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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hud Vash (ranked 3645 p4p, 338 weight class) and Cadell Rees (ranked 5442 p4p, 458 weight class). Hud Vash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hud Vash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cadell Rees!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rees looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rees takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vash lands the left hand.
Rees gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rees throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rees wants to get back to striking at distance but Vash won't allow it.
Vash struggles to land a body shot inside as Rees controls his hands.
Rees's coach down at FIERCE {{$500/wk}} was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rees's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rees tries to circle away but Vash has him pinned against the cage.
Vash avoiding damage as Rees throws knees to the body.
Vash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vash prevents Rees from breaking the clinch.
Vash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rees avoids a wild elbow strike from Vash.
Vash misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rees misses with a knee to the head.
Vash blocks a body shot from Rees.
Vash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rees avoids it.
Vash is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rees to keep the fight standing.
Rees trying to stall but Vash improves his position.
Rees letting Vash take a breather here.
Rees wants to break free but Vash has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vash avoids the elbow strike from Rees, against the cage.
Rees manages to break the clinch.
Vash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rees manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rees! But no joy.
Rees moves in looking to clinch but Vash pushes him off.
Rees throws a series of punches but Vash moves out of range.
Cadell Rees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vash scores with a jab. Rees acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rees defending well as Vash loads up on a big left hand.
Rees walks into a stiff left hand from Vash.
Vash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rees works over Vash's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rees misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Vash misses the target.
Vash scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rees fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vash keeps the fight on the outside.
Rees uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vash.
Rees looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rees displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vash throws out the jab.
Vash misses with a wild body shot.
Rees throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Vash to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rees fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Vash misses.
Vash has managed to clinch.
Vash digs a right hand into Rees's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rees's gas tank.
Rees tries to land knees in the clinch but Vash avoids the damage to the body.
Vash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rees backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vash.
Rees is trying to push Vash away but Vash has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rees misses with an elbow over the top.
Rees pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vash bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rees's head backwards.
Rees closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A leg kick checked by Rees.
Rees lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Vash has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Vash fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vash.
Rees tries a body shot but Vash blocks it.
Vash pulls guard.
Vash controlling the position.
Rees has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vash is proving hard to escape from.
Rees must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rees defends it easily.
Rees being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rees has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vash is proving hard to escape from.
Vash trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rees wants to stand but Vash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vash seems keen to control Rees's posture.
Rees stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rees moves in looking to clinch but Vash pushes him off.
Rees misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hud Vash dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vash lands a nice looking body shot.
Rees swinging wildly here.
Rees tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rees stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vash.
Rees throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rees tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vash manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rees gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vash swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees.
Rees takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rees moves out of range of the strikes.
Vash lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rees misses with a head kick.
Vash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vash slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rees wants to clinch but Vash slips to the side
and Vash counters with a straight right hand.
Rees doesn't manage to clinch there - Vash circles away.
Vash throws a looping overhand right but Rees ducks down to avoid it.
Rees swats away the attempt to clinch by Vash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees moves away from the strike by Vash.
Rees tries to clinch up.
Rees gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vash is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rees can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Vash.
Rees using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rees pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rees wants to break free but Vash has control.
Rees tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vash avoids it.
Vash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rees blocks a body shot from Vash.
Vash tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rees smiles and moves away.
Vash swats away the attempt to clinch by Rees.
Vash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vash throws out a powerful jab.
Hud Vash is winning the standup battle so far.
Vash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rees takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rees moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rees.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rees blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vash is working Rees over against the cage.
Vash tries to score a body lock takedown but Rees shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vash blocks an elbow strike from Rees.
Vash breaks from the clinch.
Rees misses with a looping right.
Vash bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rees's head backwards.
Rees is looking to clinch.
Cadell Rees is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rees wants to clinch.
Vash was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vash connects with a jab.
Vash cracks Rees with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rees throws a head kick but Vash moves out of range.
Rees misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vash closes the distance and pushes Rees back into the cage.
Rees is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vash is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vash lands with a left to the head.
Rees breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rees takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vash gets a clinch.
Vash blocks the elbow strike.
Rees with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vash is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rees is keeping busy.
Vash works on Rees's body with a couple of short punches.
Rees is breathing heavily.
Vash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Vash.
Rees's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vash throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rees on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Vash.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vash.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hud Vash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vash jabs Rees right on the nose. Rees blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Vash misses.
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!
Rees tries to clinch up
and Vash counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vash misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vash.
Rees fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vash connects with the punch.
Vash moves into the clinch successfully.
Rees breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vash clobbers Rees with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rees bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vash throws a hook to the side of Rees's head but Rees sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Vash misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Rees on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vash throws a shot from downtown. Rees moves away and avoids it.
Vash jabs Rees to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rees wants to clinch
and Vash counters with a nice uppercut.
Vash with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hud Vash dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rees lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Vash scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rees drives through and clinches with Vash against the cage.
Rees can't break the clinch.
Rees wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vash pushes Rees back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hud Vash has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice left hand lands by Vash.
Vash working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vash is working Rees over against the cage.
Rees has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vash stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rees's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rees tries to land knees in the clinch but Vash avoids the damage to the body.
Vash makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Vash.
Rees is rocked!
Vash can't find room to land a body shot as Rees controls the action.
Rees is still on wobbly legs! Can Vash finish him?
Vash scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rees backwards.
Vash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rees backwards.
Rees takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vash lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rees to his knees! Vash keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hud Vash!
During a confident post fight interview, Hud Vash thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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