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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marus Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cartel Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray comes to the cage accompanied by The Box Tops - The Letter . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marus Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cartel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Ray coming out on top.
Good shot there by Ray.
Ray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lopez's head backwards.
Lopez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lopez as he jumps to the side.
Ray closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lopez to the mat! Lopez manages to get full guard.
Ray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lopez's head.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray works over Lopez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ray trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ray 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.
Lopez has his feet on Ray's thighs here. He's pushed Ray off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ray screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cartel Lopez!
During a confident post fight interview, Cartel Lopez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Marus Ray was interviewed post fight and said 'It's my way or the highway!'.
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RATING
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