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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dinklage (ranked 4464 p4p, 4377 weight class) and Arthur Fleck (ranked 0 p4p, 527 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Dinklage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arthur Fleck!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dinklage but Dinklage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dinklage appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fleck misses with a body shot.
Fleck tries to clinch but Dinklage is having none of it.
Dinklage darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fleck pushes Dinklage off looking to stand but Dinklage dives back in and keeps control.
Dinklage working Fleck over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fleck can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dinklage 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.
Dinklage controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinklage trying to control from half guard but Fleck is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage working over Fleck with some ground and pound. Fleck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dinklage working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dinklage controlling the action here.
Fleck won't allow Dinklage to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from Dinklage.
Dinklage is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dinklage lands with a punch from half guard.
Dinklage trying to control from half guard but Fleck is working away.
Fleck is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage controlling the pace.
Dinklage lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dinklage blocks the strikes from Fleck.
Fleck tries to roll over but Dinklage keeps him under control.
Dinklage really is a fat lump.
Dinklage misses with a head shot. Fleck uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dinklage working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fleck's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fleck looking to control.
Dinklage engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fleck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dinklage distracts Fleck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dinklage trying to control but Fleck is working from the bottom.
Fleck trying to keep a closed guard but Dinklage is proving a slippery customer.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dinklage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fleck keeping moving, preventing Dinklage from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dinklage with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fleck looking for a guillotine here but Dinklage defends easily.
Fleck wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dinklage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dinklage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dinklage trying to control but Fleck is working from the bottom.
Dinklage throwing strikes from guard but Fleck blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dinklage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fleck doesn't manage to clinch there - Dinklage circles away.
Fleck fails to land the takedown.
Fleck pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dinklage as he avoids it easily.
Fleck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dinklage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fleck won't be happy with that.
Dinklage is looking to take a break and control but Fleck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Fleck's face as Dinklage controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage trying to control the action but Fleck is working from the bottom.
Fleck wants to control but Dinklage postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dinklage wants to control but Fleck is keeping him busy.
Dinklage lands some shots froms side control.
Dinklage creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dinklage is looking to take a break and control but Fleck is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dinklage landing a few strikes.
Dinklage controls the position.
Dinklage in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Fleck's face as Dinklage controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage grinds an elbow into Fleck's temple.
Dinklage just content to control the position.
Fleck really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dinklage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fleck is not content to let Dinklage control the position.
Fleck is trying to control Dinklage's posture but Dinklage avoids it.
Dinklage working the head and body with strikes.
Dinklage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fleck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dinklage cracks Fleck with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleck is trying to improve his position.
Dinklage wants to control but Fleck is keeping him busy.
Fleck tries to bench press Dinklage off him but Dinklage keeps the position.
Mark Dinklage overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dinklage wants to control but Fleck is keeping him busy.
Dinklage landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Dinklage's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fleck takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dinklage taking a breather here.
Fleck struggling a bit here.
Fleck on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dinklage in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dinklage landing strikes.
Dinklage lands an elbow.
Dinklage working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dinklage dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dinklage has Fleck up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Dinklage to work.
Fleck is pressed up against the cage. Dinklage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fleck down to the mat. Fleck avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dinklage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fleck can do to turn this around?
No luck for Fleck with that takedown attempt.
Dinklage shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fleck is trying to defend but Dinklage finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinklage lands with a punch from half guard.
Fleck is doing well to control the position and prevent Dinklage from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dinklage lands a nice short elbow.
Fleck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fleck is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dinklage scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dinklage lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fleck is trying to get back to full guard.
Dinklage is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fleck is looking to improve his position.
Fleck is trying to stand back up but Dinklage is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleck is looking to improve his position.
Dinklage scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dinklage controlling the pace.
Fleck trying to hold on to Dinklage's head to control him but Dinklage postures up.
Ground and pound from Dinklage.
Fleck taking some punishment here, with Dinklage in his half guard.
Dinklage prevents Fleck from standing back up.
Dinklage moves nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage working the head with strikes.
Fleck can't do much from the bottom here.
Dinklage in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dinklage grinds an elbow into Fleck's temple.
Fleck is trying to improve his position.
Fleck taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dinklage cracks Fleck with a big elbow.
Dinklage is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fleck's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dinklage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fleck down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dinklage cracks Fleck with a big elbow.
Dinklage is working Fleck over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dinklage landing strikes.
Fleck is trying to improve his position.
Dinklage landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dinklage trying to control the action but Fleck is working from the bottom.
Dinklage is really struggling to control Fleck but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Dinklage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dinklage 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dinklage!
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RATING
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