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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ian McCall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCall kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boats 'n' Hoes by Prestige Worldwide. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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141 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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155 cm
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145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian McCall!
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, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall throws a shot to the body.
Dickens goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Ian McCall has been cut.
Dickens tries to clinch up but McCall circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickens shoots and misses
and McCall counters with an outside leg kick.
Dickens gets a clinch.
McCall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dickens tries to pull guard but McCall holds him up against the cage and eventually Dickens drops back down to his feet.
Dickens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickens rushes McCall and presses him up against the cage.
Dickens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickens fails with a takedown attempt.
Ian McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Dickens.
Dickens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McCall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dickens cracks the inside of McCall's front leg.
Dickens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCall swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dickens counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dickens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickens looks for a takedown but McCall sprawls well.
Dickens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Dickens.
McCall scores with a punch to the head.
McCall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ian McCall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dickens pushes McCall up against the cage in a clinch.
Dickens tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens keeps control of McCall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McCall is defending well.
McCall avoids the elbow strike from Dickens, against the cage.
Dickens avoiding damage.
Dickens turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCall is pushing Dickens's head away, looking to escape. Dickens manages to hold on to the position though.
Dickens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dickens tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dickens 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.
McCall is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dickens's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dickens is looking for submissions but instead, McCall has regained full guard.
Dickens stops McCall from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickens advances to half guard.
Dickens is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dickens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ian McCall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dickens dodges the punch combination from McCall.
McCall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickens finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dickens has managed to clinch.
Dickens misses with an elbow strike.
Dickens holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCall tries to break the clinch but Dickens is controlling the position.
McCall gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dickens.
Dickens has McCall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dickens pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McCall tumbling to the mat - Dickens dives into McCall's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens tries to free his leg and advance position but McCall is retaining full guard.
McCall is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickens must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dickens is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McCall is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickens is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCall's guard.
McCall wants to stand but Dickens is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McCall misses with a combination
and Dickens counters with a nice uppercut.
McCall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickens moves away.
McCall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall missing with a left hand there. Dickens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCall jabs at Dickens's body.
Dickens moves away from the strike by McCall.
Dickens moves away from the strike by McCall.
Dickens shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCall as he jumps to the side.
A low kick from McCall misses
and Dickens counters with a three punch combo that has McCall backing up. McCall nods at Dickens to acknowledge the strikes.
McCall misses with a straight left.
Dickens misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ian McCall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Dickens.
McCall wants to land a leg kick but Dickens is out of range.
Dickens darts in and clinches McCall up against the cage.
Dickens tries to pull guard but McCall holds him up against the cage and eventually Dickens drops back down to his feet.
Dickens effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall is looking to stand up but Dickens isn't so interested in that idea.
McCall trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dickens wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of McCall's closed guard. He's half up but McCall has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! McCall pivots and extends the arm, Dickens falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by McCall! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ian McCall!
During a confident post fight interview, Ian McCall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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