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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olmag Draranoth (ranked 4930 p4p, 4655 weight class) and Nick Wickens (ranked 0 p4p, 601 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Olmag Draranoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Wickens!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draranoth throws a series of strikes that have Wickens backpedaling.
Draranoth swinging wildly here.
That kick from Wickens tenderised Draranoth's leg. Draranoth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Draranoth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wickens.
Draranoth seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wickens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draranoth ducks under a wild hook from Wickens.
Wickens thuds his right hand into Draranoth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nick Wickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wickens looks to land a left hand but Draranoth moved out of range nicely.
Draranoth darts in looking for a takedown but Wickens gets double underhooks and turns Draranoth into the cage.
Wickens stalling in the clinch.
Wickens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wickens lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wickens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draranoth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wickens but Wickens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wickens looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Draranoth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olmag Draranoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickens gets a clinch.
Draranoth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wickens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stalling in the clinch from Wickens.
Wickens lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wickens takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wickens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wickens gets through Draranoth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wickens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wickens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Draranoths head.
Wickens avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Wickens.
Wickens pushes Draranoth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draranoth is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wickens is defending well.
Wickens lands with a left to the head.
Wickens is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draranoth's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Wickens.
Draranoth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wickens avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Draranoth is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Wickens.
Wickens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wickens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wickens cracks Draranoth with a nice body shot.
Wickens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draranoth.
Wickens breaks the clinch.
That kick from Wickens tenderised Draranoth's leg. Draranoth is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wickens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draranoth has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A solid body kick from Wickens.
Nice uppercut lands for Wickens. That snapped Draranoth's head back.
Draranoth gets tackled into the cage by Wickens. Wickens maintains the clinch.
A short right from Wickens on the inside.
Wickens just leaning against Draranoth, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wickens will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Draranoth up against the cage.
Wickens lands a shot to the body.
Wickens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draranoth or not.
Wickens stalling in the clinch.
Wickens digs a right hand into Draranoth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draranoth's gas tank.
Wickens is stalling here.
Wickens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draranoth being controlled against the cage.
Draranoth can't break the clinch.
Wickens lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draranoth tries to pull guard but Wickens won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wickens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wickens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draranoth is rocked!
Wickens lands an uppercut.
Oh Draranoth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wickens lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wickens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draranoth or not.
Wickens cracks Draranoth with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Wickens.
Wickens presses Draranoth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wickens taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wickens works on Draranoth's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Wickens.
Wickens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wickens pushes Draranoth against the cage. Wickens is working some dirty boxing. Wickens pushes off with a quick right hook! Draranoth goes down! Draranoth tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Wickens moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Wickens!
Nick Wickens 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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