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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Milloman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Stick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 cm
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215 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Stick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Milloman! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice sprawl there from Milloman as Stick shoots in. Stick closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Milloman wants to get back to his feet. Stick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milloman's head. Stick wants to control but Milloman is keeping him busy. Stick prevents Milloman from improving his position. Stick wants to control but Milloman is keeping him busy. Milloman regains full guard. Nicely done. Milloman wants to stand but Stick is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Stick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Stick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Milloman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Milloman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Milloman looks gassed! Stick with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Stick thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Stick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Milloman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stick manages to get himself to full guard.
Stick looking for a guillotine here but Milloman defends easily.
Stick keeping moving, preventing Milloman from controlling successfully. Stick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Milloman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Milloman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stick's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Milloman works a leg free and moves into half guard. Milloman lands with a punch from half guard. Milloman wants to take a breather but Stick is having none of it. Milloman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stick missing with punches from the bottom.
Stick wants to get back to full guard. Milloman is looking to take a break and control but Stick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Milloman is looking to clinch. Milloman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Milloman has his takedown stuffed and Stick counters with a single leg into guard. Milloman didn't expect that. Milloman working for a triangle but Stick defends it easily.
Stick with a flurry of punches that miss. Stick is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Milloman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Milloman has escaped and now he's on top! Stick working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Milloman stands and throws Stick's legs to the side, diving into side control. Milloman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Stick sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Milloman wants to stand but Stick has his arm trapped. Milloman wants to control but Stick is keeping him busy. Stick is looking to reverse the position. Milloman decides to take the fight back to the feet. Milloman is looking to clinch. Milloman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Milloman is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Stick 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.
Stick circles away from the clinch attempt and Stick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Milloman's guard now. Stick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Milloman swivels though and keeps the full guard. Rick Stick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Stick cracks Milloman with a solid left hand. Stick tries to stand but Milloman is controlling from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stick stopping the sweep attempt from Milloman. Stick drops back looking for a leg! Milloman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Milloman manages to kick Stick off! Stick jumps back into Milloman's guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Milloman is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milloman is looking to stand up but Stick won't let him. Milloman trying to control the position from guard on top but Stick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Stick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Milloman wants to control from the top but Stick keeps moving. Stick had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Milloman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stick Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Milloman's back instead. Stick lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Stick.
Stick doesn't have the hooks in and Milloman manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Milloman content to stall in guard here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Milloman moves into range and clinches up with Stick. Milloman tries to score a body lock takedown but Stick shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Stick is trying to drag Milloman to the mat but Milloman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Milloman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stick pulls guard effortlessly. Stick keeping moving, preventing Milloman from controlling successfully. Stick will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Stick trying to strike off his back.
Stick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Milloman wants to stand but Stick is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Stick keeping moving, preventing Milloman from controlling successfully. Stick has his hands on Milloman's head, controlling the position. Milloman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stick is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Stick shoots in but no luck this time. Stick doesn't manage to clinch there - Milloman circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Stick as Milloman shoots in. Rick Stick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bas Milloman. Milloman misses with a takedown attempt and Stick counters with a shoot takedown. Milloman fights it but they end up in guard. Stick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stick wants to pass the guard but Milloman is keeping the position. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Milloman is on top in guard.
Milloman looking to pass the guard. Stick is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stick is controlling Milloman's posture. Milloman is looking to stand up but Stick won't let him. Milloman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Stick dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Stick swats away the attempt to clinch by Milloman. Milloman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Stick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stick. Stick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Stick's corner is telling him to maintain position. Milloman wants to stand and escape but Stick is having none of it. Stick advances to half guard. Milloman tries to roll over but Stick keeps him under control. Milloman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Stick stops Milloman from getting back to his feet.
Stick blocks the strikes from Milloman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Milloman trying to hold on to Stick's head to control him but Stick postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Milloman moves into range and clinches up with Stick. Stick has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Milloman regains guard immediately. Milloman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Stick manages to pass to side control. Stick trying to mount his opponent but Milloman defends it. Milloman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stick. Milloman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stick is working away from the top position though. Stick is trying to control the action in half guard but Milloman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stick is really struggling to control Milloman but he's trying to hold on to the position. Milloman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Milloman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Milloman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Stick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Stick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Milloman, up you get! Stick scores a takedown into full mount! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Milloman is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Stick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Milloman is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Milloman wants to hold on but Stick pushes him away. Stick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Stick with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Milloman is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Stick tries to control but Milloman wriggling away. Stick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Milloman because Stick loaded up on that one. Stick is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Milloman wants to clinch up but Stick keeps it at a distance. Stick shoots in and drives through. Milloman sprawls well. Milloman tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Stick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Milloman's guard. Milloman is looking to stand up but Stick isn't so interested in that idea. Stick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Milloman pushes Stick off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Bas Milloman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Milloman wants to clinch. Rick Stick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Milloman stuffs the takedown attempt from Stick. Stick gets slowly back to his feet. Bas Milloman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rick Stick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Stick shoots in and bounces Milloman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Rick Stick showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Stick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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