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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dallas Keyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Wad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dallas Keyes!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wad lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Keyes.
Wad blocks the body kick.
Keyes moves in looking to clinch but Wad pushes him off.
Keyes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid body kick from Keyes.
Keyes throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad moves out of range as Keyes throws a body kick.
Wad moves out of range of the body kick.
Wad is looking to counter punch.
Keyes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Dallas Keyes has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wad blocks a low kick nicely.
Keyes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wad is able to avoid easily.
Wad swings for the body but Keyes moves out of range.
Keyes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wad.
Keyes dives in for a single leg takedown but Wad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wad swinging wildly here.
Keyes wants to counter with a clinch but Wad pushes him away.
Keyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Keyes tries a quick counter leg kick but Wad is wise to it.
Keyes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dick Wad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wad has managed to clinch.
Keyes wants a takedown.
Wad missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keyes slips under a jab from Wad.
Keyes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wad.
Wad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Keyess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wad has Keyes up against the cage in a clinch.
Keyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Wad avoids the damage to the body.
Wad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keyes effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wad misses with a punch on the inside.
Keyes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Keyes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wad is breathing heavily.
Wad avoiding damage as Keyes throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad tries to work over Keyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Keyes is looking to break free of the clinch but Wad has double underhooks.
Wad blocking some punches.
Keyes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Keyes blocks an uppercut.
Wad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Keyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wad.
Keyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Wad avoids the damage to the body.
Wad gets underhooks to prevent Keyes's takedown attempt.
Dick Wad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dallas Keyes.
Wad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Keyes missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wad misses with a knee to the head.
Keyes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wad tries to land knees in the clinch but Keyes avoids the damage to the body.
Keyes stalls.
Wad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wad is trying to maintain a safe position but Keyes gets an underhook and turns Wad into the cage.
Keyes looking to stall.
Keyes missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wad as Keyes tries to tie him up.
Keyes has a couple of punches blocked by Wad.
Keyes has had enough of the clinch but Wad keeps him there for the moment.
Keyes lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Wad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Keyes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keyes.
Dallas Keyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Keyes throws a head kick but Wad moves out of range.
Keyes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Keyes.
Keyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wad.
Keyes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dick Wad is winning the standup battle so far.
Keyes misses with a hook
and Wad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad cracks Keyes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keyes throws a front kick aimed at Wad's knee but Wad avoids it well.
Wad closes the distance and clinches.
Wad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Keyes throws a punch but it's blocked by Wad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes avoiding damage as Wad throws knees to the body.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Keyes controls the action.
Keyes tries a knee to the head but Wad blocks it.
Dick Wad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Keyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keyes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wad prevents Keyes from breaking the clinch.
Wad misses with the head strike.
Wad lands with a right to the head.
Wad avoiding damage as Keyes throws knees to the body.
Wad lands with a right to the head.
Keyes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wad up against the cage.
Keyes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keyes scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wad working aggressively here.
Keyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wad is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Keyes tries to land knees in the clinch but Wad avoids the damage to the body.
Wad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Keyes can do to turn this around?
Keyes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keyes trying to control the position but instead, Wad has worked for underhooks and has pushed Keyes into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wad.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keyes as Wad tries to tie him up.
Wad manages to break the clinch.
Wad scores with a hook to the body. Keyes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Keyes has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad throws a nice looking combination but Keyes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wad swings for the body but Keyes moves out of range.
Keyes wants to counter the offense by Wad and move into the clinch position.
Keyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wad misses with a low kick.
Wad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Keyes at a distance.
Keyes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keyes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keyes gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keyes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wad defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wad won't allow Keyes to pass to mount.
Wad is refusing to be controlled, as Keyes sits in half guard.
Wad tries to roll over but Keyes keeps him under control.
Keyes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Keyes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Keyes staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Wad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dallas Keyes'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!
Keyes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Keyes avoids the body shot from Wad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keyes.
Wad with a hook.
Wad moves into the clinch.
Wad missing with knees to the body.
Keyes misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Keyes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wad breaks the clinch.
Keyes dodges the punch combination from Wad.
Keyes counters with a body kick.
Keyes throws a wild body kick that Wad sees coming a mile off.
Wad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keyes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Keyes lands with a nice body punch.
Keyes has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Keyes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wad managing to block the knees to the body from Keyes.
Keyes has a couple of punches blocked by Wad.
Keyes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keyes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wad.
Wad lands a shot to the body.
Keyes taking a breather.
Keyes manages to break the clinch.
Keyes doesn't manage to clinch there - Wad circles away.
Wad is looking to counter the offense by Keyes and move into the clinch.
Keyes moves out of range of the leg kick from Wad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keyes walks into a jab.
Keyes throws a lazy right hand but Wad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wad looks to score with a jab to the body but Keyes is just out of range.
Wad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keyes manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Wad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Keyes tried to score with a low kick but Wad checks it.
Keyes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Keyes throws a hook but Wad blocks it.
Keyes throws a lazy right hand but Wad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keyes misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wad throws a hook but Keyes avoids it easily.
Wad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Keyes slips a straight right by Wad.
Wad tries to sprawl but Keyes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wad is defending against the submission attempts here by Keyes.
Wad is staying active underneath Keyes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dallas Keyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keyes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keyes trying to control the action but Wad is working from the bottom.
Keyes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Keyes.
Wad is trying to stand up here but Keyes is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keyes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Keyes.
Dick Wad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Keyes connects with a nice short shot to Wad's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dallas Keyes.
I think Wad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Wad!
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FIGHT
RATING
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