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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 2373 p4p, 1846 weight class) and Dean Howard (ranked 266 p4p, 206 weight class). Mahogany comes to the cage accompanied by Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Howard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mahogany.
Mahogany tries to land a body kick
and Howard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mahogany's guard.
Mahogany has his feet on Howard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahogany 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Howard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mahogany manages to get himself to full guard.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Mahogany is keeping the position.
Howard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Mahogany manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws a head punch that misses.
Howard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mahogany after a bit of a struggle.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Howard misses with some punches.
Howard throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahogany.
Mahogany has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Howard uses from the top position.
Mahogany is looking to stand up but Howard isn't so interested in that idea.
Mahogany pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mahogany as Howard shoots in.
Mahogany thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Howard darts in looking for a takedown but Mahogany gets double underhooks and turns Howard into the cage.
Rich Mahogany has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Howard.
Mahogany lands a jab to the nose.
Mahogany swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howard drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mahogany defends it well.
Mahogany connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Howard. No joy for Mahogany on that attempt.
Mahogany stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mahogany wants it to stay on the feet.
Howard misses with a wild body shot.
Mahogany looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mahogany won't allow Howard to sweep him here.
Howard wants to control the position but Mahogany says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Mahogany winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany trying to control the action but Howard is working from the bottom.
Howard tries to get to full guard but Mahogany has control of the leg.
Howard won't allow Mahogany to pass to mount.
Mahogany wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard wants to get back to full guard.
Howard has a hand on Mahogany's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mahogany takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mahogany is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Howard has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mahogany raining down shots from the mount!
Mahogany putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mahogany tries to control but Howard wriggling away.
Howard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mahogany thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahogany lands a nice short elbow.
Mahogany lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Mahogany there.
Mahogany is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahogany lands a nice short elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howard tries to get to full guard but Mahogany has control of the leg.
Mahogany scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that round.
That's time! Mahogany's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mahogany throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahogany shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Howard blocks a jab.
Howard has a takedown stuffed.
Mahogany has a takedown stuffed.
Mahogany is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
Mahogany looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard dives in and grabs Mahogany's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mahogany pushes down on Howard's head and hops out.
Howard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahogany can pounce on him.
Mahogany dives in for a single leg takedown but Howard sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Howard is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mahogany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahogany gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Howard can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mahogany lands a nice short elbow.
Howard wants to improve his position but Mahogany is controlling well.
Howard is still trying to improve position.
Mahogany is trying to control the action in half guard but Howard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Mahogany in his half guard.
Mahogany prevents Howard from improving his position.
Mahogany winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mahogany lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Howard does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mahogany lands with a punch from half guard.
Mahogany is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahogany is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Howard is not content to let Mahogany control the position.
Mahogany content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahogany is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Howard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mahogany looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mahogany scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howard tries to roll over but Mahogany keeps him under control.
Mahogany is trying to work for a kimura but Howard is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mahogany 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.
Howard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Howard.
Howard wants to improve his position but instead Mahogany has moved into half guard.
Mahogany is thwarting Howard's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany trying to control from half guard but Howard is working away.
Howard tries to roll over but Mahogany keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Mahogany dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Howard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Howard with that takedown attempt.
Mahogany lands with a hook. Howard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Dean Howard has been cut.
Howard fails with the takedown.
Mahogany keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard fails to land the takedown.
Rich Mahogany has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Howard.
Howard takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mahogany scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Howard wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mahogany lands strikes from half guard.
Mahogany drops an elbow to the side of Howard's head.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
Mahogany seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Howard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura here.
Mahogany wants to pass the guard but Howard is defending well.
Howard is refusing to be controlled, as Mahogany sits in half guard.
Mahogany is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mahogany scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Howard trying to control here.
Howard is looking for a sweep. Mahogany is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Howard defends it well.
Howard is trying to get back to full guard.
Howard keeps trying to improve his position.
Mahogany is looking to advance position but Howard won't allow it.
Rich Mahogany overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Mahogany.
Mahogany is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Howard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is looking to get to half guard.
Mahogany can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Howard is looking to escape.
Howard is trying to escape the mount.
Mahogany landing strikes from the mount and Howard is in trouble!
BOOM! Mahogany connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahogany putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rich Mahogany is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mahogany lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Mahogany showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mahogany, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Mahogany!
In his post fight interview, Rich Mahogany gave a big smile as he said 'I'm kind of a big deal. My home is chock full of leatherbound volumes. And I'm thankful to the fans.'.
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energy
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