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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson's entrance music is Harvester of Sorrow. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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179 cm
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200 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
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186 cm
26
190 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Excellent MT
Experienced
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dickinson tries to clinch there but Asztalos circles away.
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch and Asztalos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut. Dickinson moves to clinch but Asztalos breaks away and Asztalos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Good work by Dickinson as he checks the leg kick. Dickinson wants to clinch and before Dickinson can reset, Asztalos rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Dickinson is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Dickinson is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Dickinson wants to clinch but Asztalos slips to the side and Asztalos counters by moving into the clinch. Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Asztalos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dickinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Asztalos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Asztalos avoids a wild elbow strike from Dickinson. Asztalos manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson seems to have got his legs back now. Dickinson darts in trying to clinch enabling Asztalos to counter with a crisp jab. Dickinson rushes Asztalos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Asztalos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Asztalos tries a body shot but Dickinson blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dickinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Asztalos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Asztalos working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Dickinson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Tibo Asztalos has been cut. Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Asztalos looks to throw an elbow but misses. Asztalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dickinson backwards. Asztalos tries to circle away but Dickinson has him pinned against the ropes. Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Asztalos avoids the damage to the body. Asztalos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Asztalos. Asztalos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Asztalos.
Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dickinson tries to clinch up but Asztalos circles away and keeps his distance. Dickinson moves to clinch but Asztalos breaks away and Asztalos moves into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dickinson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Asztalos lands a nice uppercut. Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Asztalos is blocking nicely.
Asztalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Dickinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dickinson closes the distance looking to clinch and Asztalos counters into the clinch. Nicely done. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Asztalos breaks from the clinch.
Dickinson wants to clinch but Asztalos slips to the side and Asztalos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Asztalos throws a body punch but Dickinson moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Having scored a knockdown, Tibo Asztalos should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Asztalos circles away from the clinch attempt enabling Asztalos to counter with a crisp jab. A shot to the liver by Asztalos. Beautiful body shot. Tibo Asztalos seems to be getting the better of the standup. Dickinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dickinson clinches with his opponent.
Asztalos avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Asztalos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Nice body punch from Asztalos - that landed with a thud.
Dickinson with a knee to the head.
Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Asztalos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now. Asztalos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now. Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Asztalos.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Asztalos tries to circle away but Dickinson has him pinned against the ropes. Asztalos lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Asztalos is blocking nicely.
Asztalos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dickinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Asztalos is defending well for now. Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Asztalos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Asztalos blocks an elbow strike from Dickinson.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Asztalos takes a knee to the side of the body. Asztalos lands with a short shot to the head. Asztalos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dickinson is defending well for now. Asztalos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Dave Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Asztalos tries to land a leg kick but Dickinson saw it coming and moves away.
Asztalos throws a right hand that Dickinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickinson also avoids with ease. Dickinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asztalos. Dickinson wants to clinch but Asztalos slips to the side and Asztalos counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Asztalos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Asztalos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dickinson's brow. Dickinson misses with a knee to the head. Asztalos avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Asztalos managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
Asztalos manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson wants to clinch. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Asztalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dave Dickinson's cut is getting worse. Dave Dickinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asztalos swats him away and circles back towards the center. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Asztalos pushes him off. Asztalos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Asztalos takes an elbow to the temple. Dickinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Asztalos breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tibo Asztalos 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 ring so we can get back down to business.
Dickinson looks to clinch letting Asztalos counter with a right hand. Asztalos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asztalos wants to slow Dickinson down by chopping away at his legs. Dickinson wants to clinch and Asztalos counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Dickinson to the mat! Asztalos runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Dickinson is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it! This has been an exciting period of action! Dickinson darts in trying to clinch and Asztalos counters with a beautiful hook that drops Dickinson to the mat! Will Dickinson be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Asztalos to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Dickinson is up. He looks OK to continue. Asztalos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson. Dickinson looks to clinch and Asztalos counters with a straight right, followed by a hook and finally a brutal uppercut! Dickinson drops to the canvas, flat on his back and unconcious - no need for the referee to start the count as this one is all over! Asztalos struts around like it's just an every day occurrence to knock someone out in such brutal fashion. A dominant finish for Asztalos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tibo Asztalos! In his post fight interview, Tibo Asztalos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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