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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Buckley has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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182 cm
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212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Pickett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buckley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pickett circles away.
Pickett tries to close the distance and clinch but Buckley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buckley forces Pickett back against the cage and clinches.
Buckley breaks from the clinch.
Buckley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pickett.
Buckley drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pickett has a closed guard, preventing Buckley from standing up.
Pickett working a defensive guard here.
Buckley stopping the sweep attempt from Pickett.
Buckley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley postures up.
Buckley sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dan Pickett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Buckley has Pickett up against the cage in a clinch.
Buckley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buckley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pickett smiles and moves away.
Pickett tries to bum rush Buckley with a series of wild strikes but Buckley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett fails to land with a series of punches.
Pickett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buckley backs up against the cage.
It looks like Phil Buckley has been cut.
Buckley has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Pickett. Those never looked like landing.
Pickett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buckley was well out of range. Poor timing from Pickett.
Some wild striking there from Pickett.
Buckley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pickett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Buckley avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buckley looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pickett!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Buckley politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Buckley prefers to stall for the moment though.
Buckley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Buckley wants to stand but Pickett is controlling his arm.
Pickett dodges the ground and pound from Buckley.
Pickett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Buckley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pickett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Buckley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is being controlled here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Buckley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Buckley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buckley dodges the punch combination from Pickett.
Dan Pickett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pickett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Buckley is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pickett.
Pickett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pickett shoots in for a double leg but Buckley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pickett throws a series of punches but Buckley avoids them all with ease.
Pickett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pickett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buckley.
Buckley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pickett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buckley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pickett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buckley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pickett is doing well to control the position and prevent Buckley from advancing to side control.
Pickett is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Buckley moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Buckley working the ground and pound from side control.
Pickett struggling a bit here.
Pickett tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Buckley presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley lands with some strikes.
Phil Buckley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buckley content just to control the position here.
Buckley lands a heavy elbow.
Buckley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Buckley lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pickett hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buckley controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Buckley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pickett is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buckley looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pickett is still in real trouble! Can Buckley finish him?
Buckley jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pickett manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Buckley stands up and beckons Pickett to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Buckley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Buckley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pickett misses with a two punch combination.
Pickett seems to have recovered his senses.
Pickett misses with a double jab
and Buckley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pickett breaks the clinch.
Buckley drives through with a takedown into Pickett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Buckley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pickett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buckley stays in close to Pickett's body and controls the position.
Buckley won't allow Pickett to sweep him here.
Pickett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Phil Buckley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Buckley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buckley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Buckley showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Buckley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Buckley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pickett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley trying to mount his opponent but Pickett defends it.
Buckley wants to stand but Pickett has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Buckley slows the pace down in half guard.
Dan Pickett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Buckley works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Buckley scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pickett?
Buckley wants to finish this one by submission but Pickett is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Buckley.
Buckley is landing with some decent strikes but Pickett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley controlling the position easily from mount.
Buckley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Buckley postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Pickett in real trouble here! The ref calls for Pickett to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Buckley!
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