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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 511 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Rick Dick (ranked 82 p4p, 186 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Dick!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dick.
Daughtrey is looking to counter punch.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick with a jab.
Dick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Daughtrey's half guard.
Dick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dick throwing shots but Daughtrey is blocking nicely.
Dick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daughtrey's head.
Dick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Daughtrey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Daughtrey's coaches at Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Daughtrey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dick.
Daughtrey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dick.
Still in half guard, Dick seems content to control.
Dick working Daughtrey over with strikes.
Daughtrey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dick.
Dick wants to take a breather but Daughtrey is having none of it.
Daughtrey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dick.
Daughtrey is concentrating on defense, preventing Dick from advancing position.
Dick passes to side control.
Daughtrey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dick trying to control the action but Daughtrey is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Dick crashes against the mat.
Dick tries to score with some ground and pound. Daughtrey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dick throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Daughtrey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dick scoring with punches and elbows.
It looks like Kevin Daughtrey has been cut.
Dick tries to score with some ground and pound. Daughtrey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dick working the ground and pound.
Dick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Daughtrey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Daughtrey is looking to reverse the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Dick.
Daughtrey is not content to let Dick control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Dick crashes against the mat.
Daughtrey takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dick happy to just control the position for now.
Dick trying to control the action but Daughtrey is working from the bottom.
Daughtrey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dick connects with a decent elbow.
Daughtrey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dick off and has taken his back!
Dick tries to roll but Daughtrey sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Dick's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Daughtrey's hands.
Daughtrey keeps control of the position as Dick tries to break free.
Daughtrey doesn't have the hooks in and Dick manages to turn into his guard.
Dick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Dick has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daughtrey connects with a body shot that sends Dick's belly button to the back.
Dick manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daughtrey on his heels. He'll look to pass Daughtrey's guard now, I'm sure.
Dick is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dick stopping the sweep attempt from Daughtrey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Daughtrey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daughtrey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey is trying to control the position but Dick postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Daughtrey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dick controls the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dick goes for a double leg but Daughtrey avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Daughtrey continues to drive forward.
Dick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daughtrey sprawls well. Daughtrey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dick gets slowly back to his feet.
Daughtrey misses with a left hand
and Dick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Daughtrey won't be happy with that.
Daughtrey throws Dick to one side and escapes!
Dick dodges the punch combination from Daughtrey.
A big left from Daughtrey misses.
Daughtrey scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Daughtrey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey clinches with his opponent.
Daughtrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Dick controls the action.
Dick jumps guard but Daughtrey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kevin Daughtrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Dick.
Daughtrey stops a takedown attempt from Dick.
Daughtrey misses with some punches.
Dick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daughtrey avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daughtrey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Daughtrey gets caught flat footed, as Dick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dick seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Daughtrey is trying to keep Dick in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws an elbow that misses. Daughtrey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dick's guard. Nice move by Daughtrey!
Dick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daughtrey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dick wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Daughtrey throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dick keeping moving, preventing Daughtrey from controlling successfully.
Dick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Daughtrey defends it easily.
Daughtrey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Daughtrey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Daughtrey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fighters circling - Daughtrey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dick misses with a takedown
and Daughtrey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daughtrey looks to land a right hand but Dick moved out of range.
Dick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daughtrey lands with a cross.
Daughtrey misses with a double jab
and Dick counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daughtrey won't allow Dick to pass to mount.
Dick trying to control from half guard but Daughtrey is working away.
Dick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Daughtrey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dick.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dick wants to control from the top but Daughtrey keeps moving.
Dick throws an elbow that misses. Daughtrey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dick's guard. Nice move by Daughtrey!
Dick bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daughtrey's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick stands and throws Daughtrey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dick trying to control the position but Daughtrey is working away.
Dick throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dick tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dick trying to control the position but Daughtrey is working away.
Daughtrey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws a strike aimed at the side of Daughtrey's head but Daughtrey avoids it well.
Dick in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dick slows the pace down.
Dick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dick is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Dick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daughtrey to see if he's OK.
Dick staying calm.
Dick working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Dick stalls from top position.
Dick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Daughtrey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dick connects with a decent elbow.
Dick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dick trying to control the position but Daughtrey is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Dick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Dick!
A victorious Rick Dick thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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