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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hickock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hickock comes to the cage accompanied by Why can't we be friends. Kadota has chosen OUT FOR A RIP as his entrance music. 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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193 lbs
25 - 16 - 2 |
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200 lbs
18 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Hickock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Kadota!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hickock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hickock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kadota throws a head kick but Hickock moves out of range.
Hickock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Hickock. That snapped Kadota's head back.
Kadota throws a sloppy head kick and Hickock moves out of range easily.
Hickock wants to clinch.
Hickock just misses with a punch to the body.
Hickock doesn't manage to clinch there - Kadota circles away.
Hickock misses with a series of wild punches.
Kadota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hickock.
Kadota shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hickock as he jumps to the side.
Hickock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadota was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickock.
Hickock looks to land a combination but Kadota avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Kadota.
We've been told by Hickock's head coaches at VENDETTA Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hickock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kadota.
Hickock uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kadota has time to react.
Danga de danga de dang - Hickock scores with a four punch combination!
Kadota shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hickock as he avoids it easily.
Kadota tried to score with a low kick but Hickock checks it.
Hickock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hickock has managed to clinch.
Kadota tries to pull guard but Hickock won't allow it.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Kadota.
Kadota has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hickock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickock lands with a light punch inside.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Hickock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kadota letting Hickock take a breather here.
Kadota is trying to break the clinch but Hickock is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hickock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hickock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kadotas head.
Kadota is trying to push Hickock away but Hickock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hickock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hickock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kadota stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hickock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hickock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hickock prevents Kadota from breaking the clinch.
Kadota is trying to pull guard but Hickock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kadota misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hickock pushes Kadota back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hickock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hickock misses with a punch to the body.
Hickock swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kadota stalling.
Kadota blocking some punches.
Hickock lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hickock - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Hickock.
Hickock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kadota's elbow.
Hickock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kadota misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Hickock.
Kadota has a couple of punches blocked by Hickock.
Kadota has a couple of punches blocked by Hickock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hickock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickock misses with an elbow strike.
Kadota swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hickock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kadota's elbow.
Good body shot from Hickock.
Kadota throws a head punch that misses.
Kadota misses with some punches.
Hickock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hickock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kadota up against the cage.
Hickock lands an elbow just above Kadota 's eye.
It looks like Takashi Kadota has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kadota misses with the head strike.
Kadota misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadota lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hickock backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takashi Kadota's cut.
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.
Hickock blocks a jab.
Kadota throws a hook to the side of Hickock's head but Hickock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hickock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kadota was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickock.
Hickock throws out a loose jab but Kadota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kadota manages to avoid it.
Hickock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Hickock does no damage.
Kadota avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hickock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kadota manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kadota with a hook.
Kadota motions for Hickock to come forward. Kadota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hickock fails to land with a series of punches.
Hickock swings for the body but Kadota moves out of range.
Hickock is looking to wear down Kadota with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hickock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kadota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kadota lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hickock misses with a double jab.
Kadota works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota tries a head kick but it misses.
Hickock has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Hickock.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kadota blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hickock lands with a left to the head.
Hickock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Hickock.
A head punch on the inside from Kadota fails to land.
Kadota lands a right hand.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Hickock fails to land.
Kadota lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hickock backwards.
Kadota wants to stall.
Kadota is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Hickock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kadota is trying to force a seperation but Hickock has the dominant position.
Hickock blocks an uppercut.
Kadota is trying to maintain a safe position but Hickock gets an underhook and turns Kadota into the cage.
Hickock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadota.
Hickock trying to control the position but instead, Kadota has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hickock into the cage.
Kadota has a couple of punches blocked by Hickock.
Hickock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hickock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hickock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hickock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hickock blocking some punches.
Hickock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hickock throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hickock as Kadota tries to tie him up.
Hickock misses with a punch on the inside.
Kadota's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kadota tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hickock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kadota jumps guard but Hickock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kadota.
Kadota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Kadota has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kadota throws a punch but it's blocked by Hickock.
Hickock scores with a shot to the side of Kadota's head.
Hickock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickock lands with a right to the head.
Hickock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadota is trying to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kadota fails to pull guard.
Richard Hickock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takashi Kadota.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kadota swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kadota blocks a body shot from Hickock.
Hickock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickock lands a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hickock.
Hickock is working Kadota over against the cage.
Hickock blocking some punches.
Hickock misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hickock.
Kadota working aggressively here.
Kadota tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hickock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kadota blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hickock blocking some punches.
Hickock gets through Kadota's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hickock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richard Hickock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hickock throws a punch but it's blocked by Kadota.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hickock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takashi Kadota's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kadota stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hickock.
Kadota throws a jab when Hickock was well out of range.
Hickock scores with a nice strike.
Kadota is rocked!
Hickock moves into range and clinches up with Kadota.
Hickock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kadota is still on wobbly legs! Can Hickock finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hickock.
Kadota looking to slow down the pace here.
Hickock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Hickock.
Hickock unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kadota! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hickock is unloading with more strikes now! Kadota drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Hickock!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Hickock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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