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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between I Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakisha Dikoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakisha Dikoe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Hard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nakisha Dikoe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dikoe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dikoe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dikoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dikoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dikoe tries to close the distance and clinch but Hard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dikoe counters with a left and a right that stings Hard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dikoe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dikoe gets a clinch.
Hard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dikoe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hard breaks the clinch.
Dikoe tries to clinch but Hard moves out of range.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hard tries for a takedown but Dikoe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hard misses with a combination
and Dikoe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dikoe.
Dikoe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dikoe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hard blocks it with crossed arms.
Hard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dikoe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for I Hard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dikoe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dikoe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dikoe misses with a knee strike.
Hard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dikoe is pressed up against the cage. Hard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dikoe down to the mat. Dikoe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dikoe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dikoe lands a jab-cross combination.
Dikoe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dikoe.
Hard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dikoe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dikoe wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikoe scores with a head kick.
Hard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dikoe tries to avoid it but Hard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dikoe to the ground. Dikoe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dikoe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hard is breathing heavily.
Dikoe tries to clinch up but Hard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hard throws a jab but it's blocked by Dikoe.
Dikoe thuds his shin into the meat of Hard's side.
Dikoe moves in looking to clinch but Hard pushes him off.
Hard throws a combination that misses
and Dikoe counters with a head kick.
Hard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hard misses with a hook. Dikoe ducked under it nicely.
Dikoe tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Hard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dikoe counters with a head kick. That will keep Hard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dikoe has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikoe tries a knee to the head but Hard blocks it.
Dikoe lands a knee to the body.
Dikoe keeps control of Hard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dikoe missing with knees to the body.
Dikoe crunches a lovely knee into Hard's ribcage.
Dikoe misses with a knee to the head.
Hard is looking to break free of the clinch but Dikoe has double underhooks.
Hard dodges an elbow strike from Dikoe.
Hard wants to get back to striking at distance but Dikoe won't allow it.
Dikoe is pressed up against the cage. Hard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dikoe down to the mat. Dikoe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dikoe clinches up against the cage.
Dikoe tries a knee to the head but Hard blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dikoe keeps control of Hard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hard tries to break the clinch but Dikoe is controlling the position.
Hard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dikoe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dikoe has him pressed against the cage.
Dikoe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dikoe looking to stall.
Dikoe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dikoe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dikoe misses with an elbow over the top.
Dikoe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hard is trying to break the clinch but Dikoe has him pressed against the cage.
Dikoe scores a nice knee to the body.
Dikoe scores a nice knee to the body.
Dikoe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dikoe is pressed up against the cage. Hard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dikoe down to the mat. Dikoe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hard misses with a double jab
and Dikoe counters with a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dikoe!
Hard scores with a jab to the head.
Dikoe lands with a slapping head kick.
Dikoe tries to clinch up but Hard circles away and keeps his distance.
Hard misses with a double jab
and Dikoe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dikoe misses with an elbow over the top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dikoe trying to land knees to the body.
Dikoe crunches a lovely knee into Hard's ribcage.
Hard controlling the action here for a moment.
Dikoe is looking to control Hard's arms but Hard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dikoe has his back to the cage.
Dikoe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hard avoids the damage to the body.
Dikoe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hard has had enough of the clinch but Dikoe keeps him there for the moment.
Hard turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hard manages to end up in side control.
Hard scoring with punches from side control.
Dikoe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hard landing a few strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dikoe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hard connects with a decent elbow.
Dikoe pushes Hard away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hard gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hard cracks Dikoe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dikoe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Hard.
Dikoe is pushing Hard's head away, looking to escape. Hard manages to hold on to the position though.
Hard trying to control the position but Dikoe is working away.
Dikoe sneaks back into half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hard prevents Dikoe from improving his position.
Hard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dikoe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hard trying to control from half guard but Dikoe is working away.
Dikoe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dikoe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hard.
Hard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hard wants to take a breather but Dikoe is having none of it.
Hard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dikoe's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hard prevents Dikoe from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dikoe!
Hard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dikoe hang on?
Dikoe keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dikoe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hard lands a heavy elbow.
Dikoe is rocked!
Hard loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Dikoe scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Hard land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Hard stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I Hard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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