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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rin Itoshiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Itoshiki has chosen Hito toshite Jiku ga Bureteiru (SZS Mod. Rap ver.) as his entrance music. Rin Itoshiki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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270 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rin Itoshiki!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Itoshiki tries to clinch there but Hicks circles away.
Hicks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Hicks is just out of range.
Itoshiki throws a lazy right hand but Hicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from Hicks finds it's target.
Itoshiki moves out of range as Hicks strikes.
Itoshiki throws out a loose jab but Hicks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hicks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Itoshiki.
Itoshiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hicks.
Rin Itoshiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Hicks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hicks tries for a takedown. No joy.
Itoshiki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki is looking to clinch.
Itoshiki throws a chopping leg kick but Hicks manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hicks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itoshiki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hicks drives through and clinches with Itoshiki against the cage.
Hicks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Itoshiki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hicks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Itoshiki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hicks taking a breather.
Itoshiki trying to stall but Hicks improves his position.
Itoshiki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Itoshiki is pressed up against the cage. Hicks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Itoshiki down to the mat. Itoshiki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hicks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hicks has Itoshiki pressed against the cage, preventing Itoshiki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Itoshiki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hicks gets a clinch.
Itoshiki wants to break free but Hicks has control.
Hicks with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Itoshiki.
It looks like Dante Hicks has been cut.
Hicks is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hicks is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hicks throws an elbow but it misses.
Hicks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Itoshiki uses from the top position.
Itoshiki is stalling in the full guard.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Itoshiki from controlling successfully.
Hicks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rin Itoshiki has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Itoshiki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Rin Itoshiki has been cut.
Itoshiki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hicks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Itoshiki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hicks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Itoshiki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Itoshiki avoids the elbow strike from Hicks, against the cage.
Hicks gets control of Itoshiki's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hicks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Itoshiki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Itoshiki stopping the sweep attempt from Hicks.
Itoshiki must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Itoshiki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hicks is looking for a triangle but Itoshiki pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Itoshiki from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hicks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Itoshiki defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dante Hicks will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Hicks tries to clinch up but Itoshiki circles away and keeps his distance.
Itoshiki tries to clinch up
and Hicks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Itoshiki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itoshiki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itoshiki.
Itoshiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Hicks moves out of range.
Itoshiki doesn't manage to clinch there - Hicks circles away.
Hicks lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Itoshiki throws a jab when Hicks was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Itoshiki lands the left hand.
Itoshiki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Itoshiki wants it to stay on the feet.
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Hicks catches Itoshiki right on the button with a cross.
Itoshiki wants to clinch up but Hicks keeps it at a distance.
Itoshiki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hicks keeps the fight on the outside.
Itoshiki looks to clinch
and Hicks counters with a right hand to the body.
Dante Hicks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hicks is looking to clinch but Itoshiki is avoiding it.
Itoshiki misses with a straight left.
Hicks has managed to clinch.
Itoshiki crunches a lovely knee into Hicks's ribcage.
Hicks tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Itoshiki smiles and moves away.
Itoshiki throws an off balance right hand
and Hicks counters with a three punch combo that has Itoshiki backing up. Itoshiki nods at Hicks to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Itoshiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Itoshiki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hicks instigates a clinch.
Hicks tightens his grip and picks Itoshiki up, before dumping him to the ground. Itoshiki manages to land in guard.
Itoshiki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Itoshiki clinches up with Hicks and pushes him back against the cage.
Itoshiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hicks is defending well for now.
Hicks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Itoshiki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Hicks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Itoshiki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hicks.
Itoshiki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hicks walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Itoshiki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch but Hicks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Itoshiki wants to clinch.
Itoshiki has Hicks up against the cage in a clinch.
Itoshiki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Itoshiki tries to clinch up.
Itoshiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hicks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Itoshiki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hicks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Itoshiki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks goes for a takedown attempt but Itoshiki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Itoshiki lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Itoshiki with that takedown attempt.
Itoshiki misses with a right hand
and Hicks counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Hicks lands.
Hicks closes the distance and clinches up with Itoshiki, looking for a takedown. Hicks pushes Itoshiki against the cage but Itoshiki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hicks throws a body punch but Itoshiki moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Itoshiki closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Itoshiki.
Nice elbow from Itoshiki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rin Itoshiki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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 stuffs the takedown.
Itoshiki is looking to clinch but Hicks is avoiding it.
Itoshiki tries to clinch but Hicks moves away
and Hicks counters by moving into the clinch.
Hicks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Itoshiki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Itoshiki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hicks jumps into guard, dragging Itoshiki to the mat.
Itoshiki's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Itoshiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
Itoshiki seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Itoshiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hicks trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rin Itoshiki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hicks motions for Itoshiki to come forward. Hicks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hicks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Itoshiki is looking to clinch.
Hicks just misses with a punch to the body.
Hicks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Itoshiki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Itoshiki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hicks.
Hicks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Itoshiki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki connects with a right hand. Hicks shakes it off.
Itoshiki catches Hicks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Itoshiki scores with a jab.
Itoshiki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hicks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Itoshiki closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Itoshiki breaks from the clinch.
Itoshiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Itoshiki looks to clinch
and Hicks counters with a single leg into guard. Itoshiki didn't expect that.
Itoshiki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Itoshiki wants to stand and escape but Hicks is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Itoshiki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hicks wants to control from the top but Itoshiki keeps moving.
Hicks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hicks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hicks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hicks throws a strike but Itoshiki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Itoshiki content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Hicks has locked up a guillotine! Hicks's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Itoshiki is holding on here and Hicks must be using up a lot of energy. Itoshiki has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Hicks gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dante Hicks!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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