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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Ritter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Ritter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blake Ritter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Howard!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Drake Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howard tries to clinch up but Ritter circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Ritter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ritter showed some decent athleticism there.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Howard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ritter.
Ritter working Howard over with strikes.
Ritter winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ritter stops Howard from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ritter throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
Ritter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ritter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Howard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ritter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ritter is nestled in close to Howard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ritter prevents Howard from standing back up.
Ritter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ritter 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.
Howard looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ritter slips a nice elbow through Howard's hands, connecting with Howard's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Howard is just riding it out for now. Ritter eventually gives up the hold.
Ritter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Ritter.
Howard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ritter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
Ritter slips a nice elbow through Howard's hands, connecting with Howard's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ritter lands strikes from half guard.
Ritter seems to be working for a kimura but Howard defends the submission attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ritter in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ritter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ritter uses his free foot to push down on Howard's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Howard.
The referee warns Howard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ritter looking to control but Howard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ritter looking for a guillotine from mount but Howard is having none of it.
Ritter is breathing heavily.
Ritter moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Howard has worked his arm free - good work by Howard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is trying to buck Ritter off.
Ritter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ritter is looking to take a break and control but Howard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Howard is trying to buck Ritter off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Ritter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Howard wants to clinch.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter is having none of it.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Ritter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Howard avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Ritter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two 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.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ritter circles away.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Howard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ritter circles away.
Howard tries to clinch up but Ritter circles away and keeps his distance.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ritter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter is having none of it.
Howard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ritter.
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Ritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ritter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Ritter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Howard has Ritter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ritter jumps guard and drags Howard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ritter looking for a guillotine here but Howard defends easily.
Howard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ritter's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ritter pushes Howard off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Ritter dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ritter swats away the attempt to clinch by Howard.
Blake Ritter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ritter keeps the fight on the outside.
Howard tries to clinch but Ritter moves out of range.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howard is looking to clinch but Ritter is avoiding it.
Howard is looking to clinch.
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ritter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ritter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ritter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ritter is working for a submission of some sort.
Howard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Howard is refusing to be controlled, as Ritter sits in half guard.
Howard has hold of Ritter's hands but Ritter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ritter prevents Howard from standing back up.
Ritter winds up and cracks Howard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ritter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ritter wants to work for an arm triangle but Howard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ritter wants to free his trapped foot but Howard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ritter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ritter throwing shots but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard trying to control from the bottom.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Ritter in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ritter prevents Howard from standing back up.
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ritter.
Ritter 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.
Ritter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ritter working over Howard with some ground and pound. Howard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ritter is working for a submission of some sort.
Howard wants to get back to his feet.
Howard is not content to let Ritter control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ritter lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ritter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Howard keeps working.
Ritter prevents Howard from standing back up.
Howard taking some punishment here, with Ritter in his half guard.
Howard is trying to stand up here but Ritter is controlling him well.
Ritter 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.
Howard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ritter lands a nice short elbow.
Ritter decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Blake Ritter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ritter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Howard can do to turn this around?
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drake Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Ritter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ritter, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Ritter!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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