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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 17, 2025 |
#R1# Novo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dickerson pinned against the cage. Dickerson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Dickerson is looking to counter the offense by Novo and move into the clinch. Sergio Novo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Novo looks to land a combination but Dickerson avoids it well. Dickerson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dickerson wants it to stay on the feet. Dickerson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Novo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickerson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Dickerson is looking to counter the offense by Novo and move into the clinch. Novo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Dickerson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Novo manages to circle out of the way. Asher Dickerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Novo. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A jab from Novo misses. Dickerson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Novo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dickerson is looking to counter the offense by Novo and move into the clinch. Novo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dickerson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #T1# Novo throws a sloppy head kick and Dickerson moves out of range easily. Dickerson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Novo. Novo fails with the takedown#CL# and Dickerson counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Dickerson presses Novo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Our sources have told us that Dickerson has been working on his elbows in the gym. Dickerson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Novo or not. Novo looks winded! Come on Dickerson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dickerson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Novo up against the cage. Dickerson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Sergio Novo has been cut. Dickerson pushes Novo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Novo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dickerson pulls his leg out and moves away.
#T2# Novo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Dickerson is looking to counter the offense by Novo and move into the clinch. Novo shoots in for a takedown but Dickerson shows good takedown defense. Dickerson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Novo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickerson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Dickerson tries to counter by clinching up but Novo breaks away and moves out of range. Novo throws a looping overhand right but Dickerson ducks down to avoid it. Asher Dickerson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Novo fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Dickerson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Dickerson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dickerson wants it to stay on the feet.#T3# Novo misses with a low kick.
Dickerson tries to counter by clinching up but Novo breaks away and moves out of range. Novo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Novo shoots in looking for a takedown. Dickerson tries to sprawl out of it but Novo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dickerson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Novo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Novo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Novo has his takedown stuffed#CL# and Dickerson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dickerson. #T4# Dickerson presses Novo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Novo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Dickerson digs a right hand underneath Novo's ribcage. Novo let out a lung full of air as it connected. Dickerson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Novo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Novo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dickerson controlling the action here for a moment.
Dickerson leaning his opponent against the cage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Dickerson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Dickerson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sergio Novo's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2# Novo fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Dickerson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch. Novo has his takedown stuffed#CL# and Dickerson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Novo tries to pull guard but Dickerson won't allow it.
Asher Dickerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergio Novo. Dickerson stops a takedown attempt from Novo.
Novo misses with some punches.
Dickerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novo can do to turn this around? Dickerson digs a right hand underneath Novo's ribcage. Novo let out a lung full of air as it connected. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dickerson leaning his opponent against the cage. Dickerson has Novo pushed against the cage. The referee is keeping an eye on Dickerson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Novo is breathing heavily.#T1# Dickerson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Dickerson avoiding damage.
Dickerson stalls. Dickerson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Asher Dickerson. Novo has his takedown stuffed#CL# and Dickerson moves into the clinch. Dickerson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dickerson. Dickerson digs a right hand into Novo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Novo's gas tank. Dickerson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2# Dickerson scores with a hook to the body. Dickerson is struggling to control the position. Dickerson is pushing Novo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Dickerson lands a body punch in the clinch. Novo being controlled against the cage. Dickerson cracks Novo with a nice body shot. Asher Dickerson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Novo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dickerson has him pressed against the cage. Dickerson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dickerson can't find room to land a body shot as Novo controls the action.
Novo is trying to force a seperation but Dickerson has the dominant position.#T3# Dickerson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Novo up against the cage. Dickerson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Dickerson. Dickerson is pushing Novo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Dickerson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Novo's defenses. Dickerson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Dickerson - that landed with a thud.
Dickerson stalling in the clinch.
Dickerson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Asher Dickerson. Novo doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL# and Dickerson counters by moving into the clinch. #T4# Dickerson lands a body punch. A bit of stalling here from Dickerson.
Dickerson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dickerson has Novo pressed against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickerson. Dickerson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Novo up against the cage. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Dickerson lands an elbow just above Novo 's eye. Dickerson can't find room to land a body shot as Novo controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asher Dickerson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Sergio Novo's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3# Novo shoots in for a takedown but Dickerson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2# Novo gets a clinch. Nice elbow from Dickerson. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dickerson. Dickerson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Novo letting Dickerson take a breather here. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Asher Dickerson. Novo fails with the takedown#CL# and Dickerson moves into the clinch. Novo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dickerson lands a shot to the body.#TD2# Novo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dickerson uses from the top position. #T1# Dickerson is looking to advance position but Novo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB# Dickerson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dickerson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#T2# Dickerson is squirming around, avoiding Novo's attempts to control the action. Dickerson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
#SUB2# Dickerson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Novo. #T3# Dickerson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Dickerson is squirming around, avoiding Novo's attempts to control the action. Dickerson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Novo on the ground. Dickerson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Novo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dickerson is looking to escape. #T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Dickerson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Sergio Novo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Asher Dickerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Novo throwing strikes here but Dickerson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Sergio Novo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Dickerson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27 Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asher Dickerson! |
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