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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickens comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trick Daddy - Shut Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Bruce Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buff Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens misses with a wild body shot.
Dickens throws a hook but Do blocks it.
Do tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dickens manages to circle out of the way.
Dickens throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Do is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dickens.
Dickens looks for a takedown but Do sprawls well.
Dickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
As Dickens tries to get set, Do tries to push him back and clinch up but Dickens manages to avoid the attempt.
Dickens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Do counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Do.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens misses with a body punch.
Dickens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Dickens has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dickens delivers a nice body kick.
Dickens fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Do to the ground. Dickens is now in Do's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dickens controls the pace.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing.
Do avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dickens throwing strikes from guard but Do blocks nicely.
Dickens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dickens is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dickens shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Dickens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Dickens tries to get set, Do tries to push him back and clinch up but Dickens manages to avoid the attempt.
Dickens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Do walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dickens slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dickens looks for a takedown but Do sprawls well.
Bruce Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buff Dickens.
Dickens throws a body shot but no joy.
Do tries to counter by clinching up but Dickens breaks away and moves out of range.
Dickens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Do counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickens lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Do to keep the fight standing.
Dickens keeps control of Do as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dickens tries to stall but Do uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dickens drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dickens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Dickens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Do tries to counter by clinching up but Dickens breaks away and moves out of range.
Dickens with a poor takedown
and Do counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickens wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Do is looking to counter the offense by Dickens and move into the clinch.
Do keeps the fight on the outside.
Do tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dickens manages to circle out of the way.
Dickens tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Dickens is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
As Dickens tries to get set, Do tries to push him back and clinch up but Dickens manages to avoid the attempt.
Dickens tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dickens.
Do avoids the body shot from Dickens.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Do displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dickens.
Do tries to counter by clinching up but Dickens breaks away and moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickens finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dickens throws a head kick that misses.
Do tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dickens manages to circle out of the way.
Dickens fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Do sprawls well initially but Dickens persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dickens moves into the clinch.
Dickens tries to pull guard but Do holds him up against the cage and eventually Dickens drops back down to his feet.
Dickens is trying to pull guard but Do turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dickens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Do smiles and moves away.
Bruce Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buff Dickens.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Dickens.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dickens tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do tries to counter by clinching up but Dickens breaks away and moves out of range.
Dickens shoots in and drives through. Do sprawls well.
Do tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dickens manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Do avoids the body shot from Dickens.
Do wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dickens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dickens tries to clinch up but Do circles away and keeps his distance.
Do is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dickens.
Dickens closes the distance and clinches up with Do, looking for a takedown. Dickens pushes Do against the cage but Do circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dickens has taken the fight to the clinch.
Do tries to break the clinch but Dickens is controlling the position.
Dickens is working Do over against the cage.
Dickens lands a right hand.
Dickens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickens has a takedown stuffed.
Dickens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens shoots in looking for a takedown but Do manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dickens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch but Do swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickens shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Do defends it nicely.
Do is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dickens.
Dickens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Do paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Do tries to counter by clinching up but Dickens breaks away and moves out of range.
Do checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Buff Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickens scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Do has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to get back to his feet.
Dickens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dickens thows a huge punch but Do dodges it nicely.
Dickens throws a strike but Do avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Do is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Buff Dickens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickens clinches up with Do and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice left hand lands by Dickens.
Do wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dickens tries to throw a body punch but Do avoids it by throwing Dickens back against the cage.
Dickens dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dickens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Do just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dickens keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Do's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickens misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buff Dickens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dickens.
Dickens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dickens misses with a kick to the body.
As Dickens tries to get set, Do tries to push him back and clinch up but Dickens manages to avoid the attempt.
Bruce Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickens shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Do but Do pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Do tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dickens manages to circle out of the way.
Do moves away from the strike by Dickens.
Dickens shoots in looking for a takedown. Do tries to sprawl out of it but Dickens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Do manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens doesn't manage to clinch there - Do circles away.
Do is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dickens.
Dickens misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Dickens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Do doesn't seem phased though.
Bruce Do is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickens moves in looking to clinch but Do pushes him off.
Dickens looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
Dickens tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Do swivels and escapes.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bruce Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buff Dickens.
Dickens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Do as he avoids it easily.
Do blocks a head kick by Dickens.
Dickens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dickens misses with a few strikes there.
Do tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dickens manages to circle out of the way.
Dickens throws a right and a left that Do avoids nicely.
Do wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens misses with a wild combination.
Dickens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dickens throws a wild body kick that Do sees coming a mile off.
Do stuffs the takedown.
Do tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dickens manages to circle out of the way.
Dickens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickens tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Dickens.
Dickens misses with a body shot.
Dickens misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens shoots in but no luck this time.
Dickens throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
Do tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dickens manages to circle out of the way.
Dickens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Do looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Buff Dickens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Do sneaks out the side door and pushes Dickens away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Do is looking to counter the offense by Dickens and move into the clinch.
Dickens misses with a leg kick.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dickens tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Do tries to counter by clinching up but Dickens breaks away and moves out of range.
Dickens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Do wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dickens fails in his attempt to clinch.
Do is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dickens.
Dickens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Dickens tries to get set, Do tries to push him back and clinch up but Dickens manages to avoid the attempt.
Buff Dickens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens misses with a head kick.
Dickens wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
As Dickens tries to get set, Do tries to push him back and clinch up but Dickens manages to avoid the attempt.
Dickens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Do sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickens throws a series of punches but Do avoids them all with ease.
Do is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dickens.
Dickens lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dickens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dickens throws a shot from downtown. Do moves away and avoids it.
As Dickens tries to get set, Do tries to push him back and clinch up but Dickens manages to avoid the attempt.
Dickens throws a solid leg kick but Do takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dickens.
Do seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dickens moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buff Dickens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dickens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buff Dickens!
Buff Dickens gave a mention to LOPS 160q $149 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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