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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens tries a head kick but it misses.
Dickens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kid fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dickens throws an overhand right that lands on Kid's shoulder, as Kid tries to avoid the shot.
Dickens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kid closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kid slows down the pace here.
Dickens working hard to break the clinch.
Kid softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dickens blocks a body shot from Kid.
Dickens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickens pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dickens taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kid.
Kid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dickens is looking to break free of the clinch but Kid has double underhooks.
Kid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kid lands a shot to the body.
Kid prevents a body shot from Dickens.
Dickens throws a punch but it's blocked by Kid.
Dickens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dickens is trying to maintain a safe position but Kid gets an underhook and turns Dickens into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kid fails to land.
Kid misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kid stalling in the clinch.
Kid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dickens effectively controlling the action here.
Kid wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dickens.
Kid is stalling here.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kid swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickens uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dickens as Kid tries to tie him up.
Kid scores with a shot to the side of Dickens's head.
Dickens just leaning against Kid, taking a breather.
Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickens's elbow.
Kid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickens backwards.
Dickens letting Kid take a breather here.
Kid lands a shoulder strike.
Dickens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kid's elbow.
Dickens has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kid seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dickens can turn it around.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid scores with a shot to the side of Dickens's head.
Dickens tries to break free but Kid pushes him back against the cage.
Kid misses with the head strike.
Kid taking a breather.
Dickens is trying to break the clinch but Kid has him pressed against the cage.
Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dickens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dickens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kid wants to stall.
Dickens has Kid pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karate Kid dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice body punch from Dickens.
Dickens scores with a leg kick.
Richard Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kid buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dickens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kid. Kid circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dickens scores with a jab to the body.
Kid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickens misses with a body kick.
Dickens lands with a right hand.
Kid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dickens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Kid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens throws an overhand right that lands on Kid's shoulder, as Kid tries to avoid the shot.
Kid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dickens.
Kid avoids the body shot from Dickens.
Kid blocks a head kick by Dickens.
Dickens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kid lands a jab.
Dickens is rocked!
Kid missing with a left hand there. Dickens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dickens is still on wobbly legs! Can Kid finish him?
Nice body kick from Kid.
Kid moves into the clinch successfully.
Dickens pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickens.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kid.
Dickens is trying to maintain a safe position but Kid gets an underhook and turns Dickens into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickens blocking some punches.
Dickens seems to have recovered his senses.
Kid scores with a shot to the side of Dickens's head.
Dickens blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kid pushes Dickens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kid lands a shot to the body.
Dickens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kid digs a right hand underneath Dickens's ribcage. Dickens let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickens's elbow.
Kid unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Dickens! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kid is unloading with more strikes now! Dickens drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karate Kid!
Karate Kid thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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