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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McMurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Capwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Capwell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Haunted - 99 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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213 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lewis McMurray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Capwell!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMurray misses with a combination
and Capwell counters with a straight right hand.
McMurray tries to clinch
and Capwell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMurray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Capwell.
McMurray looks to clinch
and Capwell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McMurray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMurray throws a body punch but Capwell moves out of range.
McMurray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capwell was well out of range. Poor timing from McMurray.
Capwell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McMurray tries to clinch but Capwell moves away
and Capwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McMurray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Capwell.
Capwell misses with an uppercut.
McMurray tries to clinch but Capwell moves away
and Capwell counters with a nice double leg into side control. McMurray won't be happy with that.
McMurray is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McMurray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Capwell on the ground.
McMurray tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Capwell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on McMurray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Capwell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McMurray is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Capwell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
McMurray is looking to regain half guard here but Capwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Capwell looking to punish the body of his opponent here but McMurray is avoiding damage well.
McMurray takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Capwell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McMurray defending against the ground and pound.
McMurray is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Capwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but McMurray keeps working.
Capwell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McMurray taking punishment in the form of punches.
Capwell is looking to take a break and control but McMurray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McMurray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMurray can't do much from the bottom here.
Capwell lands a nice forearm strike.
McMurray prevents Capwell from improving position.
Capwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McMurray wants to control but Capwell postures up.
Capwell taking a breather here.
McMurray managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Capwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McMurray is trying to escape the position but Capwell is controlling the position.
McMurray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Who's going to make the next move?
Capwell is trying to ground and pound but McMurray uses the momentary lack of control by Capwell to regain half guard.
Capwell working over McMurray with some ground and pound. McMurray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McMurray darts in trying to clinch
and Capwell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McMurray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Capwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Capwell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
McMurray wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Capwell passes into half guard.
Capwell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Capwell is trying to control. McMurray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Capwell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McMurray's head.
Capwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Capwell is nestled in close to McMurray, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Capwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but McMurray keeps working.
McMurray wants to get back to his feet.
Capwell trying to control the action but McMurray is working from the bottom.
Capwell not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Capwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McMurray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McMurray trying to control here.
McMurray is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Capwell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McMurray works his way to full guard. Good work.
Capwell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McMurray taking some punishment here, with Capwell in his half guard.
McMurray is not content to let Capwell control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Capwell is pressing down on McMurray's thigh, looking to free his foot. McMurray is holding on for now.
Capwell trying to control the action but McMurray is working from the bottom.
McMurray trying to hold on to Capwell's head to control him but Capwell postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McMurray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lewis McMurray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McMurray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Capwell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Capwell scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Capwell landing strikes from the mount and McMurray is in trouble!
Capwell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
McMurray tries to lock up and control but Capwell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Capwell lands a heavy elbow.
Mason Capwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Capwell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Capwell landing strikes from the mount and McMurray is in trouble!
Capwell with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McMurray is in all sorts of trouble here.
Capwell controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Capwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McMurray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Capwell counters with a nice double leg into side control. McMurray won't be happy with that.
McMurray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McMurray tries to get out of the position.
McMurray is not content to let Capwell control the position.
Capwell creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McMurray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The referee asks Capwell politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Capwell prefers to stall for the moment though.
Capwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but McMurray keeps working.
Capwell misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McMurray tries to improve position but can't.
McMurray parries the strikes from Capwell easily there. Capwell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McMurray to escape.
Capwell working the strikes but McMurray uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMurray is concentrating on defense, preventing Capwell from advancing position.
Still in half guard, Capwell seems content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McMurray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Capwell controlling the action here.
McMurray trying to control from the bottom.
McMurray wants to improve his position but Capwell is controlling well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Capwell misses with a body shot
and McMurray counters by moving into the clinch.
McMurray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Capwell is defending well for now.
Capwell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McMurray breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMurray lands a nice hook to Capwell's body. Capwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McMurray looks to score with a jab to the body but Capwell is just out of range.
McMurray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Capwell was well out of range. Poor timing from McMurray.
McMurray takes one to the side of the head.
Capwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McMurray was well out of range. Poor timing from Capwell.
Capwell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Capwell thuds a left hand into McMurray's body.
McMurray tries to clinch
and Capwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McMurray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Capwell.
McMurray is trying to control the position but Capwell postures up.
Capwell trying to control the position from guard on top but McMurray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Capwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McMurray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Capwell is one step ahead there.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mason Capwell wasn't active enough on the ground.
Capwell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McMurray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Capwell.
Capwell ducks right into an uppercut from McMurray.
McMurray tries to clinch up but Capwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Capwell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Capwell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMurray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Capwell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Capwell wants to lay and pray for a moment but McMurray keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Capwell lands a nice short elbow.
McMurray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Capwell.
McMurray trying to hold on to Capwell's head to control him but Capwell postures up.
Capwell is taking a breather. McMurray says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lewis McMurray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Capwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Capwell 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Capwell!
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hype
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