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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood has chosen Stone Sour - Last Of The Real as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
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145 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Hardwood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickens. Hardwood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardwood takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dickens has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big right from Hardwood misses.
Dickens misses with a body shot.
Hardwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Dickens misses with a head kick.
Dickens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Hardwood misses its intended target.
Hardwood looks to land a combination but Dickens avoids it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Dickens. That snapped Hardwood's head back.
Hardwood misses with a body shot.
Hardwood throws a series of punches but Dickens avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Dickens blocks the low kick.
Dickens wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dickens connects with a body shot that sends Hardwood's belly button to the back.
Lance Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood throws a jab when Dickens was well out of range.
Hardwood scores with a punch to the head.
An inside leg kick from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hardwood throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickens.
Dickens checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dickens, right into the meat.
Hardwood lands with a straight right. Dickens didn't see that one coming.
Dickens darts in and clinches Hardwood up against the cage.
Hardwood wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dickens has him pressed against the cage.
Dickens throws a punch but it's blocked by Hardwood.
Hardwood blocking some punches.
Dickens tries to work over Hardwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickens prevents Hardwood from breaking the clinch.
Dickens gets through Hardwood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hardwood is trying to break the clinch but Dickens is controlling him.
Hardwood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dickens throws a body punch but Hardwood moves out of range.
Dickens is looking to wear down Hardwood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Hardwood does no damage.
Dickens wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dickens ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
Dickens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardwood.
Dickens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardwood on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardwood walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood takes a swing at Dickens's ribcage but misses.
Hardwood misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickens.
Hardwood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickens drives through and clinches with Hardwood against the cage.
Hardwood can't break the clinch.
Hardwood wants to break free but Dickens has control.
Dickens lands an elbow that stopped Hardwood in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Lance Hardwood has been cut.
Hardwood is trying to break the clinch but Dickens has him pressed against the cage.
Hardwood wants to get back to striking at distance but Dickens won't allow it.
Hardwood manages to break the clinch.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardwood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dickens finds it's way round the side to connect with Hardwood's head.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardwood just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Dickens blocks the leg kick.
Hardwood lands with an overhand left.
Dickens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dickens!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dickens gets a clinch.
Dickens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hardwood is trying to break free.
Dickens lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hardwood backwards.
Hardwood breaks the clinch.
Dickens with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hardwood to score with a decent uppercut.
Hardwood avoids the body shot from Dickens.
Hardwood avoids the body shot from Dickens.
A swing and a miss from Hardwood.
Dickens throws a lazy right hand but Hardwood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardwood manages to avoid it.
Dickens lands a nice shot to the body.
Dickens looks to land a left hand but Hardwood moved out of range nicely.
Dickens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickens.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dickens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dickens slips under a jab.
Dickens connects with a nice looking jab.
Dickens misses with a looping right.
Dickens throws a hook but Hardwood avoids it easily.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardwood connects with a body shot that sends Dickens's belly button to the back.
Dickens just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickens looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardwood is just out of range.
Hardwood scores with a nice strike.
Dickens bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardwood misses with an uppercut.
Dickens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dickens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardwood circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardwood clobbers Dickens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwood throws a series of strikes that have Dickens backpedaling.
Dickens takes a swing at Hardwood's ribcage but misses.
Hardwood explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hardwood is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dickens had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hardwood tries to land a leg kick but Dickens saw it coming and moves away.
Dickens cracks a nice hook into Hardwood's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Dickens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lance Hardwood'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.
Dickens misses with a kick to the body.
Dickens gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hardwood blocks the elbow strike.
Dickens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hardwood's efforts to push away.
Dickens lands an elbow that stopped Hardwood in his tracks for a moment.
Dickens tries to stall but Hardwood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dickens taking a breather.
Hardwood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hardwood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardwood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardwood looks to land a combination but Dickens avoids it well.
Dickens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dickens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hardwood misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Hardwood misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Hardwood.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hardwood!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens is looking to clinch.
Hardwood throws out a counter right but Dickens avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dickens moves out of range as Hardwood strikes.
Hardwood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dickens is out of range and Hardwood settles back down.
Hardwood throws a lazy right hand but Dickens sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickens digs a good body shot into Hardwood's ribs.
Dickens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardwood is looking to chop away at Dickens's legs.
Hardwood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardwood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hardwood missing with a left hand there. Dickens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dickens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickens misses with a series of wild punches.
Hardwood throws a right hand that misses
and Dickens moves into the clinch.
Dickens tries to work over Hardwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardwood backwards.
Dickens can't find room to land a body shot as Hardwood controls the action.
Dickens lands with a right to the head.
Hardwood is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickens lands a big right hand that drops Hardwood! The killer instinct kicks in and Dickens finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Dickens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Dickens!
Richard Dickens decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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