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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson has chosen Harvester of Sorrow as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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197 lbs
18 - 6 - 1 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Cage circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickinson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dickinson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cage wants to control but Dickinson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dickinson not doing much here.
Cage is trying to maintain the position but Dickinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Dickinson is working for a kimura but Cage is defending it quite comfortably.
Cage moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cage wants to sweep but no luck.
Cage trying to control the position here.
Cage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage has an active guard here but Dickinson has managed to pass into half guard.
Cage is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dickinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dickinson is nestled in close to Cage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cage wants to get back to full guard.
Dickinson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cage defending well though.
Cage moves into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cage looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickinson is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickinson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to control from the top but Cage keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson throwing strikes from guard but Cage blocks nicely.
Cage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dickinson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dickinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cage is keeping the position for now.
Dickinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dickinson defends it easily.
Cage striking from the bottom here.
Dickinson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dickinson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dickinson defends it easily.
Dickinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cage instigates a clinch.
Dickinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Cage is breathing heavily.
Cage avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Dickinson tightens his grip and picks Cage up, before dumping him to the ground. Cage manages to land in guard.
Cage working for a triangle but Dickinson defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickinson wanted to stand there but Cage had control of the position.
Cage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dickinson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cage is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickinson.
Dickinson stands up and waves to Cage to follow him.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cage closes the distance and pushes Dickinson back into the cage.
Nice elbow from Dickinson.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but Cage blocks with his arms.
Cage has Dickinson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cage pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dickinson tumbling to the mat - Cage dives into Dickinson's guard.
Cage wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cage is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dickinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Dickinson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cage gets a clinch.
Dickinson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cage can't fight it off and eventually Dickinson manages to take the fight to the floor. Cage looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dickinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dickinson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cage wants to sweep here but Dickinson controlling him for the moment.
Cage is adopting a defensive guard.
Cage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dickinson!
Dickinson gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cage's back!
Cage wants to control his opponent's hands but Dickinson gets his hands free.
Cage showing good submission defense here.
Cage turns into Dickinson and is now in his guard.
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.
Cage controlling from the top position.
Dickinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dickinson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dickinson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cage is controlling him.
Dave Dickinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dickinson is breathing heavily.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Cage from controlling successfully.
Dickinson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cage uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Dickinson's face as Cage controls the position.
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!
Dickinson stops Cage from passing to mount.
Dickinson is pushing Cage's head away, looking to escape. Cage manages to hold on to the position though.
Cage is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cage scoring with punches and elbows.
Dickinson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dickinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cage working the ground and pound from side control.
Dickinson manages to get back to half guard.
Dickinson is trying to stand.
Cage is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dickinson trying to control from the bottom.
Cage passes to side control.
Cage is putting a hurting on Dickinson here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dickinson is looking to regain half guard here but Cage keeps moving and retains side control.
Cage looks up at the clock and then as Dickinson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cage smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cage is working Dickinson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cage working the head with strikes.
Cage is chipping away with strikes.
Dickinson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dickinson is being controlled here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Cage dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickinson looks to clinch
and Cage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickinson successfully pulls guard.
Dickinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cage landing some decent shots from guard.
Cage with a nice head shot there.
Cage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cage trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cage with a nice head shot there.
Cage is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson working for a triangle but Cage defends it easily.
Dickinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dickinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cage gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cage's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cage passes into half guard.
Cage winds up and cracks Dickinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dickinson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cage pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Cage seems content to control.
Dickinson gets full guard.
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.
Cage sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson looking for subs off his back but Cage has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cage keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cage seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cage trying to pass the guard but Dickinson defending well.
Cage scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dickinson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dickinson is staying active underneath Cage, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage content to control rather than advance.
Dickinson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cage trying to control the action but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Cage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cage scoring with strikes but Dickinson is staying in there.
Dickinson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cage punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cage won't let Dickinson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Dickinson tries to hold on but Cage postures up.
Cage is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dickinson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cage controlling the position easily from mount.
Cage with good strikes from the mount here!
Cage lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cage raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dickinson is rocked!
Dickinson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cage punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Cage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cage 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Cage!
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