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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dickinson's choice of entrance music: Harvester of Sorrow. Ollie Ritch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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202 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritch throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Ritch scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Ritch.
Dickinson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dickinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ritch to score with a decent uppercut.
Ollie Ritch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritch lands a slapping body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dickinson moves out of range as Ritch strikes.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses
and Dickinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ritch can't break the clinch.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Ritch is blocking nicely.
Ritch is stalling here.
Ritch avoids the elbow strike from Dickinson, against the cage.
Dickinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch blocks an elbow strike from Dickinson.
Ritch manages to break the clinch.
Ritch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dickinson's hands.
Dickinson avoids the head kick by Ritch.
Dickinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ritch.
Ritch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dickinson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ritch is defending well for now.
Ritch avoids a wild elbow strike from Dickinson.
Ritch is trying to break the clinch but Dickinson is controlling him.
Ritch tries to circle away but Dickinson has him pinned against the cage.
Ritch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ritch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ritch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ritch throws a lazy head kick
and Dickinson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dickinson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritch is controlling Dickinson's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson won't allow Ritch to get back to his feet.
Ritch is looking for a triangle but Dickinson pushes his legs off easily.
Ritch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickinson stopping the sweep attempt from Ritch.
Ritch working for submissions but it's allowed Dickinson to get to half guard.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritch keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch wants to get back to full guard but Dickinson has passed into side control.
Ritch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dickinson tries to advance to mount but Ritch denies him.
Ritch struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ritch keeps working.
Dickinson controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dave Dickinson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ritch misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Ritch scores with a four punch combination!
Ritch jabs Dickinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ritch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickinson defending well as Ritch loads up on a big left hand.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritch throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ritch.
Ritch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dickinson circles away.
Ritch throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickinson.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ritch misses with a head kick.
Ritch works the jab nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick by Ritch misses
and Dickinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ritch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickinson lands a knee to the body.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Ritch is blocking nicely.
Dickinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ritch is struggling to control the position.
Ritch pushes Dickinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritch avoids it.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ritch avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ritch.
Ritch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ritch misses with a body punch.
Ritch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ritch is defending well for now.
Ritch blocks an elbow strike.
Dickinson prevents a body shot from Ritch.
Dickinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ritch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dickinson.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritch's defenses.
Ritch manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That has opened up Dave Dickinson's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Ritch.
Ritch misses with a hook. Dickinson ducked under it nicely.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Ritch.
A punch combination from Ritch misses.
A head kick misses from Ritch.
Ritch misses with a body shot.
Ritch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ritch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dickinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dickinson throws an elbow that misses.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Ritch managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
Ritch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ritch looks to throw the jab but Dickinson is out of range.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Ritch circles away and keeps his distance.
Ritch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ritch missing with a left hand there. Dickinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ritch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dickinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ritch lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ollie Ritch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Dickinson's cut.
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!
Ritch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ollie Ritch is winning the standup battle so far.
Ritch misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Dickinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Ritch which made him look bad.
Ritch throws a head kick that misses
and Dickinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dickinson prevents Ritch from improving his position.
Dickinson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritch trying to control but Dickinson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritch is not content to let Dickinson control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dave Dickinson.
Nice uppercut there from Ritch.
Ritch thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dickinson.
Nice defenses there by Dickinson.
Ritch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickinson blocks a head kick by Ritch.
Dickinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ritch.
Dickinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dickinson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ritch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickinson blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritch throws a head kick but Dickinson moves out of range.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickinson tries for a takedown but Ritch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ollie Ritch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Dickinson.
Ritch feints a jab promting Dickinson to slip. Ritch then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dickinson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ritch misses with a wild combination.
Dickinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ritch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson slips a jab from Ritch.
Dave Dickinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Ritch misses.
Ritch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ritch throws a right hand that misses
and Dickinson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ritch.
Dickinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ritch blocks an elbow strike.
Dickinson misses with a knee to the head.
Ritch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dave Dickinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ritch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ritch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ritch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ritch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dickinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritch.
No luck for Ritch with that takedown attempt.
Ritch throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Dickinson fails with the takedown.
Ritch looks to land a combination but Dickinson avoids it well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ritch lands with a nice combination. Dickinson backs away looking to recover.
Ritch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ritch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritch.
Ritch misses with a left hand
and Dickinson moves into the clinch.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Dickinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ritch blocks it with crossed arms.
Ritch taking a breather.
Ritch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickinsons head.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ritch avoids it.
Ritch is looking to control Dickinson's arms but Dickinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ritch has his back to the cage.
Ritch breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Ritch.
The cut above Dave Dickinson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ritch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dickinson manages to avoid it.
Dickinson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Ritch misses.
Dickinson slips a jab from Ritch.
Ritch misses with a head kick.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Ritch pushes him off.
Ritch misses with a series of wild punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson dives in and grabs Ritch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ritch pushes down on Dickinson's head and hops out.
Ritch throws a looping overhand right but Dickinson ducks down to avoid it.
Ritch misses with a body punch
and Dickinson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ritch!
Ritch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dickinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dickinson controlling his opponent.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ritch tries to lock up and control but Dickinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dave Dickinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ritch is working to get back to half guard.
Dave Dickinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickinson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ritch because Dickinson loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickinson controlling the pace for now.
Dickinson scoring with strikes but Ritch is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ollie Ritch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ritch 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ollie Ritch!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Ollie Ritch!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ollie Ritch!
Ollie Ritch wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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