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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Headden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenin Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Headden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenin Klein!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein wants to clinch.
Headden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Klein circles away.
Klein instigates a clinch.
Klein lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Headden jumps guard but Klein stands there with Headden around his waist. Headden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Headden fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Headden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Headden tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Klein just stands there and leans against the cage.
Headden has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Klein avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Headden keeps control of Klein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Klein is trying to break the clinch but Headden has him pressed against the cage.
Klein tries to break the clinch but Headden is controlling the position.
Klein has had enough of the clinch but Headden keeps him there for the moment.
Headden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Klein pulls his leg out and moves away.
Klein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Headden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Klein.
Klein tries to clinch but Headden moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Headden counters with a low kick, right behind Klein 's knee.
Headden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Klein circles away.
Klein tries to clinch there but Headden circles away.
Klein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Klein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Headden counters with a left and a right that stings Klein.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Headden looks to land a combination but Klein avoids it well.
Headden misses with a wild combination.
Headden drops his hands momentarily and Klein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Headden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Headden wants to pass the guard but Klein is keeping the position.
Headden drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Headden jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Headden slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Headden tries to pass to full mount but Klein defends it.
Klein is looking to improve his position.
Klein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Headden seems to be looking for submissions.
Headden is breathing heavily.
Klein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Klein looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Headden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Klein looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Headden has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Headden is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Headden extends the arm and Klein is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Headden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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