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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chico Dicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cousteau's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - The Monster Attacks . Jacques Cousteau has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chico Dicko!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cousteau shoots in but Dicko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dicko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dicko throws a head kick that misses.
Dicko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cousteau.
We've been hearing reports that Cousteau has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dicko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cousteau shoots for a takedown but Dicko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dicko as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Cousteau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cousteau looks for a takedown but Dicko sprawls well.
Dicko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dicko leaves Cousteau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dicko scores with a sloppy right hand. Cousteau should have avoided that one.
Jab by Dicko.
Dicko scores with a nice head shot.
Chico Dicko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicko breaks the clinch.
Dicko feints and then cracks Cousteau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cousteau down.
Dicko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cousteau is out of range.
Dicko throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cousteau dives in for a single leg takedown but Dicko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dicko digs a right hand into Cousteau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cousteau's gas tank.
Cousteau tries to score a body lock takedown but Dicko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dicko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dicko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A body shot lands from Dicko.
Dicko tries to land a knee to the head but Cousteau blocks with his arms.
Dicko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dicko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cousteau has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dicko after a bit of a struggle.
Dicko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dicko after a bit of a struggle.
Dicko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dicko presses Cousteau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cousteau is breathing heavily.
Dicko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dicko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cousteau. Cousteau circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cousteau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dicko counters with an outside leg kick.
Cousteau tries to clinch there but Dicko circles away.
Dicko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dicko duly obliges.
Cousteau shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dicko - that will leave a mark!
Chico Dicko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cousteau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dicko lands a jab.
Dicko throws out a loose jab but Cousteau uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cousteau shoots in but no luck this time.
Dicko cracks Cousteau with an open hand slap.
Dicko lands with a cross.
Dicko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dicko connects with a nice looking jab.
Dicko clinches up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dicko.
Cousteau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dicko pulls his leg out and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cousteau.
Cousteau shoots in but Dicko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cousteau. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicko stuffs the takedown.
Dicko lands with a straight right. Cousteau didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dicko gets a clinch.
Dicko trying to control the position but instead, Cousteau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dicko into the cage.
Dicko lands an uppercut.
Dicko lands an elbow just above Cousteau 's eye.
Dicko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cousteau changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dicko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dicko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cousteau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cousteau has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dicko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dicko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dicko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Dicko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dicko has Cousteau up against the cage in a clinch.
Dicko breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cousteau.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dicko enables Cousteau to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dicko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dicko wants to stand but Cousteau is controlling the position.
Cousteau trying to control the position from guard on top but Dicko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cousteau passes Dicko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cousteau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dicko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cousteau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cousteau is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dicko pushes Cousteau off looking to stand but Cousteau dives back in and keeps control.
Dicko trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cousteau throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dicko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cousteau looking for a guillotine from mount but Dicko is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dicko trying desperately to get to his feet.
Cousteau working for a submission but Dicko is keeping him at bay.
Cousteau wants to control the pace but Dicko is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicko is bucking up trying to escape but Cousteau cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dicko is squirming around, avoiding Cousteau's attempts to control the action.
Cousteau throws a sloppy strike and Dicko uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Dicko has ended up in Cousteau's guard.
Cousteau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cousteau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cousteau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cousteau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dicko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dicko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cousteau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cousteau wants to sweep here but Dicko controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cousteau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dicko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Cousteau dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dicko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cousteau is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dicko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dicko bucks up and tries to throw Cousteau off but instead Cousteau has got his back!
Dicko has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cousteau.
Dicko preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cousteau.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cousteau working for the choke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau is hanging on to Dicko's back as he tries to escape.
Cousteau is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dicko tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cousteau jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dicko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cousteau throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicko dodges the ground and pound from Cousteau.
Cousteau goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dicko rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cousteau's guard! Nice work there by Dicko!
Dicko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dicko trying to control but Cousteau is working from the bottom.
Cousteau wants to sweep but no luck.
Cousteau throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cousteau has his foot on Dicko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dicko works his way back into a safe position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cousteau managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dicko passes into half guard.
Cousteau wants to control but Dicko is keeping busy.
Cousteau moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cousteau will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicko trying to control the position from guard on top but Cousteau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cousteau throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dicko uses it to pass to side control.
Dicko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cousteau keeps working.
Cousteau is trying to control Dicko's posture but Dicko avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cousteau looking for a sweep but Dicko has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Cousteau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cousteau 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Cousteau!
Our winner, Jacques Cousteau, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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