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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Tuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuna is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sharky + George. Hickson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Hickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Tuna!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickson is looking to clinch but Tuna is avoiding it.
Tuna fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hickson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hickson tries to clinch up but Tuna circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tuna.
Hickson throws the kick towards the body but Tuna avoids it.
Tuna scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tuna moves nicely into side control.
Tuna scoring with punches and elbows.
Hickson is pushing Tuna's head away, looking to escape. Tuna manages to hold on to the position though.
You can see the frustration on Hickson's face as Tuna controls the position.
Hickson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuna remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tuna in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tuna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hickson taking a bit of punishment here - Tuna scoring with strikes.
Tuna trying to control the position but Hickson is working away.
Tuna connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hickson some visible discomfort.
Tuna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickson keeps working.
Tuna throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hickson is trying to get back to his feet.
Tuna working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuna controlling the position from side mount.
Hickson is pushing Tuna's head away, looking to escape. Tuna manages to hold on to the position though.
Hickson is breathing heavily.
Hickson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hickson is pushing Tuna's head away, looking to escape. Tuna manages to hold on to the position though.
Tuna in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tuna grinds an elbow into Hickson's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuna cracks Hickson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hickson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tuna working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuna creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Tuna politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tuna prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hickson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tuna is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hickson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Let's hope that Tuna has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tuna working the ground and pound from side control.
Tuna in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tuna cracks Hickson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hickson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tuna wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hickson keeps working.
Tuna working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuna lands an elbow.
Hickson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tuna connects with a decent elbow.
Tuna working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuna scores with punches from side control.
Tuna trying to control the position but Hickson is working away.
Tuna creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tuna is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hickson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hickson pushes Tuna away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tuna gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuna scores with punches from side control.
Tuna creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tuna lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Tuna dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tuna throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hickson was covering up waiting for the punch and Tuna finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tuna throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hickson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hickson has momentary wrist control but Tuna slips an elbow through the middle.
Tuna stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hickson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuna is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hickson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tuna controls the pace.
Tuna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuna trying to control but Hickson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuna landing some decent shots from guard.
Tuna stands and throws Hickson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hickson taking a bit of punishment here - Tuna scoring with strikes.
Tuna is looking to take a break and control but Hickson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tuna working the head with strikes.
Tuna is working Hickson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hickson is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuna lands a nice forearm strike.
Doug Tuna has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuna trying to control the position but Hickson is working away.
Tuna scores with punches from side control.
Tuna landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The referee asks Tuna politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tuna prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tuna creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tuna happy to just control the position for now.
Hickson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nice strikes from Tuna there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickson is looking to get back to is feet but Tuna passes into side control.
Tuna cracks Hickson with a big right hand but Hickson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hickson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hickson taking a bit of punishment here - Tuna scoring with strikes.
Tuna lands an elbow.
Tuna scores with punches from side control.
Tuna remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Tuna landing strikes.
Tuna lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickson is trying to get back to his feet.
Tuna working the ground and pound.
Tuna lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tuna is looking to take a break and control but Hickson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hickson wants to get back to his feet.
Tuna scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hickson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tuna scoring with punches and elbows.
Tuna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tuna lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Doug Tuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Tuna changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hickson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tuna in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tuna lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tuna working the ground and pound.
Tuna landing strikes.
Tuna lands some shots froms side control.
Tuna scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tuna scores with punches from side control.
Tuna looks up at the clock and then as Hickson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tuna smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuna landing a few strikes.
Hickson being controlled for a moment.
Tuna working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuna lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hickson wants to get back to his feet but Tuna drags him back down.
Tuna scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here.
Tuna cracks Hickson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tuna lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hickson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tuna landing a few strikes.
Tuna lands a few punches from side control.
Hickson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tuna creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tuna trying to control the action but Hickson is working from the bottom.
Tuna lands an elbow.
Hickson is looking for a sweep.
Tuna controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuna scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hickson to see if he's OK.
Tuna looks up at the clock and then as Hickson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tuna smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hickson is trying to control Tuna's posture but Tuna avoids it.
Hickson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brian Hickson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hickson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hickson throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Tuna taking a breather here.
Tuna works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickson struggling a bit here.
Hickson trying to remain calm as Tuna controls from the top position.
Hickson pushes Tuna away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tuna gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tuna landing strikes.
Tuna trying to control the position but Hickson is working away.
Tuna working the body and head with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuna prevents Hickson from escaping the position.
Doug Tuna is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tuna in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Doug Tuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tuna winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 24:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doug Tuna!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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