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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hickman (ranked 5027 p4p, 25170 weight class) and Young Bob Merry (ranked 348 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Hickman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Bob Merry!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merry misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hickman.
Merry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Young Bob Merry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hickman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
Merry feints a jab promting Hickman to slip. Merry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hickman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Merry fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hickman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Merry really felt that one!
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickman counters with a leg kick.
Merry throws a poor cross that misses
and Hickman counters with a thumping low kick.
Merry misses with a left hand
and Hickman counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hickman is looking to slow Merry down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merry. Hickman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Merry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Merry misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hickman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Merry takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merry throws a lazy uppercut
and Hickman counters with a low kick, right behind Merry 's knee.
Hickman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hickman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Merry looks winded!
Merry throws a lazy uppercut
and Hickman counters with a body kick that stops Merry in his tracks momentarily.
Hickman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good leg kick by Hickman.
Hickman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Merry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That kick from Hickman tenderised Merry's leg. Merry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hickman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hickman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Merry swings widly with a right hand
and Hickman counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hickman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hickman lands a leg kick that knocks Merry off balance momentarily.
Hickman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Merry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hickman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Merry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hickman counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merry throws a right hand that misses
and Hickman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hickman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hickman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Merry.
A shot to the body from Merry misses
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
Merry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Merry digs a good hook to Hickman's body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hickman.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hickman.
Hickman with a nice calf kick.
Hickman keeps Merry at a distance using the push kick.
Hickman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Merry takes a step back to recover.
Hickman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Merry has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hickman.
Hickman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Merry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hickman.
Hickman thumps Merry with a low kick.
Merry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Hickman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Merry throws a lazy uppercut
and Hickman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Merry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hickman. Hickman obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Hickman.
Merry has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hickman.
Hickman lands a nice looking body kick.
Hickman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Merry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hickman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hickman keeps Merry at a distance using the push kick.
Hickman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Merry's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickman counters with a good low kick that Merry was not able to check.
Merry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hickman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Merry takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hickman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Merry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hickman checks it well.
Hickman thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman thows a body kick. Merry tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hickman with a nice calf kick.
Hickman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hickman scores with a head kick.
Merry throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Merry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Merry throws a poor cross that misses
and Hickman counters with a nice body kick.
Hickman delivers a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hickman!
Hickman thumps Merry with a low kick.
Hickman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Merry. That did some damage!
Merry misses with a leg kick
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
Hickman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Merry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Young Bob Merry has been cut.
Hickman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Merry misses with a leg kick
and Hickman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Merry really felt that one!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hickman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Young Bob Merry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hickman lands a high kick!
Luke Hickman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hickman lands a head kick. Merry smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hickman avoids the body shot from Merry.
Merry throws a sloppy body shot
and Hickman counters with a head kick.
Merry is rocked!
Merry misses with a hook. Hickman ducked under it nicely.
Merry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Merry is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickman finish him?
Merry shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hickman eats them both and turns towards Merry to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Merry seems to have recovered his senses.
Merry swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Merry throws a sloppy body shot
and Hickman counters with a big head kick but Merry shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merry throws a sloppy body shot
and Hickman counters with a leg kick.
Merry throws a leg kick
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
Good leg kick by Hickman.
Hickman blocks a jab.
Merry is breathing heavily.
Hickman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Merry if he has to take too many more of those.
Hickman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Merry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hickman.
Hickman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hickman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Merry can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merry misses with a hook to the body
and Hickman counters with a thumping low kick.
Merry throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hickman throws a head kick that Merry semi-blocks.
Hickman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Merry chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hickman can pounce on him.
Merry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hickman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Merry takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Merry throws a leg kick
and Hickman counters with an inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Merry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hickman - the referee stops the clock and Merry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hickman. Merry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hickman lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Hickman.
Hickman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Merry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hickman counters with a nice body kick.
Merry has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hickman.
Hickman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Merry's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman thuds his shin into the meat of Merry's side.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hickman - that will leave a mark!
Hickman scores with a kick to the midsection.
Merry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Merry throws an off balance right hand
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Hickman counters with a nice body kick.
