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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trapp Deathgrip (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. Trapp Deathgrip has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 lbs
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trapp Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deathgrip throws out a loose jab but Dickinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deathgrip shoots in and drives through. Dickinson sprawls well.
Deathgrip keeps the fight on the outside.
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Deathgrip manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson has a takedown stuffed.
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch
and Dickinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
Dickinson slaps away a takedown attempt from Deathgrip, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dickinson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Deathgrip counters with a series of strikes. Dickinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Deathgrip is avoiding it.
Deathgrip swings for the body but Dickinson moves out of range.
Deathgrip cracks Dickinson with a good jab.
Dickinson is rocked!
Deathgrip closes the distance and clinches up with Dickinson, looking for a takedown. Deathgrip pushes Dickinson against the ropes but Dickinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dickinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Deathgrip finish him?
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trapp Deathgrip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson rushes Deathgrip and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dickinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Dickinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Dickinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deathgrip avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Deathgrip blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Deathgrip pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deathgrip shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dickinson pinned against the ropes. Dickinson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Deathgrip throws out a powerful jab.
Dickinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Deathgrip is looking for a takedown.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deathgrip is defending well for now.
Deathgrip blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dickinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dickinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deathgrip is trying to drag Dickinson to the mat but Dickinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Deathgrip tries for a takedown but Dickinson manages to get underhooks.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deathgrip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deathgrip avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deathgrip has Dickinson pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Dickinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Deathgrip is trying to break the clinch but Dickinson is controlling him.
Dickinson misses with a knee to the head.
Deathgrip drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dickinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dickinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Deathgrip jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dickinson walks away with a smile on his face. Deathgrip gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Deathgrip is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dickinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dickinson gets a clinch.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deathgrip has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickinson lands a knee to the body.
Deathgrip is breathing heavily.
Deathgrip is trying to break the clinch but Dickinson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deathgrip's defenses.
Dickinson has Deathgrip pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dickinson pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Deathgrip tumbling to the mat - Dickinson dives into Deathgrip's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dickinson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Deathgrip looking for subs off his back but Dickinson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dickinson wants to free his trapped foot but Deathgrip is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Deathgrip looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Deathgrip wants to control but Dickinson is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Dickinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Dickinson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Deathgrip counters with a straight right hand.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Deathgrip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deathgrip scores with a sloppy right hand. Dickinson should have avoided that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deathgrip. That's going to slow Dickinson down.
Deathgrip throws a half hearted mid kick.
Deathgrip throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dickinson.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dickinson.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dickinson working away.
Deathgrip tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Deathgrip is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dickinson is staying tight to Deathgrip's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Deathgrip is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dickinson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip works his way to full guard. Good work.
Deathgrip looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dickinson tries to stand but Deathgrip is controlling from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Deathgrip wants to stand but Dickinson is controlling the position.
Deathgrip wants to improve his position but instead Dickinson has moved into half guard.
Deathgrip wants to sweep but Dickinson has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to stand but Deathgrip is controlling his head.
Dickinson decides to stand back up.
Dickinson has a takedown stuffed.
Deathgrip looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Deathgrip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch
and Deathgrip counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip tries to score with some ground and pound. Dickinson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Deathgrip prevents Dickinson from escaping the position.
Deathgrip throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deathgrip goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dickinson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Deathgrip but great work by Dickinson.
Deathgrip tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Deathgrip's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trapp Deathgrip dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Dickinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Deathgrip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dickinson misses with a takedown attempt - Deathgrip sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dickinson moves out of range of the body kick from Deathgrip.
Dickinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deathgrip shoots in looking for a takedown. Dickinson tries to sprawl out of it but Deathgrip keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dickinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Deathgrip throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dickinson rushes Deathgrip and presses him up against the ropes.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deathgrip is defending well for now.
Dickinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dickinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deathgrip drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deathgrip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson lands an elbow just above Deathgrip 's eye.
Deathgrip is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trapp Deathgrip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Deathgrip managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dickinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deathgrip's brow.
A knee to the head by Dickinson.
Dave Dickinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Deathgrip avoids the damage to the body.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but Deathgrip blocks it.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but Deathgrip blocks it.
Deathgrip blocks an elbow strike.
Deathgrip stops a takedown attempt from Dickinson.
Dickinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deathgrip drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dickinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deathgrip dodges an elbow strike from Dickinson.
Deathgrip avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Dickinson can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
Deathgrip is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Deathgrip's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickinson wants to clinch.
Deathgrip misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Deathgrip.
Trapp Deathgrip is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deathgrip is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dickinson is defending well.
Dickinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deathgrip gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Deathgrip from controlling successfully.
Deathgrip scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip pushing down on Dickinson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Deathgrip is looking for a kimura here.
Dickinson is looking to escape.
Deathgrip is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dickinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip wants to pass the guard but Dickinson is defending well.
Deathgrip not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deathgrip is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dickinson sees it coming and defends easily.
Trapp Deathgrip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deathgrip looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trapp Deathgrip.
I think Deathgrip 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Trapp Deathgrip!
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energy
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hype
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