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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 1650 p4p, 2022 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 224 p4p, 266 weight class). Dickons comes to the cage accompanied by Sidung. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 15 - 0 |
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21 - 22 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickons scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dickons, as that shot connected.
Sturmovik throws a jab when Dickons was well out of range.
Sturmovik is looking to slow Dickons down with leg kicks.
Dickons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sturmovik sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dickons lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sturmovik at a distance.
Sturmovik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dickons checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sturmovik misses with a two punch combination.
Sturmovik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dickons circles away quickly and effectively.
Dickons shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sturmovik manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturmovik keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
Sturmovik kicks Dickons off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmovik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dickons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickons fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Dickons.
Sturmovik looks to land a combination but Dickons avoids it well.
Sturmovik walks into a straight right hand from Dickons.
Sturmovik tries to sprawl but Dickons drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sturmovik tries to kick Dickons off but Dickons keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dickons is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sturmovik sees it coming and defends easily.
Dickons is looking for a kimura but Sturmovik is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dickons to get the leverage.
Dickons throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dickons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickons is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dickons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dickons controlling the action here.
Dickons is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sturmovik reverses the position - he's now on top in Dickons's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturmovik working some strikes from top position.
Sturmovik stands up over Dickons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sturmovik content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sturmovik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dickons 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sturmovik gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sturmovik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sturmovik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sturmovik lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sturmovik trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sturmovik is working Dickons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sturmovik landing with the ground and pound.
Sturmovik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dickons manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sturmovik manages to get himself to full guard.
Dickons won't allow Sturmovik to get back to his feet.
Sturmovik keeping moving, preventing Dickons from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik wants to stand and escape but Dickons is having none of it.
Dickons postures up in Sturmovik's guard and throws a big left but Sturmovik blocks it.
Dickons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dickons throwing strikes but missing.
Sturmovik wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Dickons manages to pass to side control.
Dickons is trying to control the action in half guard but Sturmovik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jovan Dickons will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A lazy left from Dickons finds it's target.
Dickons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dickons showed some decent athleticism there.
Sturmovik has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dickons is on him like a limpet, forcing Sturmovik back against the cage.
Dickons is working Sturmovik over against the cage.
Sturmovik tries to throw a body punch but Dickons avoids it by throwing Sturmovik back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sturmovik as the two fighters clinch.
Sturmovik misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sturmovik letting Dickons take a breather here.
Sturmovik misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Dickons as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sturmovik.
Dickons tries to throw a body punch but Sturmovik avoids it by throwing Dickons back against the cage.
Dickons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sturmovik struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickons controls his hands.
Sturmovik misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dickons lands a nice shot to the body.
Dickons checks a low kick from Sturmovik.
Kirov Sturmovik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sturmovik!
Dickons tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dickons thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dickons has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Dickons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sturmovik keeps working.
Dickons has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Dickons there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dickons wants to control the pace but Sturmovik is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sturmovik suckers Dickons into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Sturmovik is now in Dickons's guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturmovik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sturmovik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dickons looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sturmovik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dickons trying to keep a closed guard but Sturmovik is proving a slippery customer.
Dickons has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sturmovik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sturmovik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dickons is keeping the position for now.
Sturmovik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sturmovik chips away with some ground and pound.
Sturmovik chips away with some ground and pound.
Dickons looking to control.
Dickons looking for a guillotine here but Sturmovik defends easily.
Sturmovik scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sturmovik chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmovik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sturmovik is posturing up here but Dickons has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Sturmovik tries to roll out but it's too tight and Sturmovik has to tap! Slick submission there by Dickons!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jovan Dickons!
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FIGHT
RATING
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