Hickman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Hickman.
That kick from Hickman tenderised Merry's leg. Merry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hickman bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hickman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Merry takes a step back to recover.
Hickman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hickman lands with a kick to the temple. Merry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hickman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Merry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hickman lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hickman.
Merry stuns Hickman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Merry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Merry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hickman - the referee stops the clock and Merry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hickman. Merry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hickman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hickman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Merry's sensitive parts.
Hickman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Merry's head.
Hickman scores with a head kick.
Hickman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Merry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
Merry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hickman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merry misses with a leg kick
and Hickman counters with a low kick, right behind Merry 's knee.
Merry misses with a right hand
and Hickman counters with a low kick, right behind Merry 's knee.
Merry misses the body punch
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
Merry throws a leg kick
and Hickman counters with a thumping low kick.
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickman lands a nice looking body kick.
Hickman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Merry throws an off balance right hand
and Hickman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Merry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hickman throws a leg kick which misses Merry's front leg but catches the back leg as Merry tries to avoid it.
Hickman feints and then cracks Merry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Merry down.
Merry misses with a hook
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
Merry's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hickman connects with an inside leg kick.
Hickman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hickman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Merry takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Merry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hickman. Hickman obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hickman throws a leg kick which misses Merry's front leg but catches the back leg as Merry tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Hickman.
Hickman scores with a leg kick.
Hickman scores with a head kick. Merry tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hickman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Young Bob Merry's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Merry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Young Bob Merry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Merry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hickman counters with a head kick. That will keep Merry thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Merry takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Merry misses with a right hand
and Hickman counters with a good, hard body kick but Merry shrugs it off.
Hickman throws a leg kick which misses Merry's front leg but catches the back leg as Merry tries to avoid it.
Hickman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hickman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Merry.
Hickman slips under a jab.
Hickman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickman counters with a low kick, right behind Merry 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Merry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hickman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Merry misses
and Hickman counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick from Hickman lands but Merry takes it in his stride.
Merry misses the body punch
and Hickman counters with an inside leg kick.
Hickman connects with a high kick.
Merry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hickman counters with a low kick, right behind Merry 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hickman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Merry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Merry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hickman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hickman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hickman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Merry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hickman counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hickman. That's going to slow Merry down.
Hickman fakes the leg kick and cracks Merry in the body.
Merry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hickman was well out of range. Poor timing from Merry.
Hickman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Merry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hickman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hickman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Hickman.
A low kick from Merry misses
and Hickman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickman is looking to slow Merry down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hickman.
Hickman throws a head kick that Merry semi-blocks.
Merry misses with a lunging right hand
and Hickman counters with a nice body kick.
A big right from Merry misses.
Merry takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hickman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hickman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hickman staying out of range there.
Merry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
Hickman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hickman lands a head kick!
Hickman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Merry.
Hickman with a nice calf kick.
Merry misses with a leg kick
and Hickman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merry's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hickman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hickman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Merry misses with a hook
and Hickman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Merry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hickman counters with a low kick, right behind Merry 's knee.
Hickman thuds his shin into the meat of Merry's side.
Merry swings widly with a right hand
and Hickman counters with a leg kick.
Merry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hickman. That one must have hurt.
A good leg kick by Hickman.
Hickman with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merry. Hickman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hickman with a nice calf kick.
Hickman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Luke Hickman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hickman lands a front kick.
Hickman throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Hickman.
Hickman throws a head kick that Merry semi-blocks.
Merry loads up on a big right hand but Hickman slips the punch.
Merry cracks Hickman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Merry throws a right hand that misses
and Hickman counters with a good low kick that Merry was not able to check.
Hickman throws a nice head kick!
Merry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hickman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Merry really felt that one!
A good leg kick by Hickman.
Hickman scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hickman.
Hickman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Merry.
Merry on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merry swings widly with a right hand
and Hickman counters with a good low kick that Merry was not able to check.
Hickman scores with a nice body kick.
Hickman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hickman connects with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Hickman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hickman 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Hickman!
The defeated Young Bob Merry had this to say: 'I have lots more time to get to the top.'.
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