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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dick Veiney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Wiliams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick Veiney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Dick Veiney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ashley Wiliams!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veiney scoring well with a low kick there.
Wiliams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wiliams wants it to stay on the feet.
Wiliams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A combination from Wiliams does no damage.
Wiliams moves out of range as Veiney strikes.
Wiliams scores with a shot to the body.
Wiliams is looking to clinch but Veiney is avoiding it.
Veiney swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiliams.
Veiney dives in and scores a takedown into Wiliams's guard.
Veiney 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veiney works over Wiliams with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veiney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wiliams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Veiney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Veiney throwing strikes from guard but Wiliams blocks nicely.
Veiney is stalling in the full guard.
Wiliams pulls Veiney in close to prevent any damage.
Veiney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiliams is keeping the position for now.
Veiney scoring with some ground and pound.
Veiney lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wiliams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Veiney can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wiliams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wiliams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Veiney lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Veiney tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiliams is retaining full guard.
Wiliams looking for a guillotine here but Veiney defends easily.
Veiney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veiney preventing the sweep.
Veiney cracks Wiliams with a solid left hand.
Wiliams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Veiney is controlling him.
Veiney chips away with some ground and pound.
Veiney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Veiney is working Wiliams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wiliams keeping full guard, as Veiney tries to pass.
Veiney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Veiney landing with the ground and pound.
Veiney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veiney with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Veiney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wiliams's head.
Veiney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Veiney tries to free his leg and advance position but Wiliams is retaining full guard.
Veiney is stalling in the full guard.
Veiney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Veiney passes Wiliams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Veiney dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Veiney bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wiliams is not content to let Veiney control the position.
Wiliams can't do much from the bottom here.
Veiney cracks Wiliams with a big elbow.
Veiney working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wiliams struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiliams takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Veiney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wiliams on the ground.
Veiney scores with punches from side control.
Wiliams wants to control but Veiney postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veiney in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wiliams is working to avoid the ground and pound but Veiney connects with a decent elbow.
Veiney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiliams can do to turn this around?
Veiney scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wiliams to see if he's OK.
Veiney working the ground and pound.
Veiney content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Veiney working the head and body with strikes.
Veiney looks up at the clock and then as Wiliams takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Veiney smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Veiney is putting a hurting on Wiliams here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wiliams is looking to reverse the position.
Veiney cracks Wiliams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Veiney is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wiliams has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Wiliams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wiliams is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veiney cracks Wiliams with a big elbow.
Veiney working the ground and pound.
Wiliams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wiliams is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Veiney's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Veiney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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. Veiney connects with a nice short shot to Wiliams's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Veiney is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wiliams!
Veiney lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiliams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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. Veiney connects with a nice short shot to Wiliams's temple.
Veiney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Veiney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Veiney drops an elbow to the side of Wiliams's head.
Veiney lands with a punch from half guard.
Veiney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Veiney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Veiney.
Veiney wants to pass to mount but Wiliams is defending the position.
Veiney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiliams trying to control here.
Veiney controlling the action here.
Veiney is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wiliams defends it well.
Nice strikes from Veiney there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Veiney lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Veiney dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Wiliams takes one to the chin there.
Veiney looks to land a combination but Wiliams avoids it well.
Veiney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Veiney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dick Veiney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiliams tries to land a front kick but Veiney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Veiney lands an overhand right.
Veiney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wiliams was well out of range. Poor timing from Veiney.
Wiliams dives in and grabs Veiney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Veiney pushes down on Wiliams's head and hops out.
Wiliams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiliams tries to clinch up.
Wiliams shoots in but Veiney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wiliams tries to keep at a distance but Veiney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wiliams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veiney effectively controlling the action here.
Veiney has hold of one of Wiliams's legs. Wiliams is fighting the takedown attempt but Veiney gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Veiney stays in close to Wiliams's body and controls the position.
Veiney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wiliams being controlled here, momentarily.
Veiney working some strikes from top position.
Wiliams controls Veiney momentarily but Veiney frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiliams has his foot on Veiney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Veiney works his way back into a safe position though.
Wiliams can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Veiney controls the pace.
Wiliams has momentary wrist control but Veiney slips an elbow through the middle.
Veiney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wiliams's head.
Veiney sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wiliams's guard.
Veiney is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wiliams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Veiney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiliams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Veiney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Veiney scoring with some ground and pound.
Veiney lands a couple of elbows.
Veiney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wiliams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Veiney's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Veiney wants to pass the guard but Wiliams is keeping the position.
Veiney is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiliams has his foot on Veiney's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Veiney works his way back into a safe position though.
Dick Veiney overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Veiney scoring with punches to the head and body.
Veiney sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Veiney chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Veiney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Veiney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Veiney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Veiney!
In his post fight interview, Dick Veiney started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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