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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truck The Icepick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
5 - 5 - 1 |
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170 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Truck The Icepick!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Icepick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Truck The Icepick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Icepick was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho.
Jab by The Icepick.
The Icepick tries to land a leg kick but Ho saw it coming and moves away.
The Icepick misses with an uppercut.
The Icepick keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but The Icepick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho misses the jab.
The Icepick throws a series of strikes that have Ho backpedaling.
The Icepick shoots in for a takedown but Ho shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho tries to bum rush The Icepick with a series of wild strikes but The Icepick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho lands a glancing blow to the side of The Icepick's head.
The Icepick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by The Icepick.
The Icepick misses with an uppercut.
The Icepick tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Ho scores with a four punch combination!
The Icepick avoids the body shot from Ho.
The Icepick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Icepick drops his hands momentarily and Ho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The Icepick throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
The Icepick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
Ho slips a straight right by The Icepick.
The Icepick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho checks it well.
Ho misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Icepick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick throws a jab when Ho was well out of range.
The Icepick scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from The Icepick. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
A shot to the body from The Icepick misses
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Icepick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Icepick looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
Ho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Icepick circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Icepick misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Ho misses.
Ho throws a right hand that The Icepick ducks under and follows up with a left that The Icepick also avoids with ease.
The Icepick misses with a looping left.
The Icepick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Icepick slips under a jab.
The Icepick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from The Icepick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick tried to score with a low kick but Ho checks it.
The Icepick tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Icepick misses with a looping left.
The Icepick throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Icepick circles away quickly and effectively.
The Icepick throws a nice looking combination but Ho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Icepick circles away quickly and effectively.
Ho is looking to slow The Icepick down with leg kicks.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Icepick.
The Icepick throws a series of punches but Ho avoids them all with ease.
The Icepick throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Icepick throws a hook to the side of Ho's head but Ho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Icepick just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho moves out of range as The Icepick strikes.
Ho swings for the body but The Icepick moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
The Icepick's corner calls for a 1-2. The Icepick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The Icepick looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.
Ho misses with an uppercut.
Ricky Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Icepick slips a straight right by Ho.
Ho misses with a combination
and The Icepick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Icepick lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho at a distance.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick is looking to score with low kicks.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Icepick.
A lazy body kick from Ho
and The Icepick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ho walks into a stiff left hand from The Icepick.
The Icepick throws a low kick but Ho moves out of range easily.
Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Icepick misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Icepick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ho manages to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Icepick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Icepick wants to clinch but Ho slips to the side
and Ho counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ho connects with a jab.
Ho scores with a body shot.
Ho throws a poor cross that misses
and The Icepick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Icepick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Icepick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Truck The Icepick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Icepick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ricky Ho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ho misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Ho is predictable there
and The Icepick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Truck The Icepick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Icepick misses with a few strikes there.
Ho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The Icepick moves away from the strike by Ho.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Icepick.
Ho swings for the body but The Icepick moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Icepick throws a solid leg kick but Ho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The Icepick.
Ho misses with a left hand
and The Icepick moves into the clinch.
Ho lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Icepick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Icepick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Icepick manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Ho misses
and The Icepick decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ho's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Icepick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ho's guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Truck The Icepick hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Icepick looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Ho misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho looks for the body kick but The Icepick saw that one coming.
The Icepick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The Icepick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Ho. No joy for The Icepick on that attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ho!
Ho scores with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ho misses its intended target.
The Icepick lands a nice hook to Ho's body. Ho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick throws a leg kick but Ho checks it.
The Icepick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Icepick counters with a straight right hand.
Ho misses with the combination.
Ho swings widly with a right hand
and The Icepick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick misses with a looping left.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Icepick.
Ho looks to land a combination but The Icepick avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Icepick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho blocks the leg kick.
The Icepick lands a nice hook to Ho's body. Ho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Icepick looks to land a combination but Ho avoids it well.
The Icepick scores with a hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick misses with a body shot.
Ho lands a two punch combo.
The Icepick misses with a leg kick.
The Icepick misses with a body shot.
The Icepick scores with a decent looking hook.
An inside leg kick from The Icepick misses.
Nice cross by Ho.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with an uppercut
and The Icepick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Icepick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Icepick throws an overhand right that lands on Ho's shoulder, as Ho tries to avoid the shot.
The Icepick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The Icepick dodges the punch combination from Ho.
The Icepick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Icepick moves away from the strike by Ho.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ho checks a leg kick nicely.
The Icepick throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho throws a jab but it's blocked by The Icepick.
Ho checks a low kick from The Icepick.
The Icepick connects with a crisp jab.
The Icepick looks to land a combination but Ho avoids it well.
Ho takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ho misses with a looping right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ho defending well as The Icepick loads up on a big left hand.
Ho defending well as The Icepick loads up on a big left hand.
The Icepick connects with a nice looking jab.
Ho misses with a right hand
and The Icepick counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Icepick fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Icepick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Truck The Icepick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The Icepick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ho throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick from The Icepick misses.
The Icepick scores with a hook.
Ho misses with a straight right.
The Icepick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from The Icepick.
Ho blocks a leg kick.
Ho tries to bum rush The Icepick with a series of wild strikes but The Icepick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Icepick throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Ho throws a combination that misses
and The Icepick counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Icepick misses with a looping left.
Some bone on bone action there as Ho checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Icepick looks to land a right hand but Ho moved out of range.
A jab from The Icepick finds it's way through Ho's defenses.
The Icepick tries to score with a low kick but Ho moves his leg out of the way.
The Icepick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho slips under a jab.
The Icepick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Icepick misses the shot to the body.
Ho misses with the combination.
Ho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Icepick.
Ho misses with an uppercut
letting The Icepick counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but The Icepick is just out of range.
The Icepick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ho misses the shot to the body.
The Icepick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Icepick misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ho counters with a body kick that stops The Icepick in his tracks momentarily.
Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Icepick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ho.
Ho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The Icepick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho moves away.
The Icepick misses with a leg kick
and Ho counters with a three punch combo that has The Icepick backing up. The Icepick nods at Ho to acknowledge the strikes.
The Icepick motions for Ho to come forward. The Icepick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho slips under a jab.
The Icepick takes a swing at Ho's ribcage but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick misses with an uppercut.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Icepick.
The Icepick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Icepick motions for Ho to come forward. The Icepick throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ho blocks a low kick nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ho connects with a jab.
Ho looks to land a right hand but The Icepick moved out of range.
The Icepick rushes Ho and presses him up against the cage.
Ho has had enough of the clinch but The Icepick keeps him there for the moment.
Ho digs a right hand underneath The Icepick's ribcage. The Icepick let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on The Icepick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ho looking to slow down the pace here.
The Icepick wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Icepick wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Icepick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's eight 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.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The Icepick has had enough of the clinch but Ho keeps him there for the moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ho prevents The Icepick from breaking the clinch.
The Icepick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Icepick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Icepick is looking to break free of the clinch but Ho has double underhooks.
The Icepick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Icepick misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Icepick wants to clinch but Ho slips to the side
and Ho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Icepick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Icepick digs a good body shot into Ho's ribs.
The Icepick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Truck The Icepick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Icepick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Truck The Icepick!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Truck The Icepick!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Truck The Icepick!
Truck The Icepick wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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RATING
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