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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toby Rick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toby Rick!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick moves into the clinch successfully.
Watts avoiding damage as Rick throws knees to the body.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
Rick manages to break the clinch.
Watts gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rick 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.
Watts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rick sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rick's half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rick can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick wants to get back to full guard.
Watts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watts works his way into side control.
Rick is trying to control Watts's posture but Watts avoids it.
Rick is looking to reverse the position.
Watts working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts wants to control but Rick is keeping him busy.
Rick is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rick is looking for a sweep.
Rick wants to get back to his feet.
Watts trying to control the position but Rick is working away.
Watts working away.
Rick regains half guard.
Watts trying to control from half guard but Rick is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick has hold of Watts's hands but Watts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rick defending well though.
Rick wants to get back to full guard.
Rick is trying to maintain the position but Watts is very close to passing his half guard.
Rick controlling the position for now.
Rick looks gassed!
Watts wants to take a breather but Rick is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Rick counters with a shoot takedown. Watts fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Rick content to stall in guard here.
Watts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rick is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Rick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rick keeps the fight on the outside.
Rick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rick works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Watts is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Watts tries to roll over but Rick keeps him under control.
Watts taking some punishment here, with Rick in his half guard.
Rick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rick content to control rather than advance.
Rick is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rick decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick tries to sprawl but Watts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rick wants to control but Watts is keeping busy.
Watts works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rick tries to hold on but Watts pushes him away.
Rick is squirming around, avoiding Watts's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick can't escape the position.
Rick wants to hold on but Watts pushes him away.
Toby Rick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rick keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rick is breathing heavily.
Rick tries to hold on but Watts postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rick trying desperately to get to his feet.
Watts trying to control but Rick is having none of it.
Watts punching from mount but Rick doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Watts controlling the position easily from mount.
Watts misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts with good strikes from the mount here!
Watts moves to take his opponent's back.
Rick is trying to break free.
Rick trying to control the hands but Watts breaks the grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rick tries to roll but Watts sticks to his back.
Watts looking for the RNC.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts has the hooks in. Rick is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toby Rick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rick tries to clinch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Rick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rick shoots for a takedown but Watts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watts as he jumps to the side.
Dion Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Watts wants to hit a switch here but Rick passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Watts there!
Watts tries to lock up and control but Rick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is working to get back to half guard.
Rick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watts is looking to escape.
Watts working to try and regain half guard.
Watts is squirming around, avoiding Rick's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick controlling his opponent.
Rick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watts is looking to escape.
Rick is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Toby Rick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rick cracks Watts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries to clinch but Rick moves out of range.
Watts shoots and misses
and Rick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rick.
Rick controls from within his opponent's guard.
Watts striking off his back but it's not causing Rick any problems.
Rick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rick trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Toby Rick wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rick throws a lazy uppercut
and Watts counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
You can see the frustration on Watts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Watts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Rick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Rick!
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FIGHT
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