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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuo Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Harvester of Sorrow. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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200 lbs
14 - 21 - 1 |
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187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuo Hitigaki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitigaki throws an overhand right that lands on Dickinson's shoulder, as Dickinson tries to avoid the shot.
Hitigaki gets a clinch.
Hitigaki avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki just leaning against Dickinson, taking a breather.
Hitigaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dickinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hitigaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dickinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside that Hitigaki shrugs off.
Dickinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dickinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitigaki avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Hitigaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitigaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickinson avoids the damage to the body.
Hitigaki dodges an elbow strike from Dickinson.
Hitigaki tries a body shot but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dickinson lands a left hand.
Dickinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dickinson crunches a lovely knee into Hitigaki's ribcage.
I was talking to Dickinson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hitigaki looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Dickinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dickinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dickinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Dickinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dickinson crunches a lovely knee into Hitigaki's ribcage.
Dickinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dickinson lands a damaging elbow.
Dickinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Dickinson lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dickinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson lands a left hand.
Dickinson lands an elbow just above Hitigaki 's eye.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dickinson obliges.
Dickinson landing knees to the head.
Hitigaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dickinson.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hitigaki avoids the damage to the body.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dickinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dickinson crunches a lovely knee into Hitigaki's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dickinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dickinson lands with a light punch inside.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hitigaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dickinson landing knees to the body.
Dickinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dickinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dickinson lands a nice knee to the body.
Hitigaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickinson landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands an elbow that stopped Hitigaki in his tracks for a moment.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dickinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dickinson landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Dickinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitigaki backwards.
Dickinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitigaki is rocked!
Dickinson has Hitigaki pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hitigaki is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Dickinson - that's hurt Hitigaki badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hitigaki is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hitigaki doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Dave Dickinson!
Dave Dickinson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Golden Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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