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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Maesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atticus Finch Kill A Mocking Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ray Maesh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Ray Maesh!
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, Atticus Finch Kill A Mocking Bird!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maesh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maesh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kill A Mocking Bird is looking to escape.
Kill A Mocking Bird is working to get back to half guard.
Maesh wants to control the pace but Kill A Mocking Bird is squirming around nicely.
Kill A Mocking Bird is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kill A Mocking Bird is squirming around, avoiding Maesh's attempts to control the action.
Kill A Mocking Bird is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maesh controlling from mount.
Kill A Mocking Bird is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Maesh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kill A Mocking Bird is squirming around, avoiding Maesh's attempts to control the action.
Maesh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kill A Mocking Bird is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maesh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kill A Mocking Bird has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kill A Mocking Bird!
Kill A Mocking Bird connects with a couple of short punches.
Kill A Mocking Bird tries to free his leg and advance position but Maesh is retaining full guard.
Kill A Mocking Bird's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maesh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kill A Mocking Bird's guard.
Maesh looking to sit in guard and control but Kill A Mocking Bird gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maesh is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maesh working a defensive guard here.
Kill A Mocking Bird working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kill A Mocking Bird looking to pass the guard.
Kill A Mocking Bird throwing strikes from guard but Maesh blocks nicely.
Kill A Mocking Bird wants to pass the guard but Maesh is keeping the position.
Kill A Mocking Bird drops back looking for a leg! Maesh is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Maesh manages to kick Kill A Mocking Bird off! Kill A Mocking Bird jumps back into Maesh's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kill A Mocking Bird stops Maesh from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kill A Mocking Bird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kill A Mocking Bird stands up from Maesh's guard - Kill A Mocking Bird perhaps looking for a knockout.
Maesh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kill A Mocking Bird circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kill A Mocking Bird has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Maesh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maesh, as that shot connected.
Maesh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Maesh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maesh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kill A Mocking Bird shoots in for a double leg but Maesh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maesh drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kill A Mocking Bird escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maesh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maesh trying to control but Kill A Mocking Bird is working from the bottom.
Kill A Mocking Bird trying to control the position here.
Maesh throws a strike but Kill A Mocking Bird rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill A Mocking Bird working some strikes from top position.
Kill A Mocking Bird drops back, looking for a kneebar! Maesh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Maesh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Maesh!
Maesh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maesh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maesh trying to control the position but Kill A Mocking Bird is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maesh is trying to ground and pound but Kill A Mocking Bird uses the momentary lack of control by Maesh to regain half guard.
Maesh is trying to control the action in half guard but Kill A Mocking Bird is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maesh is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Kill A Mocking Bird manages to get to full guard.
Maesh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kill A Mocking Bird keeping moving, preventing Maesh from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kill A Mocking Bird is controlling Maesh's posture.
Maesh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maesh trying to control but Kill A Mocking Bird is working from the bottom.
Ray Maesh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kill A Mocking Bird is pulling down on Maesh's head. It's preventing any offense from Maesh, at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ray Maesh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maesh looks to throw a body kick
and Kill A Mocking Bird counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Maesh!
Kill A Mocking Bird cracks Maesh with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maesh avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kill A Mocking Bird.
Kill A Mocking Bird lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kill A Mocking Bird goes for an armbar but Maesh turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Maesh.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maesh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kill A Mocking Bird lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maesh!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kill A Mocking Bird unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Atticus Finch Kill A Mocking Bird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Maesh scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kill A Mocking Bird trying to control but Maesh postures up.
Kill A Mocking Bird looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kill A Mocking Bird is staying active underneath Maesh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kill A Mocking Bird preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Maesh trying to control the action but Kill A Mocking Bird is working from the bottom.
Maesh is trying to work for a kimura but Kill A Mocking Bird is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kill A Mocking Bird kicks Maesh off and gets back to his feet.
Maesh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maesh is just content to waste time from the top position. Kill A Mocking Bird takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Maesh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maesh is looking to work some ground and pound but Kill A Mocking Bird has wrist control.
Maesh trying to control but Kill A Mocking Bird is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kill A Mocking Bird trying to control the position here.
Kill A Mocking Bird wants to sweep here but Maesh controlling him for the moment.
Maesh is in close to Kill A Mocking Bird's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kill A Mocking Bird is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maesh is controlling him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kill A Mocking Bird holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maesh trying to control but Kill A Mocking Bird is working from the bottom.
Maesh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kill A Mocking Bird looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kill A Mocking Bird looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kill A Mocking Bird!
Kill A Mocking Bird wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maesh, who protects the arm well.
Kill A Mocking Bird trying to control the action but Maesh is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kill A Mocking Bird tries for a kimura but Maesh is defending well.
Maesh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kill A Mocking Bird cracks Maesh with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kill A Mocking Bird goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Maesh rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kill A Mocking Bird's guard! Nice work there by Maesh!
Kill A Mocking Bird is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atticus Finch Kill A Mocking Bird.
I think Kill A Mocking Bird 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atticus Finch Kill A Mocking Bird!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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