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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathanial Hornblower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Dicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathanial Hornblower!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicks throws a combination. Hornblower tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dicks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hornblower controlling Dicks's posture.
Dicks wants to control from the top but Hornblower keeps moving.
Hornblower is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hornblower throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hornblower has Dicks pulled in close to control his posture.
Dicks wants to control from the top but Hornblower keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dicks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dicks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dicks 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.
Dicks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hornblower's guard.
Dicks postures up.
Hornblower bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dicks's guard.
Hornblower stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dicks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dicks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hornblower is one step ahead there.
Dicks throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hornblower throwing strikes but missing.
Hornblower with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dicks knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hornblower on the ground.
Dicks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dicks is keeping the position for now.
Dicks wants to get back to his feet but Hornblower passes into half guard.
Dicks is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dicks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hornblower gets full guard.
Hornblower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dicks is one step ahead there.
Dicks tries to stand but Hornblower is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower working for a triangle but Dicks defends it easily.
Hornblower looks gassed!
Hornblower keeping moving, preventing Dicks from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dicks postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jason Dicks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dicks cracks a nice hook into Hornblower's ribs.
Dicks scores with a takedown into Hornblower's guard.
Hornblower had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dicks defends it easily.
Hornblower not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dicks wants to control from the top but Hornblower keeps moving.
Dicks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hornblower swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dicks is looking to stand up but Hornblower won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hornblower is looking for a triangle but Dicks pushes his legs off easily.
Dicks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hornblower is keeping the position for now.
Dicks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hornblower has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dicks has managed to get both his arms back between Hornblower's legs - danger averted.
Dicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Hornblower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dicks wants to stand and escape but instead Hornblower has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dicks wants to improve his position but instead Hornblower has moved into half guard.
Hornblower is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hornblower is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks trying to control here.
Hornblower stops Dicks from getting back to his feet.
Dicks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hornblower wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dicks keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dicks closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dicks wants to control but Hornblower is keeping him busy.
Hornblower tries to bench press Dicks off him but Dicks keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dicks controlling from side mount.
Hornblower regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Dicks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hornblower misses with a takedown
and Dicks counters with a single leg into guard. Hornblower didn't expect that.
Dicks wants to get up but he can't break Hornblower's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dicks is looking to work some ground and pound but Hornblower has wrist control.
Hornblower is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornblower had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dicks defends it easily.
Dicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Hornblower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dicks 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 one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower working a defensive guard but Dicks manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hornblower keeps working.
Hornblower takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hornblower is trying to improve his position.
Dicks is looking to take a break and control but Hornblower is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hornblower tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dicks taking a breather here.
Jason Dicks overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hornblower sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dicks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jason Dicks.
Nice shot lands for Dicks.
Hornblower with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dicks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dicks trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hornblower's guard.
Dicks looking to pass the guard.
Hornblower looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dicks passes Hornblower's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks is controlling the pace.
Hornblower trying to control here.
Dicks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hornblower is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Dicks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dicks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Dicks!
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hype
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RATING
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