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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shisu Garfield (ranked 3860 p4p, 3198 weight class) and Ryan Dickson (ranked 313 p4p, 275 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shisu Garfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Dickson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Garfield. That's going to slow Dickson down.
Garfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garfield moves into the clinch.
Garfield taking a breather.
Dickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dickson is trying to break free.
Dickson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Garfield after a bit of a struggle.
Garfield has Dickson pressed against the cage, preventing Dickson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garfield lands a takedown into guard.
Garfield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dickson wants to stand and escape but Garfield is having none of it.
Dickson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dickson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dickson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garfield tries to get to full guard but Dickson has control of the leg.
Dickson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dickson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Dickson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dickson working for a guillotine from mount but Garfield is in no mood to give up.
Garfield knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dickson on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garfield is in a horrible position here. Dickson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Garfield can't escape the position.
Garfield might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dickson lands a couple of good shots and Garfield has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Garfield trying to control the hands but Dickson won't let him.
Dickson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Garfield.
Dickson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickson is punishing Garfield with some ground and pound.
Dickson punches Garfield on the ear.
Dickson connects with a big shot to the side of Garfield's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Will Dickson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Garfield tries to break free.
Garfield trying to get back to his feet but Dickson is in full control for now.
Dickson scores with strikes from the back.
Dickson lands shots from the back.
Dickson misses with a punch to the head.
Dickson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson keeps control of the position as Garfield tries to break free.
Can Garfield hold on?! Dickson is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Garfield's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dickson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Garfield to escape the position.
Garfield takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dickson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Garfield up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Garfield takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dickson is working the ground and pound. Can Garfield escape?
Garfield is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Dickson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dickson enables Garfield to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dickson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Garfield wants to control from the top but Dickson keeps moving.
Garfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickson looking for a guillotine here but Garfield defends easily.
Dickson keeping moving, preventing Garfield from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garfield's guard.
Garfield has momentary wrist control but Dickson slips an elbow through the middle.
Dickson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Garfield looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dickson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dickson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garfield on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Garfield tries to get out of the position.
Dickson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garfield trying to control but Dickson postures up.
Dickson throwing shots but Garfield is blocking nicely.
Dickson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dickson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dickson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dickson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garfield does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dickson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson throwing shots but Garfield is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Dickson.
Dickson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Garfield won't allow Dickson to pass to mount.
Dickson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dickson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garfield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dickson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garfield trying to control here.
Dickson is working for a kimura but Garfield is defending it quite comfortably.
Garfield trying to get back to full guard but Dickson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Garfield hang on?
Dickson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dickson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Garfield is rocked!
Garfield taking shots to the head.
Oh Garfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickson lands a heavy elbow.
Dickson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Garfield can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickson with the ground and pound from mount.
Garfield tries to lock up and control but Dickson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Garfield tries to hold on but Dickson postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Garfield scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Dickson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Dickson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Dickson!
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hype
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RATING
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