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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James King (ranked 895 p4p, 1610 weight class) and David Dilbrandt (ranked 83 p4p, 149 weight class). Dilbrandt has chosen Rock the Dragon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 27 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Dilbrandt!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilbrandt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
King misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Dilbrandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dilbrandt has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by King.
Dilbrandt works the jab nicely.
King shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King slips a jab from Dilbrandt.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt thumps King with a low kick.
King motions for Dilbrandt to come forward. King throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dilbrandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dilbrandt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dilbrandt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dilbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Dilbrandt 's knee.
Dilbrandt 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King stuns Dilbrandt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King throws a low kick but Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dilbrandt misses with a looping right.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King slips under a jab from Dilbrandt.
King appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dilbrandt swinging wildly here.
King is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilbrandt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King works Dilbrandt's body with a nice hook.
King lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
King misses with a jab to the body
and Dilbrandt counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by King.
Dilbrandt moves out of range as King strikes.
A little jabbing left from Dilbrandt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King misses with a straight right.
King lands a nice shot that snaps Dilbrandt's head back.
King avoids the body shot from Dilbrandt.
King lands the left hand.
Dilbrandt misses with a few strikes there.
A good leg kick by King.
Good standup being displayed there by King as he connects with a hook.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from King.
King is looking to wear down Dilbrandt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dilbrandt throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been told by King's head coaches at Crapollas Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dilbrandt.
King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
King digs a right hand underneath Dilbrandt's ribcage. Dilbrandt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
King utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dilbrandt lands a hook that snaps the head of King backwards.
Dilbrandt taking a breather.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands an uppercut.
King lands an uppercut.
King blocks an uppercut.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King digs a right hand underneath Dilbrandt's ribcage. Dilbrandt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A knee to the head by King.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilbrandt.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King missing with knees to the body.
Dilbrandt breaks from the clinch.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dilbrandt.
King throwing a counter right hand but Dilbrandt manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
King scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
King connects with a right hand. Dilbrandt shakes it off.
Dilbrandt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
It seemed like Dilbrandt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Dilbrandt off balance momentarily.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick.
Dilbrandt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick from Dilbrandt, right into the meat of the thigh.
King lands a nice hook to Dilbrandt's body. Dilbrandt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight right.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
King scores with a leg kick.
King fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King with the inside leg kick.
Dilbrandt misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dilbrandt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King is looking to slow Dilbrandt down with leg kicks.
King misses with a shot to the body
and Dilbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilbrandt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King cracks a nice hook into Dilbrandt's ribs.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilbrandt can do to turn this around?
King misses with an uppercut
and Dilbrandt counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a right hand
and Dilbrandt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King scores with a sloppy right hand. Dilbrandt should have avoided that one.
King takes one to the chin there.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King misses with a leg kick
and Dilbrandt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dilbrandt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
James King is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King scores with the left hand. Dilbrandt knows he should have avoided that one.
Dilbrandt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dilbrandt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy body kick from King
enabling Dilbrandt to counter with a crisp jab.
Dilbrandt misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a swing at Dilbrandt's ribcage but misses.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
Dilbrandt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dilbrandt throws a body shot but no joy.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King cracks Dilbrandt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot lands for King.
King loads up on a big right hand but Dilbrandt slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
King appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dilbrandt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Dilbrandt in the body.
A punch combination from Dilbrandt misses.
It looked like King wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
King scores with a spinning back kick!
King throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dilbrandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from King.
King checks the leg kick nicely there.
King 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.
King works the jab nicely.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King is looking to land body kicks.
King swings for the body but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Dilbrandt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dilbrandt.
King thuds his shin into the meat of Dilbrandt's side.
King misses with a hook to the body
and Dilbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dilbrandt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by King!
Dilbrandt drops his hands momentarily and King takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Dilbrandt misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James King dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from King.
Dilbrandt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King throws a hook to the side of Dilbrandt's head but Dilbrandt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilbrandt throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
A jab from King finds it's way through Dilbrandt's defenses.
King moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
King scores with a body shot.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King landing some nice looking knees to the body.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilbrandt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from King.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dilbrandt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
A hook to the body from Dilbrandt.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dilbrandt is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
King trying to land knees to the body.
King with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dilbrandt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt trying to land knees to the body.
King misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dilbrandt.
King using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dilbrandt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dilbrandt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dilbrandt stalling in the clinch but King improves position.
King tries to throw a body punch but Dilbrandt avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dilbrandt breaks the clinch.
King moves away from the strike by Dilbrandt.
James King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dilbrandt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King throws a lazy body kick
and Dilbrandt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dilbrandt lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Dilbrandt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
King fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dilbrandt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
King scores with a jab to the body.
King wants to land a leg kick but Dilbrandt is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King connects with an inside leg kick.
King chopping away at his opponent's legs.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dilbrandt moves away.
Dilbrandt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Dilbrandt tries to work over King's front leg with a kick but King checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
King looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
King misses with a double jab
and Dilbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King blocks a jab.
King lands with an overhand left.
Dilbrandt moves out of range of the body kick from King.
Dilbrandt avoids a kick to the body.
Dilbrandt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
David Dilbrandt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Dilbrandt walks into a left hand.
King defending well as Dilbrandt loads up on a big left hand.
A solid body kick from King.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dilbrandt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dilbrandt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and King is able to avoid easily.
King lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
King takes a swing at Dilbrandt's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dilbrandt! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. King darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
King catches Dilbrandt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
King swings widly with a right hand
and Dilbrandt counters with a nice body shot.
King thuds his shin into the meat of Dilbrandt's side.
And that's the end of the fight!
James King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James King!
James King managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, HELLBENT, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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RATING
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