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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 1168 p4p, 633 weight class) and Sean Dickinson (ranked 183 p4p, 100 weight class). Dickinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Resurrection - Chris Travis kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista blocks a jab.
Bautista swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Dickinson misses.
Bautista throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dickinson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Dickinson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bautista throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Sean Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dickinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bautista defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
Dickinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dickinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bautista.
Bautista scores with a nice strike.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Bautista.
Bautista blocks a head kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson misses with a hook
and Bautista counters with a good low kick that Dickinson was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.
Bautista checks a low kick from Dickinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista defending well as Dickinson loads up on a big left hand.
Bautista was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dickinson.
Dickinson wants to land a leg kick but Bautista is out of range.
Donk. Bautista catches Dickinson right on the button with a cross.
Bautista lands with a good body shot.
Dickinson misses with a body kick.
Bautista thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bautista is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dickinson! But no joy.
Dickinson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Bautista throws a wild body kick that Dickinson sees coming a mile off.
Bautista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dickinson scores with a jab.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Dickinson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dickinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bautista misses with a kick to the body.
Bautista throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dickinson lands a nice hook to Bautista's body. Bautista takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautista uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Bautista fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dickinson throws a body punch but Bautista moves out of range.
Bautista scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Bautista. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bautista.
Bautista throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickinson.
Bautista throws out a loose jab but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bautista momentarily.
Nice shot by Bautista.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dickinson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dickinson.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dickinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bautista is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dickinson misses with a low kick.
Bautista scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Bautista fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickinson jabs Bautista right on the nose. Bautista blinks but takes it well.
Bautista throws a push kick but Dickinson slaps the foot to one side.
Bautista connects with a looping right hand.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bautista misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bautista looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dickinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bautista thinks about countering with a body kick.
Dickinson moves out of range as Bautista throws a body kick.
Dickinson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bautista tries to land a front kick but Dickinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dickinson throws a low kick but Bautista avoids it.
Bautista jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bautista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Dickinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dickinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dickinson misses with a body shot.
Bautista thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bautista throws a push kick but Dickinson slaps the foot to one side.
Dickinson connects with an inside leg 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 takes a swing at Bautista's ribcage but misses.
Dickinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dickinson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dickinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheers as Bautista lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dickinson doesn't seem phased though.
Bautista scores with a sloppy right hand. Dickinson should have avoided that one.
Bautista checks a low kick from Dickinson.
Dickinson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dickinson thows a leg kick but Bautista checks it
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bautista blocks a leg kick.
Bautista goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dickinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drax Bautista dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Dickinson's cut.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Dickinson misses.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but Bautista moved away.
Bautista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickinson. Dickinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Bautista scores with a jab. Dickinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dickinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dickinson is looking to land body kicks.
Dickinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bautista lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bautista lands with a hook. Dickinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Crunch! Bautista slams his shin into Dickinson's torso.
Bautista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickinson can do to turn this around?
Bautista checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Bautista.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickinson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bautista throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Dickinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista wants to slow Dickinson down by chopping away at his legs.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Bautista moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bautista throws a poor cross that misses
and Dickinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bautista ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bautista thuds his right hand into Dickinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bautista just misses with a punch to the body.
Bautista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bautista scores with a hook.
Bautista connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Dickinson.
Bautista on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bautista throws an off balance right hand
and Dickinson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dickinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bautista has time to react.
Dickinson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson misses with an uppercut. Bautista saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Bautista misses the target.
Drax Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Bautista misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dickinson.
An inside leg kick lands from Dickinson.
Bautista on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickinson. Dickinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dickinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dickinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bautista.
Dickinson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bautista has time to react.
Bautista slips under a jab from Dickinson.
Bautista misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautista. Dickinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickinson throws a leg kick
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
Bautista fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bautista lands a right hook to the body.
Dickinson avoids the body shot from Bautista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dickinson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bautista listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Bautista, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dickinson scores with a nice body kick.
Bautista lands with a hook. Dickinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bautista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bautista closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bautista throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bautista on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dickinson connects with a leg kick.
Bautista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dickinson.
Dickinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bautista takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickinson sizes up Bautista with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Dickinson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Dickinson misses.
Bautista throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dickinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Dickinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bautista throws a sloppy head kick and Dickinson moves out of range easily.
Bautista keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickinson.
Bautista is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickinson misses the target.
Bautista is looking to counter punch.
Bautista throws a hook to the side of Dickinson's head but Dickinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bautista. That's going to slow Dickinson down.
Bautista takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Bautista takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dickinson walks into a stiff left hand from Bautista.
Dickinson fakes the leg kick and cracks Bautista in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Drax Bautista will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sean Dickinson's cut.
That's time! Bautista's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Bautista throws a lazy body kick
letting Dickinson counter with a right hand.
Bautista looks to throw a body kick
and Bautista takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dickinson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bautista!
Dickinson slips a straight right by Bautista.
Dickinson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Bautista throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Dickinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bautista will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dickinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautista tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bautista.
Dickinson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bautista misses with a straight right.
Dickinson lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bautista.
Dickinson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bautista on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bautista drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bautista ducks under a wild hook from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but Bautista sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bautista throws a quick counter kick to the body but Dickinson avoids it.
Bautista looks for the body kick but Dickinson saw that one coming.
Bautista fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dickinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dickinson blocks a jab.
Bautista works the jab nicely.
Bautista works the jab nicely.
Bautista rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dickinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bautista scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dickinson in his tracks.
Bautista avoids a kick to the body.
Bautista quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Dickinson.
Bautista throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson throws a sloppy head kick and Bautista moves out of range easily.
Bautista is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Dickinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bautista misses with a body kick.
Dickinson blocks a jab.
A big right from Bautista misses.
Dickinson connects with a body shot that sends Bautista's belly button to the back.
Dickinson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bautista counters with a nice uppercut.
Dickinson wants to slow Bautista down by chopping away at his legs.
Dickinson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bautista.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickinson scores with a body shot.
Dickinson with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dickinson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bautista has got the better of the exchanges.
Dickinson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bautista in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bautista digs a good body shot into Dickinson's ribs.
Sean Dickinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bautista tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Dickinson.
Dickinson feints and then cracks Bautista's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bautista down.
Bautista with a jab.
Bautista throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dickinson on the side of the head.
Bautista lands with a hook. Dickinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bautista pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bautista lands a nice shot to the body.
Bautista lands a jab to the nose.
Dickinson misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Dickinson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dickinson throws a hook to the side of Bautista's head but Bautista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista connects with a right hand. Dickinson shakes it off.
Bautista lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dickinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bautista.
Dickinson with a nice calf kick.
Bautista takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bautista is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dickinson blocks the body kick.
Dickinson throws a jab when Bautista was well out of range.
Bautista throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickinson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bautista misses with an uppercut. Dickinson saw that one coming.
Bautista lands a glancing blow to the side of Dickinson's head.
Dickinson slips under a jab.
Dickinson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bautista lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Drax Bautista.
Well Bautista has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drax Bautista!
Drax Bautista tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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