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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghostal's entrance music is Good King Wenceslas. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks swinging wildly here.
Ghostal needs to keep his hands up - Hicks had a free shot at his head there.
Ghostal scores with a body shot.
Hicks connects with a body shot.
Hicks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghostal.
Ghostal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hicks if he has to take too many more of those.
Hicks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ghostal cracks Hicks with a good jab.
Ghostal moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghostal checks a low kick from Hicks.
Hicks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks checks a leg kick.
Ghostal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ghostal takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal looks to land a left hand but Hicks moved out of range nicely.
Ghostal just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Hicks misses its intended target.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hicks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ghostal fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Ghostal.
Ghostal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ghostal throws a push kick but Hicks slaps the foot to one side.
Hicks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hicks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throws a right hand that misses
and Hicks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hicks misses with a right hand
and Ghostal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ghostal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hicks checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hicks misses with a wild body shot.
Ghostal throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
Ghostal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hicks moves away.
Hicks takes a swing at Ghostal's ribcage but misses.
Hicks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghostal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghostal throws a low kick, looking for Hicks's leg but Hicks calmly moves out of range.
Ghostal misses with a body shot.
Ghostal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks misses with a looping right.
Ghostal checks the leg kick.
Hicks moves away from the strike by Ghostal.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Ghostal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Hicks dodges the punch combination from Ghostal.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghostal. Hicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hicks throws a leg kick which misses Ghostal's front leg but catches the back leg as Ghostal tries to avoid it.
Ghostal misses with a head kick.
Hicks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hicks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghostal to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hicks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Ghostal shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hicks's guard.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
Hicks pulls Ghostal in to control the position.
Hicks looking to control.
Ghostal tries to free his leg and advance position but Hicks is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghostal wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
Ghostal will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Hicks. No joy for Ghostal on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal dominated that 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.
Ghostal throws a sloppy head kick
letting Hicks counter with a right hand.
Ghostal throws a body punch but Hicks moves out of range.
Ghostal ducks under a wild hook from Hicks.
Hicks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ghostal moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
Hicks takes a swing at Ghostal's ribcage but misses.
Hicks defending well as Ghostal loads up on a big left hand.
Hicks delivers a nice body kick.
Hicks blocks a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ghostal, right into the meat.
Hicks is looking to score with low kicks.
Hicks misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hicks closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ghostal quickly recovers to half guard.
Hicks throwing shots but Ghostal is blocking nicely.
Ghostal regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hicks throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghostal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hicks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ghostal wants to sweep but no luck.
Ghostal trying to keep a closed guard but Hicks is proving a slippery customer.
Hicks trying to control but Ghostal is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hicks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hicks throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghostal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghostal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hicks!
Ghostal looking to finish with strikes here!
Hicks bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hicks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but Ghostal blocks nicely.
Ghostal tries to strike from the bottom.
Ghostal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hicks throwing strikes but missing.
Ghostal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hicks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hicks throwing strikes from guard but Ghostal blocks nicely.
Ghostal looking for a sweep. Not yet Ghostal, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hicks defends well.
Ghostal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hicks stands up over Ghostal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hicks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghostal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghostal keeping full guard, as Hicks tries to pass.
Ghostal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dwayne Hicks has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwayne Hicks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ghostal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghostal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hicks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ghostal misses with a head kick.
Ghostal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hicks has time to react.
Hicks scores with a jab.
Ghostal is looking to wear down Hicks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hicks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ghostal lands a nice hook to Hicks's body. Hicks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ghostal tries to clinch up
and Hicks counters with a nice kick to the body.
That kick from Ghostal tenderised Hicks's leg. Hicks is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks walks into a stiff left hand from Ghostal.
Ghostal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ghostal throws a front kick aimed at Hicks's knee but Hicks avoids it well.
Ghostal misses with an uppercut. Hicks saw that one coming.
Ghostal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hicks avoids it really well and circles away.
The fighters circling - Ghostal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Ghostal misses its intended target.
Hicks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ghostal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ghostal takes one to the side of the head.
