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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Dickson (ranked 24076 p4p, 5068 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 200 p4p, 98 weight class). William Tate looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Morrison Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate misses with a double jab.
A big right from Dickson misses.
Dickson loads up on a big right hand but Tate slips the punch.
Dickson fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Dickson.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dickson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Dickson.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Dickson shakes him off and moves away.
Tate walks into a stiff left hand from Dickson.
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!
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate misses with a jab to the body
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Dickson.
Dickson throws a right hand that misses
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson throws the left hand but Tate avoids the punch easily.
Tate with the counter takedown but Dickson avoids it easily.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Dickson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dickson throws a jab when Tate was well out of range.
Dickson scores with a one two! Tate had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dickson takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate throws the left hand but Dickson avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson walks into a stiff left hand from Tate.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickson.
Dickson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tate off the cage and back into range.
Dickson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tate at a distance.
Tate takes one to the chin there.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Dickson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickson misses with a looping left.
Dickson throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickson scores with a nice strike.
Dickson looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Dickson misses the jab.
Tate wants to counter the offense by Dickson and move into the clinch position.
Dickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate moves to clinch but Dickson breaks away
letting Dickson counter with a right hand.
Dickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dickson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Dickson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dickson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dickson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickson needs to keep his hands up - Tate had a free shot at his head there.
Dickson misses with a looping left.
Dickson digs a good hook to Tate's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate tries to clinch there but Dickson circles away.
Dickson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dickson misses the jab.
Tate cracks a nice hook into Dickson's ribs.
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!
Dickson misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Tate misses with the combination.
Dickson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tate's head backwards.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dickson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Dickson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Dickson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Dickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Dickson pushes him off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tate might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dickson has got the better of the exchanges.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dickson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Tate tries to clinch there but Dickson circles away.
Dickson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickson misses with a hook
letting Tate counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate slips a straight right by Dickson.
Dickson misses with a looping right.
Tate scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson connects with a single shot there.
Dickson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Dickson works the jab nicely.
Tate throws a right and a left that Dickson avoids nicely.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate tries to clinch up but Dickson circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dickson. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
William Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate wants to clinch up but Dickson keeps it at a distance.
Tate looks to land a right hand but Dickson moved out of range.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Dickson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Dickson there.
Dickson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickson misses with a hook. Tate ducked under it nicely.
Tate moves away from the strike by Dickson.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dickson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tate misses with a right hand
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickson.
Dickson misses with a lunging right hand
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dickson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate slips a jab from Dickson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson misses the jab.
Dickson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate throws out a counter right but Dickson avoids it with no problem.
Dickson throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson moves out of range.
Dickson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison Dickson is winning the standup battle so far.
Dickson takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Dickson misses with a body shot.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate avoids the body shot from Dickson.
Dickson looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Tate appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate moves away from the strike by Dickson.
Dickson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dickson swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Dickson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Tate slips a jab from Dickson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickson misses the target.
A punch combination from Dickson misses.
Tate stuns Dickson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dickson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickson throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Dickson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tate tries to clinch up but Dickson circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
It seemed like Tate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dickson misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Tate's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickson.
Tate slips under a jab.
Dickson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Tate misses with the combination.
Tate lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to clinch up
and Dickson counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate defending well as Dickson loads up on a big left hand.
Dickson misses with a hook to the body
and Tate counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dickson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate fails to land with a series of punches.
Dickson connects with a looping right hand.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Dickson counter with a right hand.
Tate ducks under a wild hook from Dickson.
Tate drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dickson defends it well.
Tate misses with an uppercut
and Dickson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Dickson pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickson throws out a loose jab but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Tate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dickson throwing a counter right hand but Tate manages to avoid it.
Morrison Dickson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Dickson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dickson misses with a double jab
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Dickson as he connects with a hook.
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!
Tate wants to clinch
and Dickson counters with a nice body shot.
Dickson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dickson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate's hands.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Dickson circles away.
Tate takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dickson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dickson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickson looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
A nice side step and Tate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dickson swinging wildly here.
Dickson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Dickson misses with a hook.
Tate tries to clinch but Dickson is having none of it.
Dickson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dickson moves out of range as Tate strikes.
Jab by Dickson.
Dickson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tate doesn't seem bothered though.
Tate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate.
Dickson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate is looking to clinch but Dickson is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Tate misses the target.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Dickson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickson lands with a cross.
Tate wants to clinch.
It looked like Dickson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dickson misses with a wild body shot.
Tate takes a swing at Dickson's ribcage but misses.
Dickson throws a hook but Tate avoids it easily.
Tate walks into a straight right hand from Dickson.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Dickson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morrison Dickson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Dickson!
Morrison Dickson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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