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Event:
IFC Wednesday Night Fights #3
Date: Jun 28, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Dickinson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Dickinson is now in Jones's guard.
Dickinson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones trying to control the position.
Dickinson won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Dickinson cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones 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.
Dickinson is pulling down on Jones's head to control his posture.
Jones is in close to Dickinson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T1#
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Dickinson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Dickinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to control but Dickinson is keeping him busy.
Jones postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dickinson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Jones cracks Dickinson with a big elbow.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Jones trying to control the action but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Dickinson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones in side control, throwing shots but Dickinson defends.
Dickinson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones trying to control the position but Dickinson is working away.
Jones working away.#T3#
Jones landing strikes.
Dickinson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Dickinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones trying to control the action but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dickinson is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dickinson can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dickinson dodges the ground and pound from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but Dickinson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones moves into full mount! #SUB#
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dickinson is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Dickinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Dickinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones landing punches.
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!
Jones lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dickinson hang on?
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jones dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Dickinson on that attempt. #TD#
Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jones moves into full mount!
Dickinson holds on to Jones as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Dickinson is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Jones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jones prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones scoring with strikes but Dickinson is staying in there.
Luther Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickinson just holding on.
Dickinson tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T1#
Jones unloading with bombs!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
#SUB#
Jones with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dickinson ?
#ROC#
Dickinson is rocked!
Jones postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Dickinson badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Jones around the waist but Jones pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Jones is the winner by TKO! Jones jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Jones!
After winning the bout, Luther Jones thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Salikhov throws a nice looking combination but Dickinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickinson shoots in but no luck this time.
Salikhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickinson moves away.#TD2#
Dickinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Salikhov is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Dickinson is looking for a kimura but Salikhov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dickinson to get the leverage.
Dickinson stops Salikhov from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Dickinson there.
Dickinson 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.
Salikhov is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salikhov has hold of Dickinson 's hands but Dickinson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dickinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#
Salikhov is rocked!
Salikhov is trying to stand back up but Dickinson is controlling him
Dickinson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Salikhov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Salikhov pushes Dickinson off looking to stand but Dickinson dives back in and keeps control.
Salikhov seems to have got his legs back now.
Dickinson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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. Dickinson connects with a nice short shot to Salikhov's temple.
Dickinson is looking to take a break and control but Salikhov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dickinson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salikhov is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickinson slips a nice elbow through Salikhov's hands, connecting with Salikhov's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salikhov is trying to stand.
#SUB2#
Dickinson is trying to work for a kimura but Salikhov is defending well.
#T2#
Salikhov scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dickinson manages to mount him!
Salikhov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Dickinson lands a nice shot to the head.
Dickinson lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Salikhov! Dickinson sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Salikhov and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jim Dickinson !
A very excited looking Jim Dickinson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1##TD2#
Dickinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Roberts is trying to improve his position.
Roberts sneaks back into half guard.
Roberts is pressing down on Dickinson 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Roberts working a defensive guard here.
Dickinson throwing strikes from guard but Roberts blocks nicely.
Roberts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts wants to control from the top but Dickinson keeps moving. #T1#
Roberts trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts 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.
Roberts postures up in Dickinson 's guard and throws a big left but Dickinson blocks it. #SUB#
Roberts is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson trying to control the position.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roberts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dickinson is keeping the position for now.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Dickinson .
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dickinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Roberts postures up in Dickinson 's guard and throws a big left but Dickinson blocks it.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts postures up and lands a big shot to Dickinson 's brow.
Roberts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dickinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Roberts stands up over Dickinson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dickinson keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
Roberts throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dickinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts postures up in Dickinson 's guard and throws a big left but Dickinson blocks it.
Dickinson looking to control.
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass. #T3#
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Roberts preventing the sweep.
Dickinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roberts trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dickinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roberts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts postures up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Roberts gets caught napping as Dickinson dives in and scores a takedown. Roberts manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dickinson 's guard. #REVR#
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roberts is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
Dickinson keeping full guard, as Roberts tries to pass.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dickinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roberts passes Dickinson 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Roberts tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dickinson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Roberts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickinson defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickinson is not content to let Roberts control the position.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickinson defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Roberts dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Dickinson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Dickinson postures up.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickinson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickinson looking to control.
#SUB2#
Dickinson is looking for a triangle but Roberts pushes his legs off easily.
Roberts postures up and lands a big shot to Dickinson 's brow.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Dickinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Dickinson wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Roberts pushing down on Dickinson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dickinson wants to get back to full guard.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickinson keeps working.
Dickinson tries to get to full guard but Roberts has control of the leg.
Dickinson wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy.
Dickinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts. #T2#
Roberts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dickinson tries to roll over but Roberts keeps him under control.
Roberts slows the pace down in half guard.
Roberts wants to control but Dickinson is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Dickinson shoots in and gets a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickinson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Dickinson looking to control.
Roberts controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roberts pushing down on Dickinson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #T3#
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dickinson defending well though.
Dickinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roberts trying to control the action but Dickinson is working from the bottom.
Dickinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Dickinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dickinson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dickinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roberts.
Roberts thows a huge punch but Dickinson dodges it nicely.
#T4#
Dickinson is trying to maintain the position but Roberts is very close to passing his half guard.
Roberts is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Roberts is trying to work for a kimura but Dickinson is defending well.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dickinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Dickinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Roberts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dickinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dickinson stopping the sweep attempt from Roberts.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickinson advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kurt Roberts will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Dickinson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Roberts manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dickinson manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Roberts throwing strikes from guard but Dickinson blocks nicely.
Roberts throws a big right hand that misses.
Dickinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roberts is pushing down on Dickinson 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dickinson is fighting to maintain full guard but Roberts has managed to sneak the leg through.
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.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickinson can do to turn this around?
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dickinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roberts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Dickinson trying to control from the bottom.
Roberts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roberts works his way into side control.
Dickinson wants to control but Roberts postures up.
Roberts throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dickinson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Roberts is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Dickinson is working to get back to half guard.
Roberts throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dickinson tries to hold on but Roberts pushes him away.
Dickinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
#T2#
Dickinson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a head shot.
Roberts looking to finish Dickinson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dickinson !
Roberts throwing strikes here but Dickinson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Roberts misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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 tries to lock up and control but Roberts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roberts sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roberts throwing strikes here but Dickinson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kurt Roberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts controlling his opponent.
Roberts landing punches. #T3#
Dickinson is trying to escape the mount.
Dickinson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Roberts unloads with some shots from mount but Dickinson bucks and avoids them well.
Dickinson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roberts prevents Dickinson from getting the reversal.
Roberts thowing shots but they're missing.
Dickinson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roberts.
Poor strikes thrown by Roberts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
#T4#
Roberts looking to finish with strikes here!
Dickinson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Roberts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Roberts throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roberts misses with a head shot.
Dickinson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dickinson tries to lock up and control but Roberts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roberts thowing shots but they're missing.
Roberts thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dickinson tries to reverse the position but Roberts maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roberts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Roberts!
Our winner, Kurt Roberts, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 15, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
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.
#REVB#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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. #T3#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2##TD2#
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. #T1#
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. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD2#
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.
#T3#
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.
#SUB2#
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. #T4#
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!
#R3#
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.#CL2#
Roberts clinches up against the cage.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#TD2#
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.#SUB2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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. #SUB2#
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. #T3#
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!
#T4#
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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