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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alkha Pown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alkha Pown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Pown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rabago pushes Pown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rabago tries to clinch up
and Pown counters with a single leg into guard. Rabago didn't expect that.
Rabago uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rabago wants to clinch
and Pown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rabago!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabago is trying to stand.
Pown knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rabago on the ground.
Pown is breathing heavily.
Rabago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pown misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabago wants to get back to his feet.
Pown misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rabago is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pown throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rabago holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pown tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rabago bucks up and throws Pown to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Rabago tries to clinch
and Pown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pown.
Pown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rabago kicks Pown off and gets to his feet.
Pown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pown counters with a single leg into guard. Rabago didn't expect that.
Rabago pushes Pown off and gets back to his feet.
Rabago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago looks to clinch
and Pown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rabago darts in trying to clinch
and Pown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rabago thinking.
Rabago moves in looking to clinch but Pown pushes him off.
Rabago looks to clinch
and Pown counters with a one-two to the body.
Rabago looks to clinch
and Pown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pown keeps the fight on the outside.
Rabago doesn't manage to clinch there - Pown circles away.
Ryan Rabago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rabago eats them both and turns towards Pown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pown keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rabago wants to clinch up but Pown keeps it at a distance.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch but Pown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabago tries to clinch there but Pown circles away.
Rabago moves to clinch but Pown breaks away
enabling Pown to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabago wants to clinch.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch but Pown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabago wants to clinch up but Pown keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alkha Pown dominated that round.
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.
Rabago wants to clinch.
Rabago tries to clinch
and Pown counters with a nice uppercut.
Pown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pown counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rabago in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rabago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pown counters with a nice uppercut.
Rabago tries to clinch but Pown moves away
and Pown counters with a nice uppercut.
Rabago moves to clinch but Pown breaks away
and Pown counters with a three punch combo that has Rabago backing up. Rabago nods at Pown to acknowledge the strikes.
Rabago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pown counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rabago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rabago closes the distance but Pown moves to the side
and Pown counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pown counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rabago thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabago wants to clinch but Pown slips to the side
and Pown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rabago moves to clinch but Pown breaks away
and Pown counters with a series of strikes. Rabago will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rabago moves to clinch but Pown breaks away
and Pown counters by clinching up.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Alkha Pown has been cut.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Rabago landing knees to the body.
Pown working aggressively here.
Rabago crunches a lovely knee into Pown's ribcage.
Rabago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago scores with a knee to the head.
Pown pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
A knee to the head by Rabago.
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pown wants to break free but Rabago has control.
Rabago gets through Pown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rabago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pown's efforts to push away.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Pown tries to break free but Rabago pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rabago obliges.
Rabago takes a shot to the head.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Pown shrugs off.
Pown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago trying to land knees to the body.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pown's defenses.
Pown jumps into guard, dragging Rabago to the mat.
Pown doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rabago slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Pown.
Rabago postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Pown to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pown throws a good cross that connects.
Rabago wants to clinch
and Pown counters with a three punch combo that has Rabago backing up. Rabago nods at Pown to acknowledge the strikes.
Rabago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rabago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rabago lands a good knee to the midsection. Pown won't want to take too many of those.
Pown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rabago has him pressed against the cage.
Pown tries to circle away but Rabago has him pinned against the cage.
Rabago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pown.
Pown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rabago with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Pown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rabago lands a shoulder strike.
Pown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pown blocks an elbow strike.
Pown wants to get back to striking at distance but Rabago won't allow it.
A short right from Pown.
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.
Pown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pown's defenses.
Rabago crunches a lovely knee into Pown's ribcage.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Pown 's eye.
Rabago utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rabago is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rabago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pown.
Pown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rabago prevents Pown from breaking the clinch.
Rabago crunches a lovely knee into Pown's ribcage.
Rabago lands a nice knee to the body.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pown is defending well for now.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Pown is trying to break free.
Rabago lands a knee to the body.
Rabago prevents Pown from breaking the clinch.
Rabago scores with a shot to the side of Pown's head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pown's brow.
Pown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pown tries to pull guard but Rabago holds him up against the cage and eventually Pown drops back down to his feet.
Rabago unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rabago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alkha Pown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A combination from Pown does no damage.
Alkha Pown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabago tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago looks to clinch
and Pown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rabago tries to clinch but Pown moves away
and Pown counters with a straight right hand.
Rabago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pown counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rabago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pown counters with a left to the body.
Rabago looks to clinch
and Pown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabago tries to clinch
and Pown counters with a left and a right that stings Rabago.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago pushes Pown up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rabago landing knees to the head.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Rabago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rabago lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Pown tries to pull guard but Rabago won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rabago.
Rabago trying to land knees to the body.
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pown jumps guard but Rabago stands there with Pown around his waist. Pown gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pown's defenses.
Rabago landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pown.
Rabago using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rabago landing knees to the body.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago has Pown pressed against the cage, preventing Pown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rabago lands a knee to the head.
Rabago has Pown pressed against the cage, preventing Pown from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rabago obliges.
Pown is trying to break free.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Pown 's eye.
Rabago trying to land knees to the body.
Rabago lands a nice knee to the body.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rabago tries to land knees in the clinch but Pown avoids the damage to the body.
Rabago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pown's efforts to push away.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Pown 's eye.
Pown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alkha Pown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago working Pown over with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rabago as Pown tries to tie him up.
Pown takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Pown in his tracks for a moment.
Pown tries to break the clinch but Rabago is controlling the position.
Pown misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabago trying to land knees to the body.
Rabago blocks an uppercut.
Pown lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pown can't break the clinch.
Rabago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pown avoids it.
Pown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rabago just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Pown in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Pown scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pown has had enough of the clinch but Rabago keeps him there for the moment.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pown avoids a wild elbow strike from Rabago.
Pown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rabago blocks an uppercut.
Rabago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rabago trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rabago.
Pown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rabago.
Pown lands with a right to the head.
Rabago missing with knees to the body.
Pown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Pown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pown is looking to break free of the clinch but Rabago has double underhooks.
Pown avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Pown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rabago with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pown is trying to force a seperation but Rabago has the dominant position.
Rabago scores with a hook to the body.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Pown 's eye.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rabago obliges.
Rabago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rabago gets through Pown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rabago trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rabago.
Pown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rabago is keeping busy.
Pown fails to pull guard.
Rabago keeps control of Pown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pown blocks an elbow strike from Rabago.
Pown working hard to break the clinch.
Rabago connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pown's face.
Rabago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rabago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pown wants to stall.
Pown wants to get back to striking at distance but Rabago won't allow it.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Pown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Rabago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rabago 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rabago!
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energy
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hype
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