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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Roberts (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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Good wrestling
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 The Island, Jim Dickinson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickinson manages to get himself to full guard.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
Roberts advances to half guard.
Roberts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts throwing shots but Dickinson is blocking nicely.
Dickinson trying to control from the bottom.
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roberts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dickinson 's head.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Dickinson dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickinson keeping hold of Roberts's head, controlling as best he can.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Dickinson dodges it nicely.
Roberts is keen to just control but Dickinson is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roberts scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts passes to full mount!
Roberts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Roberts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roberts working the ground and pound effectively.
Dickinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roberts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Roberts throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dickinson because Roberts loaded up on that one.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roberts trying to control but Dickinson is having none of it.
Roberts breaks from Dickinson 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dickinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roberts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts throws some wild stikes that Dickinson manages to avoid easily.
Roberts wants to control but Dickinson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
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!
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dickinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dickinson trying to control here.
Roberts is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roberts seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dickinson 's head.
Dickinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dickinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roberts.
Roberts controlling the action here.
Dickinson keeping hold of Roberts's head, controlling as best he can.
Dickinson is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Dickinson wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dickinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roberts.
Dickinson wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
Roberts wants to control but Dickinson is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roberts is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roberts trying to mount his opponent but Dickinson defends it.
Roberts is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Roberts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dickinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roberts.
Dickinson is working to get back to half guard.
Dickinson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roberts looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roberts looking to finish Dickinson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dickinson !
Roberts content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Roberts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roberts looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kurt Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Roberts with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dickinson wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Dickinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Dickinson blocks nicely.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
Roberts looking to pass the guard.
Dickinson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dickinson tries to get out of the position.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
Roberts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberts postures up in Dickinson 's guard and throws a big left but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Dickinson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roberts is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dickinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Roberts punching from mount but Dickinson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roberts wants to control the pace but Dickinson is squirming around nicely.
Roberts prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
Dickinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Roberts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dickinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roberts.
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Roberts unloads with some shots from mount but Dickinson bucks and avoids them well.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Roberts controlling the pace for now.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dickinson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Roberts.
Roberts looking to ground and pound but Dickinson is blocking nicely.
Roberts looking to ground and pound but Dickinson is blocking nicely.
Roberts thowing shots but they're missing.
Roberts controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is squirming around, avoiding Roberts's attempts to control the action.
Roberts unloads with some shots from mount but Dickinson bucks and avoids them well.
Roberts unloads with some shots from mount but Dickinson bucks and avoids them well.
Roberts punching from mount but Dickinson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Roberts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Roberts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Dickinson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dickinson looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roberts clinches up against the cage.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roberts has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dickinson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Roberts trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Roberts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dickinson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dickinson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roberts on the ground.
Roberts is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dickinson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts missing with punches from the back.
Roberts missing with strikes from the back.
Roberts misses with a punch to the head.
Roberts avoiding Dickinson 's attempts to control his hands.
Roberts just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Dickinson staying busy and making it hard for Roberts to control.
Dickinson can't escape the position.
Dickinson has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Roberts.
Dickinson avoids the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson avoids the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Roberts misses with punches from the back.
Roberts throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Roberts misses with a punch to the head.
Roberts missing with strikes from the back.
Roberts tightening his grip on Dickinson , looking for the choke.
Roberts struggling to land strikes to the head as Dickinson covers up.
Dickinson staying busy and making it hard for Roberts to control.
Roberts throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Roberts tries to get the hooks in deep but Dickinson pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson avoids the strikes from Roberts.
Dickinson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Roberts avoiding Dickinson 's attempts to control his hands.
Roberts missing with strikes from the back.
Will Roberts go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Roberts missing with strikes from the back.
Dickinson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Roberts tries to get the hooks in deep but Dickinson pushed the leg off.
Roberts missing with strikes from the back.
Dickinson trying to control the position but Roberts manages to sink in the hooks.
Roberts misses with an elbow to the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Dickinson as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Roberts!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Roberts misses with a punch to the head.
Dickinson is trying to remain composed but Roberts is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Dickinson covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Roberts missing with strikes from the back.
Dickinson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Dickinson rolls, trying to escape but Roberts keeps control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dickinson covering up well and avoiding damage.
You can see the frustration on Dickinson 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Roberts controlling the position well here. Dickinson rolled but Roberts kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Even with his hooks in, Roberts manages to miss with strikes from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roberts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Roberts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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