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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Dale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Aleksander Putin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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230 lbs
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World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Dale!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleksander Putin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin tries to clinch but Dale moves out of range.
Putin wants to clinch.
Dale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Putin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Putin swinging wilding here.
Dale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Putin fails with a takedown attempt.
Dale lands a with a good body shot.
Putin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Putin takes a swing at Dale's ribcage but misses.
Putin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale scores with a shot to the body.
Dale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dale lands a nice looking body shot.
Putin slips a jab and a cross from Dale.
Dale lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Putin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dale cracks Putin with an open hand slap.
Dale throws a shot to the body.
Putin looks gassed!
Dale jabs at Putin's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dale cracks a nice hook into Putin's ribs.
Dale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Dale.
Dale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Philip Dale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dale digs a good hook to Putin's body.
Putin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dale to score with a decent uppercut.
Dale lands with a shot to the body.
Dale is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dale connects with a right hand. Putin shakes it off.
A jab from Dale finds it's way through Putin's defenses.
Dale's corner calls for a 1-2. Dale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dale bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Putin's head.
Dale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dale lands a jab to Putin's midsection.
The crowd cheers as Dale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Putin doesn't seem phased though.
Dale scores with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dale. That snapped Putin's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Putin. Putin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Putin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dale moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dale lands a head shot.
Dale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dale's corner calls for a 1-2. Dale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dale scores with a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Putin.
Putin takes one to the chin there.
Dale tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin shoots in for a takedown but Dale shows good takedown defense.
Philip Dale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Putin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dale!
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!
Putin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dale throws a good cross that connects.
Dale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Putin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dale lands a right hook to the body.
Dale moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dale's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dale duly obliges.
Dale drops Putin with a beautiful combination! Putin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dale is looking for the KO!
Putin is rocked!
It looks like Aleksander Putin has been cut.
Dale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Putin is still on wobbly legs! Can Dale finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Putin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Putin seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Dale.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Putin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Putin. Putin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Putin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Putin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Putin takes one to the chin there.
Dale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dale misses with a wild combination.
Dale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dale just misses with a punch to the body.
Putin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Putin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dale scores with a body shot.
Putin is breathing heavily.
Putin tries to clinch up.
Philip Dale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dale lands a right hook to the body.
Putin tries to clinch up.
Dale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Putin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dale thuds a left hand into Putin's body.
Dale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Dale scores with a four punch combination!
Dale works the jab nicely.
A shot to de liver by Dale. Beautiful body shot.
Dale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dale lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dale lands a nice hook to Putin's body. Putin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dale lands a jab to Putin's midsection.
Dale lands with a shot to the body.
Dale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Putin.
Dale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dale thuds a left hand into Putin's body.
Dale cracks a nice hook into Putin's ribs.
Dale misses with a series of wild punches.
Dale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dale works Putin's body with a nice hook.
Putin wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale stalks Putin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Putin's face. Putin staggers backwards, shaken.
Dale scores with a jab to the body.
Putin throws a sloppy head kick and Dale moves out of range easily.
Putin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Putin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dale has got the better of the exchanges.
Dale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Putin.
Dale lands with a nice body punch.
Dale lands with a nice body punch.
Dale is looking to wear down Putin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dale!
Putin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Putin doesn't seem bothered though.
Dale digs a good hook to Putin's body.
Dale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dale jabs at Putin's body.
A nice combination there by Dale.
Dale is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice cross by Dale.
Dale fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dale cracks Putin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dale lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Dale lands.
Putin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Putin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Philip Dale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dale punishes Putin's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Putin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Putin there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Putin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dale lands a jab.
Dale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Putin can do to turn this around?
Dale punishes Putin's body with a nice straight punch.
Dale with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale scores with a three punch combo!
Dale scores with a shot to the body.
Dale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dale.
Philip Dale is winning the standup battle so far.
Putin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dale lands a really nice looking cross but Putin seems unphased.
Dale lands with a shot to the body.
Dale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dale scores with a hook to the body. Putin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dale scores with a shot to the body.
Dale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dale lands the left hand.
Putin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Putin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dale punishes Putin's body with a nice straight punch.
Dale stuns Putin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Putin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A right-left combo lands from Dale.
Dale works Putin's body with a nice hook.
Dale scores with a hook.
Putin walks into a stiff left hand from Dale.
A left and a right from Dale both land. Nice combination.
Putin takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Putin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dale digs a good hook to Putin's body.
Dale lands a jab to the head.
Dale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Putin at a distance.
Dale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Putin.
Putin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dale lands with a right hand.
Dale lands a right hook to the body.
Dale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Putin doesn't seem bothered though.
Dale scores with a sloppy right hand. Putin should have avoided that one.
Dale throws a one two combo.
Dale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Putin has time to react.
Putin walks into a left hand.
Dale throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Dale catches Putin right on the button with a cross.
Dale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Putin momentarily.
Dale fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dale punishes Putin's body with a nice straight punch.
Dale misses with the combination.
Putin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dale digs a good body shot into Putin's ribs.
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!
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dale finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
Dale lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dale thuds a left hand into Putin's body.
Dale throws a shot to the body.
Putin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Putin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Putin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Putin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Dale clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Putin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Putin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dale finds it's way round the side to connect with Putin's head.
Dale cracks Putin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dale lands a nice shot to the body.
Dale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putin.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dale.
Dale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Putin's head backwards.
Dale cracks Putin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Putin moves forwards but Dale connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Putin needs to keep his hands up - Dale had a free shot at his head there.
Putin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dale tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin cracks Dale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dale scores with a shot to the body.
Putin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dale lands a with a good body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dale.
Dale stuns Putin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Putin.
Good shot there by Dale.
A jab from Dale does it's job there.
Dale swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
Dale lands a jab-cross combination.
Dale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dale misses with a jab to the body
and Putin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dale throws a one two combo.
A big right from Putin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dale stuns Putin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Dale.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dale connects with a body shot.
Dale lands a slapping body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Dale scores with a four punch combination!
Good exchange - Dale coming out on top.
Dale drops Putin with a beautiful combination! Putin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dale is looking for the KO!
Dale grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Putin takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Dale cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Philip Dale!
Philip Dale retains his heavyweight title!
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