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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes thuds a left hand into Lewis's body.
Dantes stuffs the takedown.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Dantes tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dantes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dantes scores with the left hand. Lewis knows he should have avoided that one.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dantes as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dantes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dantes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis.
Dantes jabs Lewis right on the nose. Lewis blinks but takes it well.
Lewis slips a jab and a cross from Dantes.
Dantes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis avoids the body shot from Dantes.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dantes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dantes sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dantes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lewis is just out of range.
Dantes throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Dantes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Dantes.
Dantes digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis tries for a takedown but Dantes circles away easily
and Dantes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marcus Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dantes counters with a series of strikes. Lewis will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dantes circles away.
Marcus Dantes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dantes counters with a nice body shot.
Dantes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lewis rather than just go for the knockout.
Dantes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dantes punishes Lewis's body with a nice straight punch.
Dantes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lewis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Dantes tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dantes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dantes throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dantes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dantes regains half guard.
Lewis tries to pass to full mount but Dantes defends it.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura but Dantes is defending well.
Lewis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lewis trying to control the action but Dantes is working from the bottom.
Dantes gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dantes is keeping the position for now.
Lewis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dantes dives on top into guard.
Dantes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dantes defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dantes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dantes has picked Lewis up and slammed him! Lewis can't keep hold of the triangle and Dantes manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Dantes dominated that round.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Dantes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dantes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis gets a double leg takedown into Dantes's guard.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dantes keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Dantes blocks nicely.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Dantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dantes wants to stand up but Lewis is controlling him.
Dantes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dantes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis is looking to pass into half guard but Dantes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dantes is in guard.
Lewis trying to control the position.
Dantes forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Lewis actively working from the bottom here.
Lewis 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.
Dantes prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Lewis trying to hold on to Dantes's head to control him but Dantes postures up.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Dantes is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lewis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lewis is looking for a sweep. Dantes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dantes tries to stand and escape but Lewis is controlling the position.
Lewis has his hands clasped together around Dantes's back. He's all about the action.
Dantes trying to pass the guard but Lewis defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lewis misses with an uppercut.
Lewis shoots for a double leg takedown but Dantes sprawls well. He's pushed Lewis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dantes digs a good hook to Lewis's body.
Dantes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dantes cracks Lewis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dantes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dantes lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Lewis shoots in and drives through. Dantes sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adrian Lewis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lewis ducks right into an uppercut from Dantes.
Lewis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Dantes.
Horrible takedown by Lewis or perhaps it was just good defense by Dantes which made him look bad.
A left and a right from Dantes both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis takes one to the chin there.
Marcus Dantes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dantes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lewis shoots in but Dantes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dantes lands a nice looking body shot.
Dantes jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in but Dantes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dantes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Dantes tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dantes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot by Dantes.
Dantes throws a shot to the body.
Dantes clobbers Lewis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lewis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dantes avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but Dantes shows good takedown defense.
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!
Dantes scores with a body shot.
Dantes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dantes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dantes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dantes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lewis.
Lewis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dantes lands with a right hand.
Lewis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dantes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lewis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lewis with a poor takedown
and Dantes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dantes lands with a nice body punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Dantes scores with a four punch combination!
Dantes looks to land a combination but Lewis avoids it well.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dantes counters with a left to the body.
Dantes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dantes connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lewis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dantes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lewis on the side of the head.
Dantes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lewis. Lewis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dantes lands the left hand.
Dantes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lewis shoots and misses
and Dantes counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lewis passes Dantes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dantes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lewis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dantes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Dantes!
After winning the bout, Marcus Dantes thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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pop
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