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HFC 26 - Independence Day PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson walks into a left hand.
Dickinson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Sha'quan Woods has been cut.
Dickinson jabs at Woods's body.
Dickinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dickinson throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
Woods connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Dickinson.
Dickinson loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Woods tries to clinch
and Dickinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dickinson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson moves out of range of the leg kick from Woods.
Dickinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woods throws out the jab.
Woods has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Woods takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Woods takes one to the chin there.
Woods blocks a jab.
Woods slips a straight right by Dickinson.
Dickinson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dickinson throws a body punch but Woods moves out of range.
Woods now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Woods tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Woods swings widly with a right hand
and Dickinson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson checks a low kick from Woods.
Dickinson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Dickinson jabs at Woods's body.
Woods tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Woods drives through and clinches with Dickinson against the cage.
Nice body punch from Woods.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickinsons head.
Dickinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dickinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Woods jumps into guard, dragging Dickinson to the mat.
Dickinson stands up and waves to Woods to follow him.
A jab lands there for Woods.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Woods.
Dickinson jabs Woods to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dickinson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Woods makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dickinson slips under a jab from Woods.
A counter left hand to the body from Dickinson misses its target.
Woods closes the distance and pushes Dickinson back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods has Dickinson pressed against the cage, preventing Dickinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dickinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Woods gets an underhook and turns Dickinson into the cage.
Woods is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dickinson to keep the fight standing.
Woods drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods is working an open guard so Dickinson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Woods misses with a hook
and Dickinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sha'quan Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson misses with a combination
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Woods throws a hook but Dickinson blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woods drops his hands momentarily and Dickinson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dickinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dickinson walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Woods blocks a jab.
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 Sean Dickinson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sha'quan Woods's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dickinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Woods throws a hook to the side of Dickinson's head but Dickinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woods tries to score with a low kick but Dickinson moves his leg out of the way.
Dickinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Dickinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson misses with a right hand
and Woods cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dickinson throws a shot to the body.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Dickinson.
That has opened up Sha'quan Woods's cut even more.
Dickinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickinson throws a lazy right hand but Woods sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Woods was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dickinson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Woods scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Woods is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickinson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woods fakes the leg kick and cracks Dickinson in the body.
Woods gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woods decides to pull guard.
Dickinson stands up from Woods's guard - Dickinson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dickinson tries to bum rush Woods with a series of wild strikes but Woods uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Woods connects with a jab.
Woods forces Dickinson back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Woods lands a shot to the body.
Woods goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woods jumps guard and drags Dickinson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dickinson stops Woods from standing up.
Woods trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Dickinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sean Dickinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Woods misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Dickinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Dickinson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Woods.
Woods takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dickinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson slips a straight right by Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickinson counters with a stiff right hand.
The cut above Sha'quan Woods's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dickinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods throws out a counter right but Dickinson avoids it with no problem.
Dickinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Woods on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Woods.
Woods gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Woods tries to pull guard but Dickinson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dickinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sha'quan Woods will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Dickinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Dickinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Woods throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickinson throwing a counter right hand but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dickinson counters with a series of strikes. Woods will be more careful next time no doubt.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickinson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab lands there for Dickinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
Dickinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Woods takes a swing at Dickinson's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Dickinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickinson looks to land a combination but Woods avoids it well.
Dickinson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woods counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Woods misses with a body kick.
Woods throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a nice looking body shot.
Dickinson slips under a jab from Woods.
Dickinson throwing a counter right hand but Woods manages to avoid it.
Dickinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Dickinson moved out of range.
Dickinson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice straight punches there by Woods. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Woods.
Woods misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dickinson lands with a good body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickinson as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods works the jab nicely.
Woods moves into the clinch.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Woods - that landed with a thud.
Woods lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dickinson breaks the clinch.
Woods takes one on the button.
Dickinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Woods lands a right hook to the body.
Woods lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods wants to clinch up but Dickinson keeps it at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woods scores with a jab to the head.
Woods scores with a nice strike.
Woods takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sean Dickinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Woods uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Woods on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods throws out a leg kick but Dickinson moves out of range and Woods only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sha'quan Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Woods 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Sha'quan Woods!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Sha'quan Woods!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Sha'quan Woods!
Sha'quan Woods wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Sean Dickinson had this to say: 'Great win for my opponent, hes a beast! I look forward to training hard and getting that rematch soon!'. |
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