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Event:
Highland Games 201
Date: Aug 20, 2016 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dickens is defended easily by Wyoming.
As Dickens backs off Wyoming throws a huge counter combo but Dickens manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Wyoming rushes Dickens and presses him up against the cage.
Dickens wants a takedown.
Wyoming lands a damaging elbow.
Dickens looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Dickens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wyoming lands a good knee to the midsection. Dickens won't want to take too many of those.
Dickens has Wyoming pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wyoming manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dickens is breathing heavily.
Wyoming stops a takedown attempt from Dickens.
Wyoming with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Oliver Dickens has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyoming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wyoming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wyoming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Wyoming lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dickens takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC2#
Dickens is rocked!
Wyoming lands a big knee! That's hurt Dickens! Oh, he's all over the place! Wyoming lands another knee that sends Dickens to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Wyoming!
Daniel Wyoming decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
Highland Games 193
Date: Jul 21, 2016 |
#R1#
Dickens throws a hook but Janeiro blocks it.
Janeiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dickens.
Janeiro feints the counter takedown.
Dickens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dickens misses with a hook. Janeiro ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Dickens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Janeiro feints the counter takedown.
Dickens throws a series of punches but Janeiro moves out of range.
Janeiro with the counter takedown but Dickens avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Dickens misses the target.
Dickens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oliver Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickens throws an overhand right that lands on Janeiro's shoulder, as Janeiro tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Janeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dickens throws out the jab.
Dickens throws a shot from downtown. Janeiro moves away and avoids it.
Dickens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
#TD2#
and Janeiro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #T1##SUB2#
Janeiro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Janeiro seems to be working for a kimura but Dickens defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Janeiro is looking for a kimura but Dickens is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Janeiro to get the leverage.
Janeiro is pressing down on Dickens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dickens is holding on for now.
Janeiro is thwarting Dickens's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Janeiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dickens is just riding it out for now. Janeiro eventually gives up the hold.
Dickens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Janeiro is working away from the top position though.
Dickens is looking for a sweep. Janeiro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
Dickens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dickens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dickens looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Janeiro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dickens looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dickens looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dickens! #REVR#
Dickens working the head and body with strikes.
Dickens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dickens grinds an elbow into Janeiro's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens cracks Janeiro with a big elbow.
Dickens throws an elbow but Janeiro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Janeiro dodges the ground and pound from Dickens.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Dickens working the head and body with strikes.
Dickens is chipping away with strikes.
Dickens lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dickens grinds an elbow into Janeiro's temple.
Dickens cracks Janeiro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dickens scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Janeiro is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Dickens can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Dickens!
Oliver Dickens tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Highland Games 185
Date: Jun 23, 2016 |
#R1#
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a shot from downtown. Dickens moves away and avoids it.
Dickens changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dickens throws a nice looking combination but Hamidovich Saitiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev slips under a jab from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.
Hamidovich Saitiev scores with a decent looking hook.
Dickens throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Hamidovich Saitiev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hamidovich Saitiev.
We've been hearing good reports from Dickens's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dickens pulls Hamidovich Saitiev in close to his closed guard and prevents Hamidovich Saitiev from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hamidovich Saitiev stopping the sweep attempt from Dickens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws an elbow that misses. Dickens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamidovich Saitiev's guard. Nice move by Dickens!#REVR#
Dickens is in close to Hamidovich Saitiev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dickens won't allow Hamidovich Saitiev to get back to his feet.
Dickens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T1#
Dickens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to get back to his feet but Dickens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dickens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hamidovich Saitiev has momentary wrist control but Dickens slips an elbow through the middle.
Dickens prevents Hamidovich Saitiev from getting back to his feet.
Dickens throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to sweep here but Dickens controlling him for the moment.
Dickens 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.#T2#
Dickens landing with the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickens is controlling him.
Hamidovich Saitiev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to sweep but no luck.
