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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryosuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dickinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Harvester of Sorrow. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryosuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson is looking to land body kicks.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takahashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takahashi shoots in and drives through. Dickinson sprawls well.
Takahashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dickinson but Dickinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Takahashi pushes him off.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Takahashi is having none of it.
Takahashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dickinson drives through with a takedown into Takahashi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dickinson throwing strikes but missing.
Dickinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Takahashi is proving hard to escape from.
Dickinson gets to his feet. Takahashi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Takahashi shoots in looking for a takedown. Dickinson tries to sprawl out of it but Takahashi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dickinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dave Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryosuke Takahashi.
A left and a right from Dickinson both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ryosuke Takahashi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson closes the distance but Takahashi moves to the side
and Takahashi counters with a takedown into side control.
Dickinson struggling a bit here.
Dickinson sneaks back into half guard.
Dickinson 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.
Dickinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dickinson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dickinson is breathing heavily.
Takahashi stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson clinches up against the cage.
Takahashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Dickinson.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dickinson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Takahashi takes an elbow to the temple.
Dickinson successfully pulls guard.
Dickinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dickinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Takahashi is aware though and is defending well.
Dickinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Takahashi defends it easily.
Dickinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takahashi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dickinson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson working for a triangle but Takahashi defends it easily.
Takahashi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dickinson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takahashi has managed to get both his arms back between Dickinson's legs - danger averted.
Dickinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takahashi prevents Dickinson from getting back to his feet.
Dickinson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takahashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Takahashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dickinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Takahashi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Takahashi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takahashi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dickinson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Takahashi has picked Dickinson up and slammed him! Dickinson can't keep hold of the triangle and Takahashi manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickinson stops Takahashi from passing to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson sneaks back into half guard.
Dickinson has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Takahashi. Oh but Dickinson has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Takahashi goes limp - he's gone! Dickinson jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Dickinson!
Dave Dickinson made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!] in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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