Ghostal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghostal scores with a hook to the body. Hicks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks scores with a jab. Ghostal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Hicks.
Ghostal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ghostal lands with an uppercut that bounces Hicks off the cage and back into range.
Ghostal throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
Ghostal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks scores with a jab. Ghostal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hicks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hicks checks a low kick from Ghostal.
Hicks gets caught napping as Ghostal dives in and scores a takedown. Hicks manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks controlling Ghostal's posture.
Hicks trying to control the position.
Hicks wants to sweep here but Ghostal controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghostal working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hicks seems keen to control Ghostal's posture.
Hicks wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks managing to control the position.
Ghostal wants to pass the guard but Hicks is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dwayne Hicks.
Ghostal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hicks.
Ghostal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tad Ghostal is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks looks to land a combination. Ghostal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghostal slips a jab and a cross from Hicks.
Ghostal with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal clearly takes that round.
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.
Ghostal moves in looking to clinch but Hicks pushes him off.
Hicks misses with a low kick.
Hicks checks a leg kick.
Hicks looks to land a body kick but Ghostal moved away.
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghostal.
Hicks looks to land a right hand but Ghostal moved out of range.
Ghostal connects with a leg kick. Hicks looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ghostal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dwayne Hicks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ghostal dodges the punch combination from Hicks.
Ghostal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hicks connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ghostal cracks a nice hook into Hicks's ribs.
Ghostal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hicks lands with a slapping head kick.
Ghostal throws a lazy head kick
and Hicks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hicks is looking to chop away at Ghostal's legs.
Ghostal lands a really nice looking cross but Hicks seems unphased.
Ghostal connects with a body shot that sends Hicks's belly button to the back.
Ghostal cracks the inside of Hicks's front leg.
Nice takedown defense from Hicks. No joy for Ghostal on that attempt.
Ghostal connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks shoots in and gets a takedown into Ghostal's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghostal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks throws an elbow that misses. Ghostal uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hicks's guard. Nice move by Ghostal!
Ghostal lands a couple of elbows.
Ghostal trying to control the position from guard on top but Hicks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hicks is trying to keep Ghostal in close.
Ghostal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks working a defensive guard here.
Hicks keeping full guard, as Ghostal tries to pass.
Ghostal wants to control from the top but Hicks keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tad Ghostal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ghostal just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghostal misses the jab.
Hicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ghostal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal lands a lovely overhand right.
Hicks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Ghostal fails with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Hicks.
Ghostal throws a head kick but Hicks moves out of range.
Ghostal wants to land a leg kick but Hicks is out of range.
Hicks looks to land a left hand but Ghostal moved out of range nicely.
Ghostal cracks Hicks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghostal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hicks.
The crowd cheers as Hicks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ghostal doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal had his way with Dwayne Hicks in that 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!
Hicks swinging wildly here.
Ghostal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hicks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hicks scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghostal.
A low kick from Ghostal misses
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hicks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ghostal misses with a low kick.
Ghostal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hicks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal is looking for a sweep. Hicks is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ghostal is pressing down on Hicks's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ghostal keeping full guard, as Hicks tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Ghostal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hicks's guard.
Hicks 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.
Ghostal wants to pass the guard but Hicks is keeping the position.
Hicks is adopting a defensive guard.
Dwayne Hicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hicks trying to keep a closed guard but Ghostal is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ghostal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dwayne Hicks was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ghostal throws a right and a left that Hicks avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ghostal sprawls well. Ghostal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hicks gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghostal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ghostal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hicks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ghostal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ghostal looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Ghostal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hicks tries to bum rush Ghostal with a series of wild strikes but Ghostal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hicks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hicks's sensitive parts.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hicks manages to avoid it.
Hicks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ghostal avoids it really well and circles away.
Ghostal blocks a jab.
Ghostal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hicks.
Ghostal with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghostal's corner calls for a 1-2. Ghostal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hicks is looking to chop away at Ghostal's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Ghostal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ghostal 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
Tad Ghostal retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Tad Ghostal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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