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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bret Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Hart tries to keep at a distance but Rabago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabago stalling the fight.
Hart takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Hart 's eye.
It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
Hart has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rabago is trying to keep an underhook but Hart manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rabago manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hart pushes Rabago up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Rabago just leaning against Hart, taking a breather.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
Hart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rabago as Hart tries to tie him up.
Hart drags the fight down to the ground.
Rabago trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hart's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago wants to control from the top but Hart keeps moving.
Hart is working an open guard so Rabago takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hart shoots in but Rabago avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabago tries to clinch up.
Rabago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hart dives in for a single leg takedown but Rabago sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hart dodges an elbow strike from Rabago.
Hart trying to stall but Rabago improves his position.
Rabago scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Rabago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rabago lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago letting Hart take a breather here.
Hart takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Hart is trying to drag Rabago to the mat but Rabago just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hart looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rabago effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Rabago.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Rabago lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago lands a shot to the body.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Hart 's eye.
Hart takes an elbow to the temple.
Rabago lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rabago.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Rabago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hart gets control of Rabago's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hart will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabago stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hart tries to keep at a distance but Rabago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Hart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rabago.
Hart has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rabago uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rabago tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
Rabago is looking to clinch.
Rabago tries to clinch but Hart moves away
and Hart counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Rabago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rabago gets to his feet. Hart looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rabago tries to clinch but Hart moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rabago rushes Hart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rabago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rabago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Rabago.
Hart tries to clinch there but Rabago circles away.
Rabago wants to clinch but Hart slips to the side
and Hart counters with a big head kick but Rabago shrugs it off.
Rabago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rabago wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Rabago slips the punch.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch but Hart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabago leaves Hart with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Rabago both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rabago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabago instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hart dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rabago is trying to stall.
Hart dodges an elbow strike from Rabago.
Hart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hart trying to stall but Rabago improves his position.
Hart blocks an elbow strike.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Hart in his tracks for a moment.
Hart letting Rabago take a breather here.
Rabago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
Ryan Rabago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rabago throws an elbow that misses.
Hart taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rabago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hart looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Hart avoids a wild elbow strike from Rabago.
Hart tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rabago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rabago is pressed up against the cage. Hart has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rabago down to the mat. Rabago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart prevents Rabago from getting back to his feet.
Rabago has a closed guard, preventing Hart from standing up.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Rabago gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hart throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rabago wants to get up but he can't break Hart's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rabago stands up from Hart's guard - Rabago perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hart clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hart up against the cage.
Rabago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hart backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rabago walks away with a smile on his face. Hart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hart swinging wildly here.
Rabago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hart scores with a three punch combo!
Hart shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rabago defends it nicely.
Rabago has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabago throws an elbow that misses.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hart lands a left hand.
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 Bret Hart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hart shoots in but no luck this time.
Hart keeps the fight on the outside.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan Rabago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rabago tries to clinch up.
Rabago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Bret Hart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rabago clinches.
Rabago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rabago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rabago is looking to control Hart's arms but Hart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rabago has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rabago.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Hart.
Hart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Hart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rabago tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rabago to the ground. Rabago escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hart throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rabago has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hart pulls Rabago into guard.
Hart has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rabago with a nice head shot there.
Rabago stands up from Hart's guard - Rabago perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rabago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart tries to clinch but Rabago is having none of it.
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan Rabago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hart doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.
Rabago clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rabago.
Rabago is struggling to control the position.
Rabago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabago lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago lands an elbow that stopped Hart in his tracks for a moment.
Rabago dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Hart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rabago is defending well for now.
Rabago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hart avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rabago.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hart blocks the elbow strike.
Rabago pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Hart.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago scores with a shot to the side of Hart's head.
Rabago stalling the fight.
Rabago prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Hart is trying to drag Rabago to the mat but Rabago just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hart is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rabago is defending well.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rabago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabago tries to throw a body punch but Hart avoids it by throwing Rabago back against the cage.
Bret Hart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Rabago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hart trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Rabago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rabago winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Rabago!
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