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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Faure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buff Dickens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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198 lbs
15 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buff Dickens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Faure!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens tried to score with a low kick but Faure checks it.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Faure lands a two punch combo.
Faure goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That kick from Dickens tenderised Faure's leg. Faure is trying to keep his angry face on.
Faure takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dickens throws an off balance right hand
and Faure counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dickens lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickens scores with a hook.
Dickens throws a looping overhand right but Faure ducks down to avoid it.
Faure tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dickens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Faure somewhat.
Faure avoids the body shot from Dickens.
Faure misses with a takedown attempt - Dickens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faure shoots in but Dickens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buff Dickens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Faure.
Dickens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dickens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickens misses with a looping left.
Faure uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickens.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Faure takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dickens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dickens lands a left hand.
Faure blocks an uppercut.
Faure is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dickens.
Faure blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickens scores with a shoulder strike.
Faure prevents a body shot from Dickens.
A head punch on the inside from Dickens fails to land.
Dickens struggles to land a body shot inside as Faure controls his hands.
Dickens misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faure blocks a body shot from Dickens.
Dickens lands a nice uppercut.
Dickens pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dickens lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens misses with a punch on the inside.
Faure tries to circle away but Dickens has him pinned against the cage.
Dickens tries to throw a body punch but Faure avoids it by throwing Dickens back against the cage.
Faure prevents a body shot from Dickens.
Faure has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faure tries to break the clinch but Dickens is controlling the position.
Dickens misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickens lands a left hand.
Dickens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dickens struggles to land a body shot inside as Faure controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Dickens.
Dickens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faure blocks a body shot from Dickens.
Dickens working aggressively here.
Dickens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dickens tries a body shot but Faure blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faure backwards.
Dickens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dickens tries to score with a low kick but Faure moves his leg out of the way.
Faure looks for a takedown but Dickens sprawls well.
Dickens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dickens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Faure has time to react.
Dickens ducks under a wild hook from Faure.
Dickens misses with a body kick.
Faure on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickens. Dickens obviously looking to wear him down.
Dickens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dickens fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faure, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickens is leaning against Faure and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dickens has a couple of punches blocked by Faure.
Dickens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens tries a body shot but Faure blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Dickens.
Faure takes a shot to the head.
Dickens lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Dickens.
Faure is breathing heavily.
Come on Dickens - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faure's elbow.
Dickens keeps control of Faure as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dickens.
A shot in the inside from Dickens.
Faure blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickens pushes Faure back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faure is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Dickens.
Faure is still on wobbly legs! Can Dickens finish him?
Dickens creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Faure with a big uppercut! Faure tries to clinch up but Dickens pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Faure to the mat! Faure covers up and Dickens unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Buff Dickens!
Buff Dickens retains his middleweight title!
Buff Dickens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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