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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor Maya will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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264 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Razor Maya!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chavo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maya throws a low kick but Chavo avoids it.
Chavo feinted with a counter takedown.
Maya scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Maya scoring well with a low kick there.
Chavo lands with a cross.
It looks like Razor Maya has been cut.
Razor Maya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavo just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Chavo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maya jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chavo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maya moves away.
Maya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chavo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maya scores with a jab.
Maya misses with an uppercut. Chavo saw that one coming.
Chavo throws a hook but Maya avoids it easily.
Chavo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maya can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo avoids the head kick by Maya.
Chavo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chavo misses the shot to the body.
Chavo misses with a straight right.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chavo prevents Maya from improving his position.
Chavo is nestled in close to Maya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Maya looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chavo is looking to advance position but Maya won't allow it.
Maya wants to improve his position but Chavo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo slips a nice elbow through Maya's hands, connecting with Maya's forehead.
Chavo trying to control the pace.
Maya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maya.
Chavo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maya is keeping the position for now.
Maya is trying to keep Chavo in close.
Chavo throws a big elbow that misses.
Maya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chavo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chavo throws a strike but Maya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chavo is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chavo won't allow Maya to sweep him here.
Maya is looking to sweep but instead, Chavo has passed into half guard.
Maya has his hands clasped together around Chavo's back. He's all about the action.
Chavo lands with a punch from half guard.
Chavo thows a huge punch but Maya dodges it nicely.
Well, if Chavo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya tries to roll over but Chavo keeps him under control.
Chavo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maya is trying to stand back up but Chavo is controlling him
Chavo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chavo prevents Maya from improving his position.
Maya with the active half guard here but Chavo passes nicely into side control.
Chavo 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.
Maya wants to control but Chavo postures up.
Maya is not content to let Chavo control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chavo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maya throws a low kick but Chavo avoids it.
Maya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maya slips under a jab.
Chavo misses the shot to the body.
Maya throws a chopping leg kick but Chavo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chavo blocks the body kick.
Maya looking to score a takedown here. Chavo is defending well but Maya drives through and ends up in Chavo's guard.
Chavo 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.
Maya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maya looking to pass the guard.
Chavo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya tries to free his leg and advance position but Chavo is retaining full guard.
El Chavo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maya trying to control but Chavo is working from the bottom.
Chavo is pulling down on Maya's head. It's preventing any offense from Maya, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Maya shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chavo is trying to defend but Maya finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chavo is staying active underneath Maya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya is thwarting Chavo's attempts to control the position.
Maya is looking for a kimura here.
Maya is keen to just control but Chavo is a slippery customer.
Chavo tries to roll over but Maya keeps him under control.
Maya sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chavo defending well though.
Maya misses with a head shot. Chavo uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Maya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chavo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maya stopping the sweep attempt from Chavo.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick from Maya misses.
Chavo throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maya throws a push kick but Chavo slaps the foot to one side.
Chavo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chavo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo avoids the head kick by Maya.
Chavo looks to score with a jab to the body but Maya is just out of range.
Chavo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chavo dives in for a single leg takedown but Maya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Maya scores with the left hand. Chavo knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters circling a little - Maya finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Maya slips under a jab.
Chavo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good exchange - Chavo coming out on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Maya misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Maya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Maya.
Chavo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Maya is looking to score with low kicks.
Chavo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Maya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chavo throws out a loose jab but Maya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maya connects with a right hand. Chavo shakes it off.
Maya looks to throw the jab but Chavo is out of range.
Chavo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Maya connects with a right hand. Chavo shakes it off.
Maya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maya with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maya tries a head kick but it misses.
Chavo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Maya to the ground. Chavo is now in Maya's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maya wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Maya keeps moving.
Maya managing to control the position.
Chavo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chavo lands a couple of digs.
Maya escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chavo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chavo stands up over Maya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maya looking to control.
Chavo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maya is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chavo is aware though and is defending well.
Chavo landing some decent shots from guard.
Chavo controlling from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maya is on top in guard.
Maya trying to control but Chavo is working from the bottom.
Chavo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya throws a strike but Chavo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maya wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Maya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maya is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chavo defends well.
Chavo preventing the sweep.
Chavo pushes down on Maya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Maya tries to get to full guard but Chavo has control of the leg.
Maya is trying to stand up here but Chavo is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Maya manages to get to full guard.
Maya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chavo cracks Maya with a solid left hand.
Maya keeping moving, preventing Chavo from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maya wants to sweep but no luck.
Chavo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chavo trying to control the position from guard on top but Maya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Razor Maya.
I think Maya 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Razor Maya!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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