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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibi Dikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Zyekowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dikki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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201 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ibi Dikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Zyekowski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dikki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zyekowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Ibi Dikki has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski misses with a wild combination.
Zyekowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dikki keeps the fight on the outside.
Zyekowski misses with a series of wild punches.
Dikki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zyekowski tries to clinch up.
Zyekowski misses with a looping right.
Zyekowski is looking to clinch but Dikki is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyekowski tries to land a front kick but Dikki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dikki tries to land a leg kick but Zyekowski saw it coming and moves away.
Zyekowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zyekowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dikki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zyekowski misses the shot to the body.
Zyekowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas Zyekowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zyekowski throws a leg kick
and Dikki counters with a thumping low kick.
Zyekowski looks to clinch
and Dikki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zyekowski's guard now.
Dikki looking to pass the guard.
Dikki trying to control but Zyekowski is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dikki.
Dikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zyekowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dikki with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zyekowski tries to clinch
and Dikki counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick from Dikki lands but Zyekowski takes it in his stride.
Zyekowski looks to land a right hand but Dikki moved out of range.
Zyekowski throws a right and a left that Dikki avoids nicely.
Zyekowski misses with a body shot.
Dikki scores a takedown into full mount!
Zyekowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki working for a submission but Zyekowski is keeping him at bay.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zyekowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zyekowski tries to lock up and control but Dikki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dikki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dikki working the ground and pound effectively.
Zyekowski is trying to escape the mount.
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.
Dikki looking to secure an arm triangle but Zyekowski defends it well.
Zyekowski avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dikki.
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.
Zyekowski is trying to escape the mount.
Zyekowski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dikki tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Zyekowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dikki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dikki looking to finish with strikes here!
Dikki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Dikki is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dikki prevents Zyekowski from getting the reversal.
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.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Zyekowski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dikki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zyekowski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dikki counters with a solid body kick.
Zyekowski wants to clinch
and Dikki counters with a thumping low kick.
Dikki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski wants to clinch but Dikki slips to the side
and Dikki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Zyekowski's guard now.
Zyekowski wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dikki is now in half guard.
Dikki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zyekowski defends it well.
Zyekowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dikki.
Dikki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zyekowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dikki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dikki postures up.
Dikki trying to control but Zyekowski is working from the bottom.
Zyekowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dikki.
Dikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zyekowski tries to clinch
and Dikki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dikki.
Zyekowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dikki chips away with some ground and pound.
Dikki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dikki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zyekowski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dikki, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dikki's guard.
Dikki throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Dikki trying to control the position.
Dikki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zyekowski wants to control from the top but Dikki keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dikki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zyekowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dikki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zyekowski looks to land a body kick but Dikki moved away.
Zyekowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dikki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping body kick lands there for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dikki.
Zyekowski throws a leg kick but Dikki moved away.
Zyekowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dikki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A combination from Zyekowski does no damage.
Thomas Zyekowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski wants to clinch up but Dikki keeps it at a distance.
Zyekowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A clash of legs there as Zyekowski blocks the low kick.
Zyekowski stalks Dikki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dikki's face. Dikki staggers backwards, shaken.
Zyekowski lands a high kick!
Dikki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zyekowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dikki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dikki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dikki counters with a shoot takedown. Zyekowski fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibi Dikki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ibi Dikki's cut.
That's time! Dikki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dikki walks into a straight right hand from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski misses with a body kick.
Zyekowski throws a head kick but Dikki moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zyekowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dikki's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Zyekowski.
Zyekowski looking to stall.
Dikki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zyekowski closes the distance looking to clinch
so Dikki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dikki postures up in Zyekowski's guard and throws a big left but Zyekowski blocks it.
Dikki stopping the sweep attempt from Zyekowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikki wants to pass the guard but Zyekowski is keeping the position.
Zyekowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dikki is one step ahead there.
Zyekowski wants to control the position but Dikki says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dikki wants to advance to full mount but Zyekowski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dikki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zyekowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zyekowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zyekowski!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dikki is looking to regain half guard here but Zyekowski keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dikki is not content to let Zyekowski control the position.
Zyekowski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dikki is trying to control Zyekowski's posture but Zyekowski avoids it.
Zyekowski wants to stand but Dikki has his arm trapped.
Zyekowski wants to control but Dikki is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zyekowski misses with a leg kick
and Dikki counters with a good low kick that Zyekowski was not able to check.
Dikki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zyekowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dikki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dikki.
Zyekowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dikki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thomas Zyekowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zyekowski trying to land knees to the body.
Zyekowski trying to land knees to the body.
Zyekowski works on Dikki's body with a couple of short punches.
Zyekowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zyekowski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zyekowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dikki's elbow.
Zyekowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Dikki gets an underhook and turns Zyekowski into the ropes.
Zyekowski misses with a punch on the inside.
Zyekowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zyekowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice elbow from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski is leaning against Dikki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dikki wants to break free but Zyekowski has control.
Ibi Dikki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zyekowski.
Dikki is trying to maintain a safe position but Zyekowski gets an underhook and turns Dikki into the ropes.
Dikki avoiding damage as Zyekowski throws knees to the body.
Dikki has hold of one of Zyekowski's legs. Zyekowski is fighting the takedown attempt but Dikki gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zyekowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dikki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zyekowski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dikki is one step ahead there.
Zyekowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dikki is aware though and is defending well.
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 Ibi Dikki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dikki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
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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RATING
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