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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob Hick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Howard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bob Hick!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hick misses with a combination
and Howard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Howard is controlling him.
Hick pushes Howard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Howard wants to clinch but Hick slips to the side
and Hick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Hick looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Howard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hick.
Hick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hick wants to pass to mount but Howard is defending the position.
Hick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Hick.
Hick decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hick misses with a few strikes there.
Howard looks for a takedown but Hick sprawls well.
Hick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hick clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard gets underhooks to prevent Hick's takedown attempt.
Hick lands with a light punch inside.
Hick breaks from the clinch.
Hick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howard defending well though.
Hick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard 's head.
Hick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard 's head.
Hick stalling.
Hick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hick.
Hick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard 's head.
Hick controlling the action here.
Hick stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Howard to get to his feet.
Hick scores with a jab.
Hick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard , pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hick managing to block the knees to the body from Howard .
Hick breaks the clinch.
Hick looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
Hick connects with a crisp jab.
Hick connects with a jab.
Hick drops Howard with a beautiful combination! Howard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hick is looking for the KO!
Howard is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dwight Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bob Hick.
Hick clinches with his opponent.
Hick breaks the clinch.
Howard seems to have got his legs back now.
Hick misses with a double jab.
Howard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hick counters with a crisp one two that drops Howard ! Hick thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Howard to his feet! Howard is in big trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hick clinches with his opponent.
Hick has hold of one of Howard 's legs. Howard is fighting the takedown attempt but Hick gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hick stands up from Howard 's guard - Hick perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob Hick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hick moves into range and clinches up with Howard .
Hick dodges an elbow strike from Howard .
Howard is working for takedown but Hick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hick.
Hick drops Howard with a beautiful combination! Howard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hick is looking for the KO!
Hick fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Howard out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Billy Bob Hick!
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