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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awesome Dick (ranked 24720 p4p, 684 weight class) and Rudy Gobert (ranked 24885 p4p, 681 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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245 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Awesome Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Gobert!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gobert tries to clinch up but Dick circles away and keeps his distance.
Gobert throws a head kick but Dick moves out of range.
Gobert feints a jab promting Dick to slip. Gobert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Dick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Awesome Dick has been cut.
Gobert wants to clinch up but Dick keeps it at a distance.
Gobert looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dick is fending him off so far but Gobert persists. Nope, Dick circles away and we're back to standing.
Dick scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gobert wants to get back to full guard.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Gobert's temple.
Dick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick is nestled in close to Gobert, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gobert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
Dick slows the pace down in half guard.
Dick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice strikes from Dick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dick in particular looking to stall.
Dick lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dick wants to pass to mount but Gobert is defending the position.
Dick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gobert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dick wants to free his trapped foot but Gobert is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gobert has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dick controlling the action here.
Gobert really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dick seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gobert for as long as he can get away with.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dick connects with a nice short shot to Gobert's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gobert is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dick scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Dick.
Dick is taking a breather. Gobert says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Dick there.
Dick lands strikes from half guard.
Dick seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awesome Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Awesome Dick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dick moves to clinch but Gobert breaks away
and Gobert counters with a one-two to the body.
Gobert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gobert breaks the clinch.
Gobert misses with a double jab
and Dick counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gobert!
Dick landing strikes.
Dick is looking to take a break and control but Gobert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dick is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Gobert's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick lands an elbow.
Dick trying to control the position but Gobert is working away.
Gobert is trying to escape the position but Dick is controlling the position.
Dick is looking to take a break and control but Gobert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dick is working Gobert over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gobert is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dick connects with a decent elbow.
Dick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gobert to see if he's OK.
Dick grinds an elbow into Gobert's temple.
Gobert is rocked!
Gobert regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dick's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Dick winds up and cracks Gobert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gobert can do to turn this around?
Dick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gobert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dick controlling the action here.
Dick winds up and cracks Gobert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dick working Gobert over with strikes.
Well, if Dick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dick drops an elbow to the side of Gobert's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gobert has hold of Dick's hands but Dick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dick sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Awesome Dick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awesome Dick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Awesome Dick'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. And we move into the final round!
No joy there for Dick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gobert shoots in looking for a takedown but Dick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gobert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dick keeps the fight on the outside.
Dick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dick is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gobert can't fight it off and eventually Dick manages to take the fight to the floor. Gobert looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dick chips away with some ground and pound.
Dick might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gobert has momentary wrist control but Dick slips an elbow through the middle.
Dick is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick trying to control but Gobert is working from the bottom.
Dick works over Gobert with some ground and pound from guard.
Dick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dick working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dick drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gobert looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gobert looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gobert!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick sneaks back into half guard.
Gobert is thwarting Dick's attempts to control the position.
Dick regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gobert.
Dick is trying to control the position but Gobert postures up.
Dick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gobert is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dick seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Dick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobert throws a strike but Dick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dick showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dick scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dick stays in close to Gobert's body and controls the position.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dick content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick content to stall in guard here.
Gobert wants to sweep but no luck.
Dick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dick sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dick sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gobert's guard.
Gobert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dick content to control rather than advance.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dick lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Awesome Dick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dick, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awesome Dick!
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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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