Dickens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dickens postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dickens's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dickens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to stand and escape but Dickens is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hamidovich Saitiev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dickens landing with the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens. #T3#
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamidovich Saitiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamidovich Saitiev has wrist control.
Dickens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing.
Dickens postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dickens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hamidovich Saitiev's guard.
Dickens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
Dickens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Dickens.
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Dickens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dickens lands a nice short elbow.#ROC#
Hamidovich Saitiev is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to improve his position.
Dickens working Hamidovich Saitiev over with strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev is still in real trouble! Can Dickens finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamidovich Saitiev defending well though.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to get to full guard but Dickens has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Dickens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Dickens misses with an uppercut. Hamidovich Saitiev saw that one coming.
Hamidovich Saitiev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickens misses with the combination.
Hamidovich Saitiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dickens throws a nice looking combination but Hamidovich Saitiev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliver Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickens misses with a body shot.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.
Dickens is looking to chop away at Hamidovich Saitiev's legs.
Hamidovich Saitiev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hamidovich Saitiev staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dickens throws a lazy right hand but Hamidovich Saitiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickens misses the shot to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
Dickens misses with a lunging right hand
#TD2#
and Hamidovich Saitiev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is pressing down on Dickens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dickens is holding on for now.
Dickens slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hamidovich Saitiev stands up over Dickens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oliver Dickens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dickens 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.
Hamidovich Saitiev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dickens is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to sweep but no luck.
Dickens with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Dickens won't allow Hamidovich Saitiev to get back to his feet.
Hamidovich Saitiev working a defensive guard but Dickens manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hamidovich Saitiev is breathing heavily.
Dickens is chipping away with strikes.
Dickens throws an elbow but Hamidovich Saitiev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dickens lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps working.
Hamidovich Saitiev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to kick Dickens off in order to stand up. Dickens Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to improve position but can't.
Dickens lands an elbow. #T3#
Dickens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Dickens are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dickens tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidovich Saitiev sneaks back into half guard.
Dickens lands with a punch from half guard.
Dickens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dickens winds up and cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to improve his position.
Dickens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to improve his position but Dickens is controlling well.
#T4#
Dickens 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.
Ground and pound from Dickens.
Dickens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dickens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Dickens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dickens thows a huge punch but Hamidovich Saitiev dodges it nicely.
Dickens not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand up here but Dickens is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Dickens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Hamidovich Saitiev slips under a jab.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.
Hamidovich Saitiev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dickens throws out the jab.
Hamidovich Saitiev with the counter takedown but Dickens avoids it easily.
Hamidovich Saitiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickens.
A swing and a miss from Dickens.
Dickens misses the jab.
Dickens misses with a hook.
Hamidovich Saitiev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dickens.
Dickens misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws the left hand but Dickens avoids the punch easily.
Dickens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dickens throws a low kick but Hamidovich Saitiev moves out of range easily.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Dickens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamidovich Saitiev.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hamidovich Saitiev.
Dickens misses with a hook. Hamidovich Saitiev ducked under it nicely.
Hamidovich Saitiev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dickens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dickens is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hamidovich Saitiev's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Dickens looks to land a left hand but Hamidovich Saitiev moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Dickens misses its intended target.
Dickens throws a lazy right hand but Hamidovich Saitiev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dickens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hamidovich Saitiev slips under a jab.#T2#
Dickens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Dickens misses.
Dickens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Dickens misses with a hook.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.
Hamidovich Saitiev misses with a hook.
Hamidovich Saitiev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dickens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hamidovich Saitiev has time to react.
Dickens throws a low kick but Hamidovich Saitiev moves out of range easily.
Dickens throws an off balance right hand
#TD2#
and Hamidovich Saitiev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dickens's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamidovich Saitiev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to control from the top but Dickens keeps moving. #T3#
Dickens wants to sweep here but Hamidovich Saitiev controlling him for the moment.
Dickens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hamidovich Saitiev's guard. #REVR#
Dickens is working Hamidovich Saitiev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ES2#
Hamidovich Saitiev wriggles free and stands up.
