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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Aints (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Wellington has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Wellington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeff Aints!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aints.
Wellington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wellington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aints fails with a takedown attempt.
Richard Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Aints.
Wellington swings for the body but Aints moves out of range.
A big left from Wellington misses.
Aints staying out of range there.
Wellington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jeff Aints has been cut.
Wellington fails to land with a series of punches.
Wellington lands a jab.
Wellington misses with a hook. Aints ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aints needs to keep his hands up - Wellington had a free shot at his head there.
Aints moves out of range as Wellington strikes.
Wellington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wellington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aints throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wellington's waist but Wellington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aints off to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aints is defended easily by Wellington.
Wellington misses with a looping right.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Aints avoids them all with ease.
Aints staying out of range there.
Aints uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wellington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aints tries to close the distance and clinch but Wellington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aints tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wellington swivels and escapes.
Wellington throws a hook but Aints blocks it.
Wellington misses with a straight left.
Wellington misses with a hook.
Wellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aints was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellington.
Aints closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wellington circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Aints 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aints is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wellington sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wellington throws a jab but it's blocked by Aints.
Wellington is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aints uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wellington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wellington wants it to stay on the feet.
Aints looks gassed!
Wellington throws a good cross that connects.
Wellington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aints takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wellington keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aints shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aints dodges the punch combination from Wellington.
Wellington misses with a straight right.
Aints has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aints there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aints fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wellington misses with an uppercut. Aints saw that one coming.
Horrible takedown by Aints or perhaps it was just good defense by Wellington which made him look bad.
Wellington misses with a wild body shot.
Aints shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aints.
A big right from Wellington misses.
Aints shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Wellington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Aints's cut.
That's time! Wellington's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wellington thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aints shoots for a takedown but Wellington saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wellington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wellington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aints moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richard Wellington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Wellington does it's job there.
Aints avoids the body shot from Wellington.
No luck for Aints with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aints shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aints wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Aints with that takedown attempt.
Richard Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Aints.
A left and a right from Wellington both land. Nice combination.
Wellington misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Wellington misses.
Aints uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wellington.
Wellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aints was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellington.
Aints clinches with his opponent.
Aints has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wellington is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aints breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington leaves Aints with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wellington looks to land a left hand but Aints moved out of range nicely.
Richard Wellington is winning the standup battle so far.
Wellington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Aints ducks under a wild hook from Wellington.
Aints decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wellington tries to roll over but Aints keeps him under control.
Aints controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aints missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aints seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wellington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aints.
Still in half guard, Aints seems content to control.
Aints thows a huge punch but Wellington dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aints is looking to take a break and control but Wellington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Aints will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeff Aints's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Aints fails with a takedown attempt.
Aints tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wellington swivels and escapes.
Aints shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wellington as he jumps to the side.
Richard Wellington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Aints.
Aints shoots in for a takedown but Wellington shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aints.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aints.
Wellington throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington swings for the body but Aints moves out of range.
Wellington scores with a nice head shot.
Aints shoots in for a takedown but Wellington shows good takedown defense.
Aints keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wellington.
Wellington lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Wellington as Aints shoots in.
Aints takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wellington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice takedown defense from Wellington. No joy for Aints on that attempt.
Aints walks into a straight right hand from Wellington.
Wellington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wellington misses the shot to the body.
Aints looks for a takedown but Wellington sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aints is defended easily by Wellington.
Richard Wellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aints keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wellington.
Aints gets the takedown into side control.
Aints stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wellington swinging wildly here.
Wellington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aints looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Aints throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aints wants to control from the top but Wellington keeps moving.
Wellington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aints.
Aints wants to control from the top but Wellington keeps moving.
Aints stands up from Wellington's guard - Aints perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Aints.
I think Aints has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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