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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Meranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dicks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Company. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
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175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Dicks! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Meranda! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight. Meranda moves in looking to clinch but Dicks pushes him off. Dicks moves out of range of the strikes. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Meranda lands with a nice body punch. Dicks takes one to the chin there. Meranda scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Meranda throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Meranda misses the jab. Meranda scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round. Meranda throws a right and a left that Dicks avoids nicely. Gustavo Meranda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Meranda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meranda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meranda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dicks backs up against the cage.
Meranda lands a body shot.
Meranda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Meranda misses with a few strikes there.
Meranda dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Meranda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dicks at a distance.
Oooooh!!! Meranda has knocked Dicks down with a huge combo! Meranda steps away and waves a wobbly Dicks back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dicks is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Meranda looks to land a combination but Dicks avoids it well. Oh Dicks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Meranda misses with a wild combination.
Dicks seems to have got his legs back now. Meranda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Meranda just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meranda. Meranda lands with a good body shot. Meranda scores with a jab. Dicks acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Meranda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dicks doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Meranda connects with a body shot. Meranda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Meranda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meranda throws a body punch but Dicks moves out of range. Meranda misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Meranda tries to clinch up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Meranda dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Meranda cracks Dicks with an open hand slap. Meranda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dicks under the eye. Meranda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A punch combination from Meranda misses. Dicks takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Meranda throws a looping overhand right but Dicks ducks down to avoid it. Dicks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gustavo Meranda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Meranda just misses with a punch to the body.
Meranda connects with a right hand. Dicks shakes it off. Meranda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Meranda lands a nice shot that snaps Dicks's head back.
Danga de danga de dang - Meranda scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dicks avoids the body shot from Meranda.
Meranda throws a shot from downtown. Dicks moves away and avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Meranda. Dicks does a little dance to reset his feet. Meranda fails to land with a series of punches.
Dicks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dicks might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Nice jab there from Meranda.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good exchange - Meranda coming out on top. Meranda throws a good cross that connects.
A cross from Meranda lands. Meranda drops Dicks with a straight right hand, right on the button! Meranda follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Meranda! Gustavo Meranda is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
31% |
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