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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dikki's choice of entrance music: . Michele Mancinelli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ibi Dikki's chin.
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ibi Dikki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dikki throws out a leg kick but Mancinelli moves out of range and Dikki only half commits.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dikki keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancinelli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Dikki is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Mancinelli scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ibi Dikki has been cut.
Dikki is looking to slow Mancinelli down with leg kicks.
A jab from Dikki finds it's way through Mancinelli's defenses.
Mancinelli throws a right and a left that Dikki avoids nicely.
Mancinelli throws a head kick but Dikki moves out of range.
Mancinelli tries to clinch there but Dikki circles away.
Dikki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mancinelli tries to clinch there but Dikki circles away.
Mancinelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dikki closes the distance and clinches up with Mancinelli, looking for a takedown. Dikki pushes Mancinelli against the ropes but Mancinelli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dikki blocks a head kick by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Dikki is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mancinelli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dikki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dikki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dikki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mancinelli swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mancinelli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mancinelli keeping full guard, as Dikki tries to pass.
Dikki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dikki throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up.
A leg kick checked by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli wants to clinch up but Dikki keeps it at a distance.
Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch but Dikki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Dikki.
Dikki tries for a takedown but Mancinelli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dikki keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancinelli moves out of range of the body kick.
Dikki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mancinelli misses with a takedown attempt
and Dikki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mancinelli's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mancinelli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dikki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dikki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dikki winds up and cracks Mancinelli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dikki is trying to work for a kimura but Mancinelli is defending well.
Mancinelli trying to hold on to Dikki's head to control him but Dikki postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dikki connects with a nice short shot to Mancinelli's temple.
Dikki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mancinelli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dikki throwing shots but Mancinelli is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibi Dikki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dikki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dikki counters by moving into the clinch.
Mancinelli crunches a lovely knee into Dikki's ribcage.
Mancinelli works on Dikki's body with a couple of short punches.
Mancinelli lands a body punch.
Mancinelli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dikki is defending well for now.
Mancinelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mancinelli lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Mancinelli - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Mancinelli with a knee to the head.
Dikki is breathing heavily.
Mancinelli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mancinelli pulls guard effortlessly.
Mancinelli lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dikki!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli raining down shots from the mount!
Dikki wants to hold on but Mancinelli pushes him away.
Mancinelli scoring with strikes but Dikki is staying in there.
Mancinelli controlling his opponent.
Mancinelli in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mancinelli landing strikes from the mount and Dikki is in trouble!
Mancinelli wants to control the pace but Dikki is squirming around nicely.
Dikki can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dikki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dikki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mancinelli lands with some strikes.
Dikki is squirming around, avoiding Mancinelli's attempts to control the action.
Mancinelli tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mancinelli with good strikes from the mount here!
Mancinelli landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mancinelli lands a big shot there that rocks Dikki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dikki wants to hold on but Mancinelli pushes him away.
Mancinelli trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dikki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dikki is looking to improve his position but Mancinelli isn't that keen on the idea.
Mancinelli wants to control the pace but Dikki is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mancinelli tries to control but Dikki wriggling away.
Dikki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dikki thows a big elbow that misses.
Dikki looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli trying to keep a closed guard but Dikki is proving a slippery customer.
Dikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mancinelli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dikki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mancinelli is looking for a triangle but Dikki pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mancinelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mancinelli tries for a takedown but Dikki circles away easily
and Dikki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dikki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dikki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mancinelli manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dikki has Mancinelli in his guard.
Mancinelli is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dikki looking for a guillotine here but Mancinelli defends easily.
Dikki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mancinelli is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli trying to control but Dikki is working from the bottom.
Dikki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dikki is trying to keep Mancinelli in close.
Mancinelli wants to control from the top but Dikki keeps moving.
Dikki keeping full guard, as Mancinelli tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dikki keeping moving, preventing Mancinelli from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mancinelli with a poor takedown
and Dikki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mancinelli!
Dikki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mancinelli wants to hold on but Dikki pushes him away.
Dikki unloads with some shots from mount but Mancinelli bucks and avoids them well.
Dikki tries to control but Mancinelli wriggling away.
Dikki is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mancinelli to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mancinelli shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mancinelli working to try and regain half guard.
Mancinelli wants to control but Dikki is having none of it.
Mancinelli holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dikki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Mancinelli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dikki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mancinelli is surviving well by controlling Dikki's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mancinelli turns into him and now he's in Dikki's guard.
Mancinelli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mancinelli wants to get up but he can't break Dikki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ibi Dikki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mancinelli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dikki tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibi Dikki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dikki 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibi Dikki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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