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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 1280 p4p, 1046 weight class) and Dallas Winston (ranked 163 p4p, 127 weight class). Mahogany comes to the cage accompanied by Too Much, Too Young, Too Fast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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 27 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dallas Winston!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahogany displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Winston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice cross by Winston.
Mahogany throws a head kick but Winston moves out of range.
Mahogany tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winston swivels and escapes.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Mahogany shoots in for a double leg but Winston sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mahogany misses with a double jab
and Winston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rich Mahogany seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahogany walks into a straight right hand from Winston.
Mahogany missing with a left hand there. Winston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Mahogany moves away and avoids it.
Winston throws a jab when Mahogany was well out of range.
Winston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mahogany moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Winston finds it's way through Mahogany's defenses.
Winston shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mahogany eats them both and turns towards Winston to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Winston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Winston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahogany finds it's way round the side to connect with Winston's head.
Mahogany misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mahogany under the eye.
Mahogany moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
and Mahogany counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahogany working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mahogany controls the pace.
Winston is looking to stand up but Mahogany isn't so interested in that idea.
Mahogany stopping the sweep attempt from Winston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mahogany.
Mahogany postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Winston wants to stand up but Mahogany is controlling him.
Mahogany tries to free his leg and advance position but Winston is retaining full guard.
Mahogany is looking to work some ground and pound but Winston has wrist control.
Mahogany tries to free his leg and advance position but Winston is retaining full guard.
Winston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Winston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Winston misses.
Nice straight punches there by Winston. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Winston.
Winston lands a nice hook to Mahogany's body. Mahogany takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston thuds his right hand into Mahogany's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winston 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.
Winston fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Winston misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mahogany misses the target.
A punch combination from Mahogany misses.
Winston throws a hook to the side of Mahogany's head but Mahogany sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mahogany displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Mahogany staying out of range there.
Mahogany throws a leg kick
and Winston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winston closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Winston misses with a hook.
Winston fails to land with a series of punches.
Mahogany shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mahogany fails with the takedown
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mahogany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahogany shoots in but Winston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mahogany with a poor takedown
and Winston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mahogany showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winston.
Winston is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mahogany had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Winston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Winston throws a big shot that misses.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahogany.
Mahogany fails with the takedown
letting Winston counter with a right hand.
Mahogany dodges the punch combination from Winston.
Mahogany paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Winston dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Winston misses with a few strikes there.
As Winston looks to move away, Mahogany throws a big counter combo but Winston just gets out of the way.
Mahogany shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Winston pinned against the cage. Winston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mahogany with a poor takedown
and Winston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Winston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mahogany staying out of range there.
Winston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Mahogany avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mahogany.
Winston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Winston tries to get set, Mahogany tries to push him back and clinch up but Winston manages to avoid the attempt.
Winston throws out a loose jab but Mahogany uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahogany is looking for a counter combo.
Mahogany takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Mahogany changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winston tries to avoid it but Mahogany manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winston to the ground. Winston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Mahogany. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Winston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mahogany sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mahogany is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Winston.
Dallas Winston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Winston wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Winston. Beautiful body shot.
Winston looks to land a combination but Mahogany avoids it well.
Mahogany scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mahogany dives in and scores a takedown into Winston's guard.
Mahogany prevents Winston from getting back to his feet.
Winston is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Winston keeping full guard, as Mahogany tries to pass.
Mahogany pushing down on Winston's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Winston tries to kick Mahogany off but Mahogany keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mahogany throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Winston keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahogany trying to pass the guard but Winston defending well.
Mahogany is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Winston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mahogany.
Winston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mahogany.
Mahogany looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston is looking to escape.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dallas Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahogany throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Dallas Winston has been cut.
Winston swings for the body but Mahogany moves out of range.
Mahogany closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mahogany throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston parries the strikes from Mahogany easily there. Mahogany is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Winston to escape.
Winston tries to buck Mahogany off but Mahogany is having none of it.
Winston taking punishment in the form of punches.
Winston wants to get back to his feet.
Mahogany working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Winston is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mahogany is controlling him well.
Winston taking punishment in the form of punches.
Winston wants to control but Mahogany postures up.
Mahogany is trying to get an arm triangle but Winston is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dallas Winston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mahogany gets the takedown into side control.
Rich Mahogany overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winston is looking for a sweep.
Winston wants to get back to his feet.
Mahogany is working to tighten his grip on Winston's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Winston has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mahogany is really squeezing tight and eventually Winston passes out! Mahogany breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rich Mahogany!
Rich Mahogany looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm kind of a big deal. My home is chock full of leatherbound volumes. And I'm thankful to the fans.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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