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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvin Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elvin Mays has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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178 cm
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196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvin Mays!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mays gets a clinch.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mays prevents Gabriel from breaking the clinch.
Mays has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Mays tries to pull guard but Gabriel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mays has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Mays jumps guard.
Gabriel wants to stand but Mays is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mays's guard.
Mays has Gabriel pulled in close to control his posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mays is on top in guard.
Mays won't allow Gabriel to get back to his feet.
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.
Mays postures up in Gabriel's guard and throws a big left but Gabriel blocks it.
Gabriel wants to get back to his feet but Mays is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mays loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mays content to stall in guard here.
Gabriel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mays scoring with some ground and pound.
Mays postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mays makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mays missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mays has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gabriel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gabriel. Those never looked like landing.
Mays misses with a wild body shot.
Mays clinches.
Mays misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Gabriel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gabriel wants to break free but Mays has control.
Mays doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gabriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel feints a jab promting Mays to slip. Gabriel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mays slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mays takes one to the side of the head.
Gabriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mays.
Gabriel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A big left from Mays misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel connects with a body shot that sends Mays's belly button to the back.
Mays throws an overhand right that lands on Gabriel's shoulder, as Gabriel tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel connects with a jab.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Mays moves out of range.
Mays misses with an uppercut.
Gabriel is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mays. Gabriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gabriel lands with a hook. Mays tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mays closes the distance and clinches.
Gabriel tries to break free but Mays pushes him back against the cage.
Mays slowing the pace effectively.
Mays misses with a punch on the inside.
Mays pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elvin Mays will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gabriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mays is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gabriel with a body shot.
Mays misses with a body shot
and Gabriel counters with a two punch combo.
Mays shoots in looking for a takedown but Gabriel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mays's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gabriel misses with a wild combination.
Mays throws a looping overhand right but Gabriel ducks down to avoid it.
Gabriel throws a series of strikes that have Mays backpedaling.
Mays cracks Gabriel with an open hand slap.
Gabriel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gabriel looks to land a combination. Mays sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elvin Mays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mays throws a lazy right hand but Gabriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mays takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gabriel throws a series of punches but Mays avoids them all with ease.
Gabriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Mays showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gabriel.
Mays swings for the body but Gabriel moves out of range.
Mays has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Michael Gabriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gabriel cracks Mays with an open hand slap.
Gabriel misses with a few strikes there.
Mays misses with a jab to the body
and Gabriel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michael Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mays closes the distance and clinches.
Mays misses with a body punch.
Gabriel blocks an uppercut.
Mays slowing the pace effectively.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Mays.
Mays can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays is looking for a takedown.
Mays lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mays working aggressively here.
Mays tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabriel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mays goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mays can't find room to land a body shot as Gabriel controls the action.
Gabriel prevents a body shot from Mays.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Mays.
Gabriel manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mays listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mays clinches up with Gabriel and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gabriel's elbow.
Mays swings wildly with an uppercut but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mays - that landed with a thud.
Mays is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gabriel to keep the fight standing.
Michael Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elvin Mays.
Mays breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mays looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gabriel is looking for a counter combo.
Mays rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gabriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gabriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gabriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michael Gabriel is winning the standup battle so far.
Mays avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Gabriel.
Gabriel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mays back to the cage. Gabriel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gabriel slips under a jab.
Gabriel misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gabriel looks to throw the jab but Mays is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Mays on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gabriel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mays ducks right into an uppercut from Gabriel.
Mays swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mays loads up on a big right hand but Gabriel slips the punch.
Mays misses with a straight left.
Gabriel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mays's head.
Gabriel slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Gabriel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mays. Gabriel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gabriel cracks Mays with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice shot by Gabriel.
Gabriel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mays is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
No joy there for Gabriel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gabriel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mays clinches with his opponent.
Mays working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gabriel tries to stand but Mays is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays looking for a guillotine here but Gabriel defends easily.
Gabriel tries to stand but Mays is controlling from the bottom.
Mays is controlling Gabriel's posture.
Mays manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gabriel manages to get himself to full guard.
Mays's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mays trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mays wants to pass the guard but Gabriel is keeping the position.
Mays postures up in Gabriel's guard and throws a big left but Gabriel blocks it.
Mays trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gabriel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mays on the ground.
Mays stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gabriel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mays loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mays content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays is in close to Gabriel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gabriel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mays swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gabriel counters with a straight right hand.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that Mays avoids nicely.
Mays now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gabriel throws out a powerful jab.
Mays misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little feinted left hand from Gabriel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mays is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mays scores with a hook.
Mays darts in looking for a takedown but Gabriel gets double underhooks and turns Mays into the cage.
Mays gets a double leg takedown into Gabriel's guard.
Mays working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gabriel's head.
Mays throwing strikes from guard but Gabriel blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mays controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mays chips away with some ground and pound.
Gabriel keeping moving, preventing Mays from controlling successfully.
Mays content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gabriel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gabriel tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mays throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mays misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gabriel.
Gabriel looks to land a combination. Mays sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvin Mays comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mays 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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