Dickens misses with a straight left.
Hamidovich Saitiev feints the counter takedown.
Dickens misses with a body shot
#TD2#
and Hamidovich Saitiev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dickens won't be happy with that.
Dickens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
Dickens gets back to half guard.
Dickens is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamidovich Saitiev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hamidovich Saitiev throwing shots but Dickens is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Hamidovich Saitiev.
Hamidovich Saitiev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dickens's head.
Hamidovich Saitiev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dickens is trying to get back to full guard.
Dickens is refusing to be controlled, as Hamidovich Saitiev sits in half guard.
Dickens controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Dickens tries to roll over but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Oliver Dickens.
Well Dickens 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Dickens!
Oliver Dickens was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Highland Games 183
Date: Jun 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Dickens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dickens shoots and misses
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Dickens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Of Bath And Wells to the mat! Of Bath And Wells manages to get full guard.
Of Bath And Wells working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickens chips away with some ground and pound.
Of Bath And Wells preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Of Bath And Wells will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dickens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Of Bath And Wells controlling Dickens's posture.
Dickens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Of Bath And Wells's head.#T1#
Dickens lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dickens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Bath And Wells has wrist control.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Of Bath And Wells works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickens trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Bath And Wells is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickens being controlled here momentarily.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Of Bath And Wells has wrist control.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Of Bath And Wells looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Of Bath And Wells feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dickenss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#
It looks like Oliver Dickens has been cut.
Dickens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliver Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Of Bath And Wells stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oliver Dickens.
Dickens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Of Bath And Wells avoids it really well and circles away.
Dickens shoots in for a double leg but Of Bath And Wells sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dickens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Of Bath And Wells tries to avoid it but Dickens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Of Bath And Wells to the ground. Of Bath And Wells escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Of Bath And Wells swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dickens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Of Bath And Wells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Dickens shoots and misses #KD#
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a nice right hand that sends Dickens toppling to the canvas! Dickens scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Of Bath And Wells finish him?!
Of Bath And Wells drops Dickens with a straight right hand, right on the button! Of Bath And Wells follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Highland Games 171
Date: May 05, 2016 |
#R1##TD#
Dickens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to get back to full guard.
Dickens misses with a head shot. Hamidovich Saitiev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from Dickens's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamidovich Saitiev has wrist control.
Hamidovich Saitiev has momentary wrist control but Dickens slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamidovich Saitiev trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to stand up but Dickens is controlling him.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Hamidovich Saitiev has wrist control.#T1#
Hamidovich Saitiev looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamidovich Saitiev, not yet.
Dickens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dickens 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.
Dickens chips away with some ground and pound.
Dickens working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dickens preventing the sweep.
Dickens throws a big elbow that misses.
Dickens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hamidovich Saitiev's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hamidovich Saitiev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there.
Dickens advances to half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev taking some punishment here, with Dickens in his half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dickens.
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T2#
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to get to full guard but Dickens has control of the leg.
Dickens trying to control from half guard but Hamidovich Saitiev is working away.
Dickens seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dickens missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking for a sweep. Dickens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to escape.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to get to full guard but Dickens has control of the leg.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dickens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3#
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand.
Dickens lands strikes from half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dickens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dickens trying to control the action but Hamidovich Saitiev is working from the bottom.
Dickens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dickens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dickens lands with a punch from half guard. #ROC#
Hamidovich Saitiev is rocked!
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to improve his position.
Dickens drops an elbow to the side of Hamidovich Saitiev's head. #T4#
Dickens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dickens drops an elbow to the side of Hamidovich Saitiev's head.
Hamidovich Saitiev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dickens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dickens chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamidovich Saitiev 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.#SUB2#
Hamidovich Saitiev working for a triangle but Dickens defends it easily.
Dickens prevents Hamidovich Saitiev from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dickens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dickens is working Hamidovich Saitiev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Dickens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Dickens changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hamidovich Saitiev looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dickens working the body and head with strikes.
