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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Bicket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas has chosen "Assassins" by Insane Clown Posse as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Bicket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donovan Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bicket moves out of range of the leg kick from Douglas.
Douglas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bicket, pushing him back against the cage.
Bicket could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Douglas breaks from the clinch.
Bicket throws a head kick that misses.
Bicket rushes Douglas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bicket is pressed up against the cage. Douglas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bicket down to the mat. Bicket avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No joy there for Bicket, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bicket tries to clinch up
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Douglas instigates a clinch.
Douglas can't get the takedown.
Douglas stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Douglas - that landed with a thud.
Bicket has Douglas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Douglas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas pulls guard.
Bicket trying to stand up but can't free himself from Douglas's guard.
Douglas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bicket controls the pace.
Douglas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicket tries to free his leg and advance position but Douglas is retaining full guard.
Bicket looking to sit in guard and control but Douglas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bicket wants to sweep here but Douglas controlling him for the moment.
Bicket wants to get back to his feet but Douglas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bicket misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bicket misses with a takedown
and Douglas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bicket is breathing heavily.
Douglas wants to stand but Bicket is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicket looking for a sweep. Not yet Bicket, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas trying to control the position from guard on top but Bicket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bicket working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Douglas.
Bicket has a closed guard, preventing Douglas from standing up.
Bicket is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Douglas drops back looking for a leg! Bicket is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bicket manages to kick Douglas off! Douglas jumps back into Bicket's guard.
Douglas is standing up over Bicket. Bicket looks to escape but Douglas dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicket is looking to get back to his feet here but Douglas is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bicket's back.
Bicket wants to get back to his feet.
Douglas avoiding Bicket 's attempts to control his hands.
Bicket has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bicket trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
You can see the frustration on Bicket's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Bicket has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Bicket looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bicket wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Douglas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
Bicket cracks the inside of Douglas's front leg.
Bicket throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Douglas counters with a one-two to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bicket lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Douglas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bicket shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bicket moves nicely into side control.
Bicket controlling the position from side mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bicket stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bicket tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Douglas lands a right hand.
Bicket drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bicket tries to clinch up.
Bicket fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Douglas sprawls well initially but Bicket persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bicket stands up out of the half guard.
No luck for Bicket with that takedown attempt.
Bicket doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Douglas counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Bicket. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Douglas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bicket swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyle Bicket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicket throws a leg kick
and Douglas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Douglas gets underhooks to prevent Bicket's takedown attempt.
Bicket blocks an elbow strike.
Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bicket tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyle Bicket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bicket has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Nice takedown defense from Douglas. No joy for Bicket on that attempt.
Douglas is looking to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Douglas.
Bicket throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
Bicket shoots for a takedown but Douglas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicket tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Douglas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Douglas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bicket wants to get back to his feet but Douglas drags him back down.
Bicket defending against the ground and pound.
Douglas prevents Bicket from escaping the position.
Douglas working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Douglas is looking to take a break and control but Bicket is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bicket throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bicket circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bicket tries to score a power double leg takedown but Douglas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bicket somewhat.
Douglas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Douglas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Bicket does no damage.
Bicket closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bicket misses with a takedown attempt
and Douglas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Douglas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kyle Bicket will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Douglas tries to clinch
and Bicket counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bicket moves nicely into side control.
Douglas is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bicket has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bicket tries to advance to mount but can't.
Douglas wants to get back to his feet.
Bicket wants to control but Douglas is keeping him busy.
Douglas is trying to control Bicket's posture but Bicket avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas tries to bench press Bicket off him but Bicket keeps the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Douglas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bicket connects with a crisp jab.
Bicket has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bicket gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bicket passes into half guard.
Bicket lands strikes from half guard.
Bicket not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bicket passes to full mount!
Douglas is trying to escape the mount.
Bicket trying to control but Douglas is having none of it.
Bicket lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Douglas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bicket lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bicket is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bicket is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bicket fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bicket lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bicket pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bicket breaks from Douglas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bicket has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Douglas's face.
Bicket content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Bicket connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Douglas taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bicket tries to control but Douglas wriggling away.
Bicket has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Douglas's face.
Bicket working the ground and pound effectively.
Bicket tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bicket is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Douglas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Bicket showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bicket has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kyle Bicket!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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