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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Ham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Dickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Ham!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickson has Ham up against the cage in a clinch.
Ham pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ham jumps guard but Dickson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dickson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ham's brow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dickson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ham tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dickson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ham gets control of Dickson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ham will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ham has a closed guard, preventing Dickson from standing up.
Dickson looking to pass the guard.
Ham can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dickson controls the pace.
Dickson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson wanted to stand there but Ham had control of the position.
Ham is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dickson won't allow Ham to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dickson tries to clinch up.
Dickson moves out of range of the body kick.
Dickson pushes Ham up against the cage in a clinch.
Ham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dickson avoids it.
Dickson lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Joey Ham has been cut.
Ham avoids the elbow strike from Dickson, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson slowing the pace effectively.
Ham tries to pull guard but Dickson holds him up against the cage and eventually Ham drops back down to his feet.
Daniel Dickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Ham.
Ham can't get the takedown.
Ham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dickson avoids the body shot from Ham.
Ham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dickson pinned against the cage. Dickson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dickson clinches.
Ham tries to score a body lock takedown but Dickson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ham avoids the damage to the body.
Dickson missing with knees to the body.
Dickson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dickson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dickson.
Dickson stalling the fight.
Dickson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dickson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ham is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ham takes an elbow to the temple.
Ham looks winded!
Dickson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dickson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson lands an elbow inside.
Ham tries to circle away but Dickson has him pinned against the cage.
Dickson is pushing Ham up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dickson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dickson lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickson breaks from the clinch.
Dickson is looking to clinch but Ham is avoiding it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dickson.
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!
Dickson closes the distance and pushes Ham back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dickson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Ham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dickson closes the distance and pushes Ham back into the cage.
Ham pulls Dickson into guard.
Dickson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickson manages to get himself to full guard.
Ham pushing down on Dickson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dickson is trying to stand up here but Ham is controlling him well.
Dickson wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickson is staying active underneath Ham, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dickson tries to roll over but Ham keeps him under control.
Ham wants to control but Dickson is keeping him busy.
Dickson trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joey Ham.
Ham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dickson as he jumps to the side.
Dickson closes the distance and pushes Ham back into the cage.
Dickson gets underhooks to prevent Ham's takedown attempt.
Dickson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson manages to break the clinch.
Dickson has Ham up against the cage in a clinch.
Dickson breaks the clinch.
Ham shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniel Dickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Ham.
Dickson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ham is breathing heavily.
Dickson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniel Dickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dickson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ham up against the cage.
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!
Dickson missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dickson.
Ham blocks the elbow strike.
Ham working Dickson over with knees to the body.
Dickson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dickson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dickson breaks from the clinch.
Dickson blocks a head kick by Ham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickson wants to clinch up but Ham keeps it at a distance.
Dickson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ham looks to clinch
and Dickson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ham shoots in looking for a takedown but Dickson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ham's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ham avoids the head kick by Dickson.
Dickson scores with a head kick. Ham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dickson rushes Ham and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ham is looking to take this one to the mat.
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!
Dickson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ham.
Dickson avoiding damage as Ham throws knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dickson.
Dickson lands an elbow that stopped Ham in his tracks for a moment.
Ham tries to pull guard but Dickson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dickson just leaning against Ham, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Dickson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Ham's cut.
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!
Dickson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ham. Ham gets slowly back to his feet.
Dickson connects with an inside leg kick.
Dickson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ham, pushing him back against the cage.
Dickson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ham misses with a takedown attempt - Dickson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dickson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dickson darts in and clinches Ham up against the cage.
Dickson lands a nice elbow.
Dickson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dickson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daniel Dickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Ham.
Ham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dickson lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ham misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dickson lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Joey Ham's cut even more.
Ham tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dickson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ham avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dickson.
Dickson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ham is defending well for now.
Ham tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dickson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dickson scores with a head kick.
Dickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickson darts in and clinches Ham up against the cage.
Ham being controlled against the cage.
Ham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ham is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dickson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dickson breaks from the clinch.
Dickson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickson lands with a slapping head kick.
Dickson clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ham on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dickson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dickson clinches up against the cage.
Dickson stalling the fight.
Ham drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dickson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ham blocks a head kick by Dickson.
Dickson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ham blocks the elbow strike.
Dickson breaks the clinch.
Dickson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ham fails with a takedown attempt.
Dickson clinches.
Dickson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dickson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dickson tries to clinch but Ham moves out of range.
Ham tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dickson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ham.
Ham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dickson tries to avoid it but Ham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dickson to the ground. Dickson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joey Ham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Dickson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickson takes the fight into the clinch.
Ham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dickson's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Dickson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dickson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Daniel Dickson!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Daniel Dickson!
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Daniel Dickson!
Daniel Dickson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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