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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by turisas- stand up and fight. Hardy has chosen Run this town as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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186 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Dickinson is just out of range.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardy throws the left hand but Dickinson avoids the punch easily.
Dickinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
Dickinson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dickinson throwing strikes but missing.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson scoring with some ground and pound.
Hardy wants to stand and escape but Dickinson is having none of it.
Hardy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dickinson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dickinson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hardy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hardy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dickinson looking to control but instead Hardy has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Hardy is looking for a sweep. Dickinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dickinson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dickinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dickinson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dickinson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardy tries to kick Dickinson off but Dickinson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dickinson throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dickinson.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dickinson slips nicely into half guard.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Dickinson is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dickinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson stops Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Dickinson moves into full mount! Hardy won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Dickinson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hardy scores with a hook to the body. Dickinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hardy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dickinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Hardy circles away.
Hardy throws a right hand that misses
and Dickinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dickinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson works his way into side control.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Dickinson lands a few punches from side control.
Dickinson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hardy tries to buck Dickinson off but Dickinson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hardy is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dickinson yanks on the arm and Hardy is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dickinson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Dickinson!
An out of breath Will Dickinson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Chad Hardy had this to say: 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.
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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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