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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hicken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Blew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Raymond Blew was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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216 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bret Hicken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Blew!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Blew scores with a four punch combination!
Hicken looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hicken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hicken is in close to Blew's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blew keeping moving, preventing Hicken from controlling successfully.
Blew looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hicken is one step ahead there.
Hicken is looking to work some ground and pound but Blew has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blew is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blew trying to keep a closed guard but Hicken is proving a slippery customer.
Hicken wants to control from the top but Blew keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicken with a nice head shot there.
Blew is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hicken is controlling him.
Hicken trying to control but Blew is working from the bottom.
Hicken pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blew is keeping the position for now.
Hicken trying to control the position from guard on top but Blew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blew looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hicken has picked Blew up and slammed him! Blew can't keep hold of the triangle and Hicken manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blew taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hicken trying to control the action but Blew is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blew is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Blew can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hicken postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hicken controlling the position from side mount.
Blew struggling a bit here.
Hicken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blew keeps working.
Blew takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hicken scoring with punches and elbows.
Blew is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blew sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hicken scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hicken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hicken lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hicken is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Blew trying to control here.
Blew pushes Hicken off looking to stand but Hicken dives back in and keeps control.
Hicken 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Blew is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hicken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hicken is trying to control the action in half guard but Blew is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hicken stalling.
Blew has hold of Hicken's hands but Hicken slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blew manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Blew connects with a right hand. Hicken shakes it off.
Hicken fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hicken dodges the punch combination from Blew.
Blew misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hicken dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hicken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blew.
No joy there for Blew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Blew misses.
Hicken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hicken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hicken throws a lazy right hand but Blew sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Blew misses.
Hicken thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicken lands a lovely overhand right.
Blew throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hicken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blew just misses with a punch to the body.
Blew throws a shot from downtown. Hicken moves away and avoids it.
Blew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut there from Blew.
Hicken throws a big shot that misses.
Blew misses with a combination
and Hicken makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hicken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blew avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hicken counters with a stiff right hand.
Blew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blew swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hicken counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hicken stalling the fight.
Hicken has Blew pressed against the cage, preventing Blew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blew tries to break the clinch but Hicken is controlling the position.
Hicken cracks Blew with a nice body shot.
Blew is looking to break free of the clinch but Hicken has double underhooks.
Blew can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Hicken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blew wants to get back to striking at distance but Hicken won't allow it.
Blew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hicken has Blew pressed against the cage, preventing Blew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blew wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blew is breathing heavily.
Blew tries to break the clinch but Hicken is controlling the position.
Hicken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hicken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hicken keeps control of Blew as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hicken.
Blew is working for takedown but Hicken is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hicken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hicken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hicken lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hicken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hicken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
Hicken pushes Blew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hicken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hicken cracks Blew with a nice body shot.
Hicken lands with a light punch inside.
Hicken scores with a shot to the side of Blew's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hicken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hicken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
Nice body punch from Hicken.
Hicken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hicken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hicken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hicken lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Blew's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hicken presses Blew against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hicken avoiding damage.
Hicken has Blew pressed against the cage, preventing Blew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hicken stalls.
Hicken is working Blew over against the cage.
Hicken has Blew pressed against the cage.
Hicken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hicken lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
Hicken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hicken lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Hicken.
Hicken lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hicken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hicken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hicken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Hicken on the inside.
Hicken lands an uppercut.
Hicken has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Blew is trying to keep an underhook but Hicken manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hicken is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hicken lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hicken wants to pass the guard but Blew is defending well.
Blew is trying to get back to full guard.
Blew is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hicken's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hicken's back!
Blew is throwing strikes by Hicken counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Hicken regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicken tries to get to full guard but Blew has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hicken dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blew lands a slapping body shot.
Blew tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hicken was well out of range. Poor timing from Blew.
Hicken slips a jab from Blew.
Blew slips under a jab.
Hicken lunges at Blew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blew's hand.
Hicken is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Hicken finds it's target.
Blew circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Blew catches Hicken right on the button with a cross.
Blew defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hicken.
The fighters circling - Hicken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blew cracks Hicken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hicken throws a hook but Blew blocks it.
Blew is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicken.
Hicken getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blew scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blew there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blew swings for the body but Hicken moves out of range.
Blew waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hicken.
Hicken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blew misses with a looping right.
Blew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blew throws a right hand that misses
and Hicken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raymond Blew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hicken tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Hicken misses.
Hicken walks into a left hand.
Hicken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blew throws a hook but Hicken blocks it.
Blew takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raymond Blew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hicken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicken shoots in but no luck this time.
Blew scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicken lands a jab.
Blew misses with a right hand
and Hicken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hicken steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blew.
Hicken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blew looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hicken looks to land a combination. Blew sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hicken throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hicken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blew scores with a shot to the body.
Blew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blew clobbers Hicken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hicken cracks Blew with a right hand to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hicken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicken moves away from the strike by Blew.
Blew misses the shot to the body.
Hicken ducks under a wild hook from Blew.
Hicken takes a swing at Blew's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hicken.
Hicken misses the shot to the body.
Blew takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hicken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hicken cracks Blew with an open hand slap.
Hicken throws a hook to the side of Blew's head but Blew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hicken just misses with a punch to the body.
Raymond Blew is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hicken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hicken throws a hook but Blew blocks it.
Blew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hicken scores with a three punch combo!
Blew throws a nice looking combination but Hicken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hicken doesn't manage to clinch there - Blew circles away.
Blew tries to bum rush Hicken with a series of wild strikes but Hicken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hicken throws the left hand but Blew avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blew has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blew there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hicken ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hicken looks to land a right hand but Blew moved out of range.
Blew keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blew misses with a jab to the body
enabling Hicken to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Blew.
Bret Hicken is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blew uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicken.
Blew misses with a right hand
and Hicken counters with a one-two to the body.
Hicken throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blew on the side of the head.
Hicken scores with a punch to the head.
Hicken slips a jab and a cross from Blew.
Blew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymond Blew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hicken misses the jab.
Blew has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hicken decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blew's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicken lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bret Hicken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hicken 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bret Hicken!
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energy
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