Dickens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamidovich Saitiev can do to turn this around?
Dickens working the head with strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev can't do much from the bottom here.
Dickens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dickens working the head and body with strikes.
An elbow from Dickens crashes against the mat.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dickens in side control, throwing shots but Hamidovich Saitiev defends.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to improve position but can't.
We've been informed that Hamidovich Saitiev has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dickens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hamidovich Saitiev some visible discomfort.
#T1#
Dickens grinds an elbow into Hamidovich Saitiev's temple.
Hamidovich Saitiev is still in real trouble! Can Dickens finish him?
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to reverse the position.
Dickens landing strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to reverse the position.
Dickens cracks Hamidovich Saitiev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dickens throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dickens misses with the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dickens.
Dickens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps working.
Hamidovich Saitiev seems to have recovered his senses.
Hamidovich Saitiev is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
#T2#
Dickens scores with punches from side control.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking for a sweep.
Dickens throws an elbow but Hamidovich Saitiev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dickens prevents Hamidovich Saitiev from escaping the position.
Dickens throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dickens lands a nice forearm strike.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dickens misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickens working the head with strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dickens asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dickens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dickens has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T3#
Hamidovich Saitiev wants to control but Dickens postures up.
Dickens looks up at the clock and then as Hamidovich Saitiev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dickens smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dickens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dickens working the head with strikes.
Hamidovich Saitiev pushes Dickens away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dickens gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dickens working the body and head with strikes.
Dickens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hamidovich Saitiev is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dickens postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamidovich Saitiev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dickens off and has taken his back!
Hamidovich Saitiev missing with strikes from the back.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hamidovich Saitiev is punishing Dickens with some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev is punishing Dickens with strikes - can he finish him?!
Dickens controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Dickens tries to roll but Hamidovich Saitiev sticks to his back.
#T4#
Dickens wants to control his opponent's hands but Hamidovich Saitiev gets his hands free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Can Dickens hold on?! Hamidovich Saitiev is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeps control of the position as Dickens tries to break free.
Dickens manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hamidovich Saitiev's guard. Nice work there by Dickens.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev 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.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dickens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Dickens dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to sprawl but Dickens drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Oliver Dickens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dickens working the head and body with strikes.
Dickens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamidovich Saitiev defending well though.
Dickens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Hamidovich Saitiev controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamidovich Saitiev keeps working.
Dickens working over Hamidovich Saitiev with some ground and pound. Hamidovich Saitiev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to stand up here but Dickens is controlling him well. #T1#
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Dickens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hamidovich Saitiev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Dickens 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.
Hamidovich Saitiev pushes Dickens off looking to stand but Dickens dives back in and keeps control.
Hamidovich Saitiev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Dickens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hamidovich Saitiev manages to get to full guard.
Dickens with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2#
Dickens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dickens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hamidovich Saitiev's head.
Dickens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamidovich Saitiev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hamidovich Saitiev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dickens throws a strike but Hamidovich Saitiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dickens is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Dickens won't allow Hamidovich Saitiev to sweep him here.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dickens won't allow Hamidovich Saitiev to sweep him here.
Hamidovich Saitiev is trying to control the position but Dickens postures up. #T3#
Dickens stops Hamidovich Saitiev from standing up.
Dickens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dickens distracts Hamidovich Saitiev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dickens is working Hamidovich Saitiev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dickens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dickens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dickens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickens.
Hamidovich Saitiev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dickens is one step ahead there. #T4#
Hamidovich Saitiev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dickens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hamidovich Saitiev 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.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Dickens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamidovich Saitiev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dickens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickens slips a nice elbow through Hamidovich Saitiev's hands, connecting with Hamidovich Saitiev's forehead.
Dickens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver Dickens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hamidovich Saitiev flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hamidovich Saitiev striking from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Dickens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dickens 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oliver Dickens!
Oliver Dickens decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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