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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Huff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Black will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Huff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Black!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Huff with that takedown attempt.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black throws a right and a left that Huff avoids nicely.
Huff defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Huff.
Black trying to remain calm as Huff controls from the top position.
Huff trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Huff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Black to see if he's OK.
Huff creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black defending against the ground and pound.
Black tries to bench press Huff off him but Huff keeps the position.
Huff is putting a hurting on Black here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is trying to work for a sweep but Huff has mounted him!
Huff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Huff lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Huff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Huff prevents Black from getting the reversal.
Huff landing strikes from the mount and Black is in trouble!
Huff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Black is trying to escape the mount.
Huff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Huff is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Black to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Black shrugs it off.
Black bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Huff is controlling Black's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to stand but Huff is controlling his posture from full guard.
Huff is trying to keep Black in close.
Huff 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.
Black has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Huff is proving hard to escape from.
Huff has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Huff trying to control the position.
Black wanted to stand there but Huff had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black stands and steps away. Huff gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Black cracks Huff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black tries to bum rush Huff with a series of wild strikes but Huff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black throws a right hand that Huff ducks under and follows up with a left that Huff also avoids with ease.
Black with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Huff 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Huff back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Black lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Huff eats them both and turns towards Black to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Huff is rocked!
It looks like Pedro Huff has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Huff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fred Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black looks winded!
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Huff tries to counter with a takedown but Black is quick to defend against it.
Huff fails with a takedown attempt.
Black misses with the combination.
Huff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Huff scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Huff tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Black defends well and Huff ends up having to push Black into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Huff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huff ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black throws a right and a left that Huff avoids nicely.
Huff is looking for a counter combo.
Huff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Huff throws a big counter combination but Black scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Huff seems to have got his legs back now.
Huff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Huff working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Huff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Black looks to land a combination but Huff avoids it well.
Black throws a right and a left that Huff avoids nicely.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Black is looking for the big counter here.
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Huff instigates a clinch.
Huff is trying to maintain a safe position but Black gets an underhook and turns Huff into the cage.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Huff has double underhooks.
Huff drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Black gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huff leaning against his opponent.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Huff keeps him there for the moment.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Huff has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Huff dodges the punch combination from Black.
Huff appears to be looking for a big counter.
Huff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Huff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.
Black scores with a hook.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black is breathing heavily.
Black throws a right hand that Huff ducks under and follows up with a left that Huff also avoids with ease.
Fred Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huff seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Huff slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Huff is looking for a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Huff's head.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black scores with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Huff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A combination from Huff does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huff moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huff thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Black if he has to take too many more of those.
Huff forces Black back against the cage and clinches.
Huff tries to pull guard but Black forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Huff holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Huff trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huff into the cage.
Huff has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Black after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Huff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huff takes a shot to the head.
Huff jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Huff gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Black looks to land a combination but Huff avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Huff slips a jab and a cross from Black.
As Black looks to move away, Huff throws a big counter combo but Black just gets out of the way.
Black swinging wildly here.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Huff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huff drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huff.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pedro Huff's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black looks to land a combination but Huff avoids it well.
Huff went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Huff walks into a stiff left hand from Black.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Huff.
Huff is putting a hurting on Black here, landing some big shots from side control.
Huff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black manages to work his way to half guard, despite Huff's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black gets back to full guard.
Black has an active guard here but Huff has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Huff seems content to control.
Huff seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Black for as long as he can get away with.
Huff is nestled in close to Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Black wants to improve his position but Huff is controlling well.
Huff working over Black with some ground and pound. Black looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Huff in particular looking to stall.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
Black looking for submissions off his back.
Huff performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Huff connects with a nice short shot to Black's temple.
Huff lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Huff there.
Black taking some punishment here, with Huff in his half guard.
Pedro Huff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Huff is nestled in close to Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Black tries to get to full guard but Huff has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huff working the head and body with strikes.
Huff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Huff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Black taking some punishment here, with Huff in his half guard.
Huff not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Huff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Huff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Black!
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