakine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dakine keeps control of Dior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dior wants to break free but Dakine has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakine wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dakine breaks from the clinch.
Dakine moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dakine has him pressed against the ropes.
Dior keeps control of Dakine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dior keeps control of Dakine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dior tries to break the clinch but Dakine is controlling the position.
Dakine digs a right hand underneath Dior's ribcage. Dior let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dakine lands with a left to the head.
Dakine scores with a shot to the side of Dior's head.
Dakine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dior takes one on the button.
Dakine has managed to clinch.
Dior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dior gets tackled into the ropes by Dakine. Dakine maintains the clinch.
Renaldo Dior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Youknow Dakine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dakine throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Youknow Dakine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dakine 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Youknow Dakine!
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RATING
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