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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curt Dickerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Trust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curt Dickerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Trust!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trust explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dickerson looking to score a takedown here. Trust is defending well but Dickerson drives through and ends up in Trust's guard.
Trust has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dickerson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dickerson stops a takedown attempt from Trust.
Dickerson jumps guard but Trust turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Trust pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Dickerson with that takedown attempt.
Trust steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Dickerson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curt Dickerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trust has closed the distance and engaged Dickerson in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickerson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trust smiles and moves away.
Trust misses with the combination.
Trust gets caught flat footed, as Dickerson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trust avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trust wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trust keeping moving, preventing Dickerson from controlling successfully.
Trust looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dickerson throws an elbow that misses. Trust uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dickerson's guard. Nice move by Trust!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickerson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trust is one step ahead there.
Trust gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trust closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Curt Dickerson has been cut.
Trust throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trust fails with a takedown attempt.
Trust throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dickerson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trust's waist but Trust gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dickerson off to one side.
Trust moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trust breaks the clinch.
Dickerson tries for a takedown but Trust sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dickerson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dickerson is breathing heavily.
Trust takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trust breaks from the clinch.
Trust works Dickerson's body with a nice hook.
Dickerson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dickerson gets caught flat footed, as Trust shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dickerson pulls Trust in close to his closed guard and prevents Trust from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dickerson wants to get back to his feet but Trust is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trust is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dickerson has momentary wrist control but Trust slips an elbow through the middle.
Trust works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dickerson trying to hold on to Trust's head to control him but Trust postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trust seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dickerson trying to control here.
Trust is pressing down on Dickerson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dickerson is holding on for now.
Dickerson controlling the position well.
Dickerson wants to control but Trust is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trust wants to stand up but Dickerson is controlling the position.
Trust lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Trust is thwarting Dickerson's attempts to control the position.
Dickerson tries to roll over but Trust keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Trust dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curt Dickerson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trust pulls guard effortlessly.
Trust wants to stand up but Dickerson is controlling him.
Trust looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickerson is one step ahead there.
Trust is working an open guard so Dickerson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickerson tries to sprawl but Trust drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Trust content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickerson is positioning himself well to prevent Trust advancing to mount.
Trust trying to control from half guard but Dickerson is working away.
Trust is working for a submission of some sort.
Trust tries to pass to full mount but Dickerson defends it.
Trust not doing much here.
Trust missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickerson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dickerson wants to control but Trust is keeping busy.
It looks like Trust is going to stand back up.
Trust thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dickerson's head.
Dickerson is holding on to half guard well.
Dickerson wants to control but Trust is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dickerson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trust is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Trust working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marco Trust has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dickerson trying to control here.
Dickerson pushes Trust off looking to stand but Trust dives back in and keeps control.
Dickerson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dickerson is staying active underneath Trust, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trust misses with a two punch combination.
Dickerson shoots in but no luck this time.
Dickerson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trust swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dickerson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dickerson shoots in but Trust avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curt Dickerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trust darts in and clinches Dickerson up against the cage.
Trust goes for a takedown attempt but Dickerson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Trust.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trust manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dickerson on his heels. He'll look to pass Dickerson's guard now, I'm sure.
Trust wants to control from the top but Dickerson keeps moving.
Dickerson controls Trust momentarily but Trust frees himself.
Trust stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dickerson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Trust. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Dickerson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Trust chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickerson 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.
Dickerson has his hands on Trust's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickerson is trying to control the position but Trust postures up.
Trust gets to his feet. Dickerson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Trust showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curt Dickerson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Trust instigates a clinch.
Trust breaks from the clinch.
Dickerson shoots for a double leg takedown but Trust sprawls well. He's pushed Dickerson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trust instigates a clinch.
Trust pulls Dickerson into guard.
Dickerson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dickerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Trust is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trust wants to sweep but no luck.
Trust is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dickerson gets to his feet - Trust follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trust slaps away a takedown attempt from Dickerson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trust moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trust throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dickerson gets tackled into the cage by Trust. Trust maintains the clinch.
Trust fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trust obliges.
Trust goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dickerson prevents it.
Trust's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trust shoots in and bounces Dickerson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Trust has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trust scoring with some ground and pound.
Dickerson keeping moving, preventing Trust from controlling successfully.
Trust sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dickerson's guard.
Trust is pressing down on Dickerson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dickerson is holding on for now.
Trust is thwarting Dickerson's attempts to control the position.
Trust is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dickerson!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickerson tries to hold on but Trust pushes him away.
Dickerson bucks Trust off and manages to get back to his feet!
Dickerson dodges the punch combination from Trust.
Dickerson is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trust closes the distance and pushes Dickerson back into the cage.
Trust letting Dickerson take a breather here.
Dickerson breaks from the clinch.
Trust gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Trust drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dickerson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Curt Dickerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Trust.
Trust throws a head kick but Dickerson moves out of range.
Trust closes the distance and pushes Dickerson back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trust's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dickerson shoots in for a takedown but Trust shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trust is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Marco Trust is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickerson shoots and misses
and Trust counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dickerson is defended easily by Trust.
Dickerson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trust to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Trust drops back looking for a leg! Dickerson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dickerson manages to kick Trust off! Trust jumps back into Dickerson's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Trust comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trust has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Trust!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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