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GC 520 Mays VS Crute PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Mays (ranked 25684 p4p, 25870 weight class) and Jimmy Crute (ranked 160 p4p, 154 weight class). Jimmy Crute has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Colt Mays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Crute!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crute throws a body kick that misses
and Mays counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mays has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ruttos gym in the buildup to the fight.
Mays cracks Crute with a good jab.
Mays slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mays bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mays tries to counter by clinching up but Crute breaks away and moves out of range.
Mays scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mays uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crute has time to react.
Crute has a takedown stuffed.
Mays tries to counter by clinching up but Crute breaks away and moves out of range.
Crute dives in and grabs Mays's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mays pushes down on Crute's head and hops out.
Mays scores with a nice head shot.
Mays pushes Crute up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mays lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mays has Crute pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mays.
Mays keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crute's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mays lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Mays.
Mays lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mays lands with a right to the head.
Crute tries to pull guard but Mays holds him up against the cage and eventually Crute drops back down to his feet.
Colt Mays has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Crute.
Mays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crute misses with a body punch.
Mays scores with a shoulder strike.
Mays scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mays has Crute pressed against the cage, preventing Crute from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mays pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mays scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays blocks an elbow strike from Crute.
Mays softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mays slowing the pace effectively.
Mays has Crute pushed against the cage.
Mays gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A short uppercut from Mays.
Mays lands a body shot.
Mays throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crutes head.
Crute jumps guard but Mays turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mays stalling.
Mays lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Mays.
Mays lands a body punch.
Mays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crute tries to pull guard but Mays holds him up against the cage and eventually Crute drops back down to his feet.
Mays lands with a light punch inside.
Mays lands a left hand.
Mays lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crute backwards.
Crute looking to stall.
Good body shot from Mays.
Mays lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crute tries to pull guard but Mays forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mays lands with a right to the head.
Mays makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Mays.
Mays lands with a light punch inside.
Crute is trying to pull guard but Mays has him pressed against the cage.
Mays lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mays.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mays lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mays lands a body shot.
Mays scores with a shot to the side of Crute's head.
Mays lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crute throws an elbow but misses.
Mays pushes Crute back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mays.
Mays lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mays works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mays effectively controlling the action here.
Mays lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mays.
A short right from Mays.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Colt Mays dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crute closes the distance but Mays moves to the side
and Mays counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mays lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
 It looks like Jimmy Crute has been cut.
Crute walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mays is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crute can do to turn this around?
Mays lands with a shot to the body.
Mays with a nice cross.
Mays stuffs the takedown.
Mays ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mays throws a series of punches but Crute avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Mays both land. Nice combination.
Crute walks into a stiff left hand from Mays.
Mays with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mays misses with a two punch combination.
Crute is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mays throws a good cross that connects.
Crute gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crute looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crute is breathing heavily.
Mays is not content to let Crute control the position.
Mays tries to improve position but can't.
Crute is looking to take a break and control but Mays is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mays on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mays tries to get out of the position.
Crute wants to stand but Mays is controlling his arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mays is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crute has hold of Mays's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mays tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Crute cranks the arm and Mays screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mays, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jimmy Crute!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Finn Urbansky (ranked 25875 p4p, 21199 weight class) and Skinhead Malone (ranked 396 p4p, 407 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finn Urbansky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skinhead Malone!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urbansky fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Malone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Urbansky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it.
Malone tries to pull guard but Urbansky won't allow it.
Urbansky breaks the clinch.
Urbansky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malone instigates a clinch.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from Urbansky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urbansky is pressed up against the cage. Malone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Urbansky down to the mat. Urbansky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Urbansky dives in and scores a takedown into Malone's guard.
Malone seems keen to control Urbansky's posture.
Malone wants to stand but Urbansky is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Urbansky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malone on the ground.
Malone 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.
Malone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Urbansky's guard.
Malone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Urbansky's guard.
Malone throwing shots but Urbansky is blocking nicely.
Malone controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone is trying to control. Urbansky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Urbansky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malone.
Urbansky looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Malone takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Malone is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Urbansky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Malone trying to control the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Urbansky forces Malone back against the cage and clinches.
Malone managing to block the knees to the body from Urbansky.
Urbansky is pressed up against the cage. Malone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Urbansky down to the mat. Urbansky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Finn Urbansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinhead Malone.
Malone misses with a straight right.
Urbansky throws a big counter combination but Malone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Malone misses with a hook to the body
and Urbansky moves into the clinch.
Urbansky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Malone misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urbansky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Urbansky is looking for a counter combo.
Malone tries a head kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Finn Urbansky will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Urbansky instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Malone.
Urbansky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Urbansky stuffs the takedown attempt from Malone. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Urbansky moves into the clinch successfully.
Malone looking to throw knees to the head but Urbansky is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Urbansky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malone avoids it.
Urbansky breaks the clinch.
Urbansky stuffs the takedown attempt from Malone. Malone gets slowly back to his feet.
Urbansky throws a big counter combination but Malone scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Urbansky can pounce on him.
