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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Dickinson (ranked 1973 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 250 p4p, 212 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by Resurrection - Chris Travis. Teodors Ozolinsh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sean Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ben Hemmingworth and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ozolinsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickinson connects with a crisp jab.
Ozolinsh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ozolinsh has Dickinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh is leaning against Dickinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ozolinsh backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ozolinsh effectively controlling the action here.
Ozolinsh trying to land knees to the body.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickinson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
A short left from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Ozolinsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozolinsh to score with a decent uppercut.
Ozolinsh clinches with his opponent.
Ozolinsh is working Dickinson over against the cage.
Dickinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ozolinsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh prevents Dickinson from breaking the clinch.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Ozolinsh on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Ozolinsh fails to land.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Ozolinsh.
Still in the clinch, Dickinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickinson keeps control of Ozolinsh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson breaks from the clinch.
Ozolinsh takes a swing at Dickinson's ribcage but misses.
Dickinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ozolinsh.
A cross from Ozolinsh lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dickinson.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickinson.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Ozolinsh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
As Dickinson backs off Ozolinsh throws a huge counter combo but Dickinson manages to avoid it all.
Ozolinsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickinson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ozolinsh ducks right into an uppercut from Dickinson.
Ozolinsh has closed the distance and engaged Dickinson in a clinch.
Dickinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is working Ozolinsh over against the cage.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh pushes off an throws an elbow but Dickinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickinson.
Dickinson blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson tries to throw a body punch but Ozolinsh avoids it by throwing Dickinson back against the cage.
Dickinson tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Dickinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ozolinsh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickinson blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Teodors Ozolinsh dominated that round.
That's time! Dickinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dickinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ozolinsh clinches with his opponent.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dickinson digs a right hand underneath Ozolinsh's ribcage. Ozolinsh let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ozolinsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickinson takes a swing at Ozolinsh's ribcage but misses.
Dickinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but Dickinson is having none of it.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Dickinson on the inside.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ozolinsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Dickinson breaks the clinch.
Dickinson misses with a jab to the body
and Ozolinsh counters with a big head kick but Dickinson shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up.
Dickinson tried to counter with a leg kick but Ozolinsh avoided it.
Dickinson scores with a jab to the body.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but Dickinson moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dickinson tries to throw a body punch but Ozolinsh avoids it by throwing Dickinson back against the cage.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh is working Dickinson over against the cage.
Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch
and Dickinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh looks to land a right hand but Dickinson moved out of range.
Dickinson tries to move into range but Ozolinsh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dickinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ozolinsh throws a low kick, looking for Dickinson's leg but Dickinson calmly moves out of range.
Dickinson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sean Dickinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Ozolinsh has closed the distance and engaged Dickinson in a clinch.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickinson controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh blocks a body shot from Dickinson.
A right handed body shot lands from Dickinson.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson tries to throw a body punch but Ozolinsh avoids it by throwing Dickinson back against the cage.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Dickinson controls the action.
Ozolinsh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ozolinsh missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ozolinsh scores with a hook to the body.
Dickinson misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh is struggling to control the position.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
A hook to the body from Dickinson.
Dickinson pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ozolinsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands a body punch.
Ozolinsh blocks a body shot from Dickinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Dickinson controls the action.
Ozolinsh pushes Dickinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dickinson as the two fighters clinch.
Dickinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson throws a shot from downtown. Ozolinsh moves away and avoids it.
Dickinson dodges the punch combination from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves out of range as Dickinson strikes.
Dickinson avoids the head kick by Ozolinsh.
Dickinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozolinsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozolinsh has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ozolinsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sean Dickinson will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Dickinson lands a jab-cross combination.
Dickinson slips a jab and a cross from Ozolinsh.
Good exchange - Dickinson coming out on top.
Dickinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dickinson connects with a right hand. Ozolinsh shakes it off.
A combination from Ozolinsh does no damage.
Teodors Ozolinsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozolinsh connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh clinches up against the cage.
Dickinson blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson tries a body shot but Ozolinsh blocks it.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand.
Dickinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now.
Ozolinsh trying to land knees to the body.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickinson's elbow.
Ozolinsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ozolinsh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Ozolinsh. Those never looked like landing.
Ozolinsh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dickinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozolinsh.
Dickinson scores with a hook to the body. Ozolinsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dickinson throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
Ozolinsh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dickinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ozolinsh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ozolinsh.
Nice body punch from Ozolinsh - that landed with a thud.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Dickinson avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Dickinson avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dickinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh just leaning against Dickinson, taking a breather.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the side of Dickinson's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson lands an uppercut.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Dickinson controls his hands.
Dickinson lands a body punch.
Dickinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Dickinson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozolinsh is working Dickinson over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dickinson.
Dickinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Dickinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickinson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ozolinsh tries a body shot but Dickinson blocks it.
Ozolinsh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now.
Dickinson can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh is trying to stall.
Dickinson struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickinsons head.
Dickinson breaks from the clinch.
Ozolinsh swinging wildly here.
Ozolinsh darts in and clinches Dickinson up against the cage.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dickinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozolinsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ozolinsh tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch up but Dickinson keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickinson misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozolinsh misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sean Dickinson.
I think Dickinson 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Dickinson!
An out of breath Sean Dickinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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