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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragon Warfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
11 - 7 - 3 |
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216 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Pick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Dragon Warfist!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pick instigates a clinch.
Warfist lands a left hand.
Warfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Warfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warfist misses with some punches.
Pick prevents a body shot from Warfist.
Warfist avoids a wild elbow strike from Pick.
Warfist pushes Pick back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pick tries to land knees in the clinch but Warfist avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Pick has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Pick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Warfist.
Pick blocking some punches.
Warfist blocks an elbow strike.
Warfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pick blocking some punches.
Warfist tries to throw a body punch but Pick avoids it by throwing Warfist back against the ropes.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Warfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Warfist's elbow.
Warfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick lands an elbow just above Warfist 's eye.
It looks like Dragon Warfist has been cut.
Warfist misses with some punches.
Pick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist prevents a body shot from Pick.
Warfist throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pick throws an elbow but misses.
Pick throws an elbow that misses.
Pick lands a body punch.
Warfist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pick lands a nice shot to the body.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
Warfist takes a shot to the head.
Pick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Warfist tries a body shot but Pick blocks it.
Warfist blocks an uppercut.
Warfist lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Warfist fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pick lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pick throws an elbow but misses.
Pick throws an elbow but it misses.
Warfist doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warfist lands with a short shot to the head.
Pick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Warfist backwards.
Pick tries to work over Warfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Warfist blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warfist.
Pick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Warfist takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Warfist.
Pick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warfist.
Pick throws an elbow that misses.
Warfist can't find room to land a body shot as Pick controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pick's elbow.
Warfist prevents a body shot from Pick.
Warfist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warfist blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Pick throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Pick.
Pick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist can't find room to land a body shot as Pick controls the action.
Warfist avoids the elbow strike from Pick, against the ropes.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warfist scores with a hook to the body.
Warfist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pick tries to clinch but Warfist moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Pick.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warfist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warfist throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pick is looking to counter punch.
Pick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Pick misses.
Pick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pick throws a hook but Warfist blocks it.
Warfist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steve Pick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warfist is looking to slow Pick down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warfist. Pick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warfist.
Warfist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Warfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Steve Pick will probably get the nod.
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.
Warfist staying out of range there.
Pick is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Warfist's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Warfist swats away the attempt to clinch by Pick.
Warfist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pick.
Pick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pick wants to clinch up but Warfist keeps it at a distance.
Warfist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Pick misses with a hook
and Warfist counters with a straight right hand.
Warfist slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warfist follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pick avoids the head kick by Warfist.
Pick moves in looking to clinch but Warfist pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pick at a distance.
Pick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Warfist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pick moves to clinch but Warfist breaks away
and Warfist counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pick's knee momentarily.
Pick loads up on a big right hand but Warfist slips the punch.
Warfist feints a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pick. Warfist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pick scores with a nice head shot.
Warfist lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pick doesn't manage to clinch there - Warfist circles away.
It seemed like Warfist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warfist.
Warfist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pick misses with a wild body shot.
Warfist buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warfist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses the shot to the body.
Pick throws a jab but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Warfist is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pick rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Pick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warfist tries a quick counter leg kick but Pick is wise to it.
Warfist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Warfist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist lunges at Pick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pick's hand.
Pick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Warfist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warfist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warfist with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warfist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pick darts in and clinches Warfist up against the ropes.
Warfist tries to work over Pick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick throws a punch but it's blocked by Warfist.
Warfist is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Warfist.
Pick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Warfist blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warfist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warfist breaks from the clinch.
Warfist tries to clinch up.
Pick throws a combination that misses
and Warfist counters with a nice body shot.
Warfist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pick scores with a sloppy right hand. Warfist should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warfist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pick lunges at Warfist with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warfist's hand.
Pick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pick has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warfist misses with a punch on the inside.
Warfist throws a head punch that misses.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
Warfist stalling in the clinch but Pick improves position.
Pick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warfist is defending well for now.
Warfist lands a hook that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Warfist misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pick.
Warfist gets through Pick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pick misses with a body punch.
Pick lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Pick will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pick tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Warfist counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pick wants to clinch up but Warfist keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Warfist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warfist appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pick closes the distance but Warfist moves to the side
and Warfist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Pick misses the target.
Pick throws a jab when Warfist was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warfist looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warfist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pick moves away.
Pick tries to clinch but Warfist moves away
and Warfist counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Warfist, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warfist has taken the fight to the clinch.
Warfist lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warfist.
Pick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warfist avoids it.
Pick lands an elbow inside.
Warfist escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warfist smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Warfist connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warfist cracks Pick with an open hand slap.
Pick misses with a lunging right hand
and Warfist makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dragon Warfist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Warfist.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warfist tries to work over Pick's front leg with a kick but Pick checks it.
Pick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Warfist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Warfist lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warfist walks into a jab.
Warfist clinches with his opponent.
Warfist scores with a hook to the body.
Pick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Warfist misses with a body punch.
Pick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pick blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Pick on the inside.
Pick tries to work over Warfist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pick misses with some punches.
Warfist misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warfist has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Warfist can turn it around.
Warfist lands a left hand.
Warfist lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Pick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warfist lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pick backwards.
Warfist blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warfist blocks the elbow strike.
Pick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pick missing with knees to the body.
Pick lands an elbow inside that Warfist shrugs off.
Warfist slows down the pace here.
Warfist is leaning against Pick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Warfist blocking some punches.
Warfist taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pick.
Warfist throws a punch but it's blocked by Pick.
Warfist cracks Pick with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pick gets through Warfist's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pick misses with a body punch.
Warfist has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Warfist swings wildly with an uppercut but Pick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon Warfist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Warfist.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warfist gets through Pick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Warfist creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pick tries a body shot but Warfist blocks it.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Pick.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warfist blocking some punches.
Warfist throws a punch but it's blocked by Pick.
Warfist working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pick swings wildly with an uppercut but Warfist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pick lands a shot to the body.
Warfist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Warfist as the two fighters clinch.
Warfist misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pick misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dragon Warfist comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pick 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
67% |
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