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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Felix (ranked 4518 p4p, 24134 weight class) and Dino Rex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emanuel Felix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dino Rex!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Felix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Felix misses
and Rex counters with a nice kick to the body.
Felix misses with a leg kick
and Rex counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Felix fails with a takedown attempt.
Felix shoots in for a double leg but Rex sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Felix.
Rex looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Felix tried to score with a low kick but Rex checks it.
Emanuel Felix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Felix feints a jab promting Rex to slip. Felix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rex slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix throws a nice looking combination but Rex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rex checks a leg kick.
Rex wants to counter the offense by Felix and move into the clinch position.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Felix.
Rex is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emanuel Felix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rex dodges the punch combination from Felix.
Rex wants to counter with a clinch but Felix pushes him away.
Felix misses with a low kick as Rex jumps back.
Rex avoids a punch combination nicely.
Felix throws a series of punches but Rex moves out of range.
Rex now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Felix swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rex counters with a big head kick but Felix shrugs it off.
Felix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Felix throws a nice looking combination but Rex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rex looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dino Rex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felix pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rex back to the cage. Felix follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Felix does no damage.
Felix misses with the combination.
Rex shapes to counter with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Felix.
Felix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Felix feints a jab promting Rex to slip. Felix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rex slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Felix scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex dodges the punch combination from Felix.
Rex wants to counter with a clinch but Felix pushes him away.
Rex stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Felix.
Rex steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Felix.
Rex is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Felix throws a shot to the body.
Rex moves out of range of the body kick.
Felix scores with a three punch combo!
Felix misses with a two punch combination.
Felix falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rex counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Felix.
Felix misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rex tries to counter with a clinch but Felix shakes him off and moves away.
Felix misses with a few strikes there.
Rex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Felix.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Felix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Felix looks to score with a jab to the body but Rex is just out of range.
Felix throws a series of punches but Rex avoids them all with ease.
Felix connects with a body shot that sends Rex's belly button to the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Felix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Felix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rex counters with a nice kick to the body.
Felix throws a hook to the side of Rex's head but Rex sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Felix moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRex.
Felix lands a nice shot to the body.
Felix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rex throws a fast counter high kick but Felix manages to duck under it in time.
Felix throws a solid leg kick but Rex takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Felix.
Felix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rex tries to counter by closing the distance.
Felix throws a lazy uppercut
and Rex counters with a head kick.
Felix looks to score with a jab to the body but Rex is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix thows a leg kick but Rex checks it
and Rex counters with a nice low kick that buckles Felix's knee momentarily.
Felix throws a leg kick that misses.
Felix tries to bum rush Rex with a series of wild strikes but Rex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Felix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rex counters with a body kick that stops Felix in his tracks momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rex circles away quickly and effectively.
Rex raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Felix lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rex has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rex and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Felix throws a series of punches but Rex moves out of range.
Rex throws a big counter head kick but Felix avoids it with no problem.
Felix takes a swing at Rex's ribcage but misses.
Felix throws a nice looking combination but Rex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rex tries to counter by closing the distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Felix gets a double leg takedown into Rex's guard.
Rex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rex has momentary wrist control but Felix slips an elbow through the middle.
Felix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rex can do to turn this around?
Rex avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Felix sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rex's guard.
Felix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rex is trying to stand back up but Felix is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Felix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rex defending well though.
Felix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Felix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Felix throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rex to regain full guard.
Felix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rex avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Felix stops Rex from standing up.
Felix controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Felix scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Felix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Felix 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Felix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Felix stays in close to Rex's body and controls the position.
Rex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Felix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Felix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rex works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Felix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Felix stands up over Rex, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Felix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Felix throws a big right hand that misses.
Rex preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix throwing strikes but missing.
Felix throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Felix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Felix misses.
Rex takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Felix throws a series of punches but Rex moves out of range.
Felix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Felix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rex moves out of range of the body kick.
Rex steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Felix.
Rex checks a low kick from Felix.
Rex tries to counter with a clinch but Felix shakes him off and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Felix dominated that second round.
That's time! Felix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Felix. Those never looked like landing.
Felix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emanuel Felix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Felix throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
Rex wants to counter with a clinch but Felix pushes him away.
Felix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rex counters with a nice body kick.
Felix throws a right and a left that Rex avoids nicely.
Felix scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Felix throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rex wants to counter with a clinch but Felix pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Felix shoots in looking for a takedown. Rex tries to sprawl out of it but Felix keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rex manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Felix throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rex counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Felix does no damage.
Felix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rex looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Felix throws a series of punches but Rex moves out of range.
Felix sets himself, and Rex steps forward looking for the clinch! Felix avoids it this time.
Felix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rex counters with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Felix.
Rex slips a jab and a cross from Felix.
Rex has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rex slips a jab and a cross from Felix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Felix does no damage.
Felix sets himself, and Rex steps forward looking for the clinch! Felix avoids it this time.
Felix motions for Rex to come forward. Felix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rex throws a big counter head kick but Felix avoids it with no problem.
Emanuel Felix is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Felix is predictable there
and Rex counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Felix throws a combination that misses
and Rex counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Felix working hard to break the clinch.
Felix is trying to break the clinch but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Felix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Felix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rex lands a knee to the body.
Rex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Felix's efforts to push away.
Felix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rex has Felix pressed against the cage, preventing Felix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Felix is trying to break free.
Felix is trying to force a seperation but Rex has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Felix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Felix tries to break the clinch but Rex is controlling the position.
Felix is trying to break free.
Felix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Felix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Felix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Felix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Felix working hard to break the clinch.
Rex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Felix's face.
Rex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Emanuel Felix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felix is trying to break the clinch but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Felix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Rex manages to break the clinch.
Rex takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rex tries to counter by closing the distance.
Felix goes for a double leg but Rex avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rex continues to drive forward.
Rex lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Emanuel Felix has been cut.
Felix is trying to break free.
Rex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Felix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Felix is trying to break the clinch but Rex has him pressed against the cage.
Felix is trying to force a seperation but Rex has the dominant position.
Dino Rex has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on Felix's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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 Emanuel Felix.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Felix, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Felix!
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