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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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152 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Hinkley!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinkley tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bravo scores with a knee to the head.
Bravo landing knees to the head.
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hinkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bravo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bravo gets a clinch.
Bravo landing knees to the head.
Hinkley blocking some punches.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dan Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinkley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo.
Bravo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bravo swings for the body but Hinkley moves out of range.
Bravo lands a head kick. Hinkley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hinkley is rocked!
Hinkley throws a sloppy body shot
and Bravo counters by clinching up.
Hinkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bravo.
Hinkley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hinkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bravo has double underhooks.
Hinkley working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hinkley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bravo scores with a knee to the head.
Bravo landing knees to the head.
Hinkley is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hinkley, pushing him back against the cage.
Hinkley letting Bravo take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Bravo.
Hinkley is trying to push Bravo away but Bravo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hinkley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hinkley taking a breather.
Bravo pushes Hinkley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bravo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bravo landing knees to the body.
Hinkley seems to have recovered his senses.
Hinkley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bravo.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hinkley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bravo scores a nice knee to the body.
Bravo is breathing heavily.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hinkley. Those never looked like landing.
Hinkley shoots in but no luck this time.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Hinkley shows good takedown defense.
Bravo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hinkley swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hinkley.
Dan Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Hinkley.
Hinkley darts in and clinches Bravo up against the cage.
Hinkley taking a breather.
Hinkley is trying to push Bravo away but Bravo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bravo with a knee to the head.
Hinkley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bravo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hinkley's brow.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hinkley circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to clinch but Hinkley slips to the side
and Hinkley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hinkley closes the distance and clinches.
Hinkley has had enough of the clinch but Bravo keeps him there for the moment.
Hinkley misses with the head strike.
Hinkley lands a body shot.
Hinkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Hinkley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bravo doesn't seem phased though.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
and Hinkley counters with a straight right hand.
Bravo lands a head kick!
Bravo clinches.
Bravo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinkley tries to pull guard but Bravo won't allow it.
Bravo tries to stall but Hinkley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hinkley tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hinkley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hinkley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hinkley lands a right hand.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Hinkley has the dominant position.
Hinkley digs a right hand into Bravo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bravo's gas tank.
Bravo has Hinkley pressed against the cage, preventing Hinkley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hinkley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bravo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hinkley is trying to maintain a safe position but Bravo gets an underhook and turns Hinkley into the cage.
Hinkley is trying to force a seperation but Bravo has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hinkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hinkley forces Bravo back against the cage and clinches.
Bravo is trying to break free.
Bravo is looking to control Hinkley's arms but Hinkley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bravo has his back to the cage.
Hinkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Bravo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hinkley lands a jab to the head.
Hinkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hinkley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hinkley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bravo sprawls well. Bravo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hinkley gets slowly back to his feet.
Hinkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bravo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Hinkley is avoiding it.
Hinkley clinches.
Bravo stops a takedown attempt from Hinkley.
Bravo lands a knee to the head.
Bravo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bravo breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Hinkley misses the target.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hinkley.
Dan Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Hinkley.
A head kick misses from Hinkley.
Hinkley closes the distance and clinches.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bravo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hinkley.
Hinkley misses with a takedown attempt - Bravo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dan Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bravo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bravo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hinkley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bravo.
Hinkley leaves Bravo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bravo looks to clinch
and Hinkley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinkley throws a shot from downtown. Bravo moves away and avoids it.
Hinkley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo moves into the clinch.
Hinkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo has Hinkley pressed against the cage, preventing Hinkley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hinkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Hinkley has had enough of the clinch but Bravo keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bravo gets underhooks to prevent Hinkley's takedown attempt.
Bravo lands a shot to the body.
Hinkley misses with a body punch.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but Hinkley blocks with his arms.
Hinkley trying to control the position but instead, Bravo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hinkley into the cage.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Hinkley or perhaps it was just good defense by Bravo which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkley has managed to clinch.
Hinkley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bravo connects with a knee to the head.
Hinkley is stalling here.
Hinkley can't break the clinch.
Hinkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bravo fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bravo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hinkley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hinkley wants to stall.
Bravo scores with a knee to the head.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but Hinkley blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hinkley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bravo up against the cage.
Hinkley breaks from the clinch.
Hinkley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bravo sprawls well. Bravo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hinkley gets slowly back to his feet.
Bravo looks to clinch
and Hinkley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some wild striking there from Hinkley.
Bravo wants to clinch.
Hinkley has managed to clinch.
Bravo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hinkley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bravo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bravo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hinkley's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hinkley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hinkley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bravo at a distance.
Hinkley tries to keep at a distance but Bravo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hinkley working hard to break the clinch.
Bravo lands a knee to the head.
Hinkley swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bravo lands with a light punch inside.
Hinkley blocks an elbow strike from Bravo.
Hinkley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bravo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hinkley has had enough of the clinch but Bravo keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hinkley won't want to take too many of those.
Hinkley is trying to break the clinch but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hinkley's face.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hinkley counters with a shoot takedown. Bravo fights it but they end up in guard.
Bravo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adam Hinkley.
Hinkley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bravo scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hinkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hinkley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bravo has him pressed against the cage.
Hinkley tries to pull guard but Bravo holds him up against the cage and eventually Hinkley drops back down to his feet.
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but Hinkley blocks with his arms.
Hinkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hinkley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bravo lands a damaging elbow.
Hinkley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hinkley breaks the clinch.
Bravo moves into range and clinches up with Hinkley.
Hinkley is trying to push Bravo away but Bravo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Bravo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hinkley stalling in the clinch but Bravo improves position.
Hinkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hinkley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hinkley misses with a punch on the inside.
Hinkley is trying to push Bravo away but Bravo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hinkley avoids the damage to the body.
Hinkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Hinkley.
Hinkley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hinkley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hinkley shoots in but Bravo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dan Bravo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Hinkley.
Bravo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bravo wants it to stay on the feet.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Hinkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Hinkley looks to land a combination but Bravo avoids it well.
Bravo lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bravo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hinkley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bravo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bravo instigates a clinch.
Bravo has Hinkley pushed against the cage.
Hinkley manages to break the clinch.
Hinkley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bravo blocks a low kick nicely.
Bravo connects with an inside leg kick.
Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hinkley.
Adam Hinkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hinkley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bravo moves into the clinch.
Bravo taking a breather.
Hinkley trying to stall but Bravo improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Hinkley.
I think Hinkley 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Hinkley!
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hype
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RATING
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