Malone dives in and grabs Urbansky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urbansky pushes down on Malone's head and hops out.
Finn Urbansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinhead Malone.
Urbansky moves into the clinch.
Malone jumps guard but Urbansky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Urbansky working Malone over with knees to the body.
Urbansky missing with knees to the body.
Malone tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Urbansky just stands there and leans against the cage.
Urbansky crunches a lovely knee into Malone's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Malone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Urbansky stands up and waves to Malone to follow him.
Urbansky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Malone ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Malone no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Urbansky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Urbansky gets to his feet. Malone looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbansky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Malone prevents a body shot from Urbansky.
Urbansky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Malone is defending well for now.
Urbansky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urbansky clinches with his opponent.
Malone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Urbansky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Urbansky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urbansky has Malone pressed against the cage, preventing Malone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Urbansky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Malone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Urbansky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urbansky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malone's sensitive parts.
Urbansky clinches with his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malone tries to break the clinch but Urbansky is controlling the position.
Malone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Urbansky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Malone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Urbansky dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Malone.
Urbansky is looking to counter the offense by Malone and move into the clinch.
Malone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Malone looks to move away, Urbansky throws a big counter combo but Malone just gets out of the way.
Urbansky moves into range and clinches up with Malone.
Malone decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malone trying to keep a closed guard but Urbansky is proving a slippery customer.
Urbansky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone is looking to stand up but Urbansky isn't so interested in that idea.
Urbansky postures up.
Malone wants to stand but Urbansky is controlling the position.
Urbansky won't allow Malone to sweep him here.
Urbansky being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Urbansky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malone can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Urbansky rushes Malone and presses him up against the cage.
Urbansky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malone.
Urbansky's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Urbansky as he jumps to the side.
Malone shoots in looking for a takedown. Urbansky tries to sprawl out of it but Malone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Urbansky manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Urbansky appears to be looking for a big counter.
Finn Urbansky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skinhead Malone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urbansky tries to avoid it but Malone manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urbansky to the ground. Urbansky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urbansky clinches up against the cage.
Malone is looking to break free of the clinch but Urbansky has double underhooks.
Malone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Urbansky walks away with a smile on his face. Malone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Malone is looking to clinch.
As Malone tries to get set, Urbansky tries to push him back and clinch up but Malone manages to avoid the attempt.
Malone gets tackled into the cage by Urbansky. Urbansky maintains the clinch.
Malone tries to pull guard but Urbansky won't allow it.
Urbansky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finn Urbansky is winning the standup battle so far.
Malone shoots in for a takedown but Urbansky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Urbansky clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urbansky breaks from the clinch.
Urbansky closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Malone quickly recovers to half guard.
Urbansky decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Malone fails with the takedown
and Urbansky counters by clinching up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urbansky putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Malone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Urbansky obliges.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malone avoiding damage as Urbansky throws knees to the body.
Skinhead Malone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finn Urbansky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urbansky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Urbansky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Urbansky, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Urbansky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franco Freeman (ranked 4754 p4p, 22479 weight class) and Oliver Oscar (ranked 473 p4p, 536 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Franco Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Oliver Oscar!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oscar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freeman.
Oscar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oscar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oscar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oscar duly obliges.
Oscar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oscar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oscar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Freeman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Oscar tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Freeman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Franco Freeman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Witse Blue (ranked 4426 p4p, 5335 weight class) and Glenn Goodwin (ranked 450 p4p, 506 weight class). Witse Blue looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Witse Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glenn Goodwin!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodwin looks to land a body kick but Blue moved away.
Blue looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Goodwin lands a big right hand that sends Blue crashing to the mat! Goodwin stays standing though and waves Blue back to his feet!
 It looks like Witse Blue has been cut.
Goodwin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodwin tries to clinch up but Blue circles away and keeps his distance.
Blue tries to counter with a takedown but Goodwin is quick to defend against it.
Goodwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Blue circles away.
Blue throws a quick counter head kick but Goodwin was just out of range.
Goodwin is looking to clinch.
Goodwin wants to slow Blue down by chopping away at his legs.
Goodwin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goodwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goodwin tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Blue misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodwin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blue manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goodwin tries to clinch there but Blue circles away.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goodwin fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodwin looks for a takedown but Blue sprawls well.
Witse Blue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Goodwin.
Goodwin throws a head kick but Blue moves out of range.
Goodwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goodwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Goodwin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue slaps away a takedown attempt from Goodwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Goodwin fails to land the takedown.
Goodwin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Goodwin closes the distance and clinches up with Blue, looking for a takedown. Goodwin pushes Blue against the cage but Blue circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodwin is defended easily by Blue.
Blue shoots in for a takedown but Goodwin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goodwin shoots in for a double leg but Blue sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Goodwin with that takedown attempt.
Blue defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goodwin.
Goodwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Goodwin cracks Blue on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Blue falls backwards against the cage. Goodwin follows up with more strikes that drop Blue to his knees. Goodwin keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Blue! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glenn Goodwin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clyde Ramsumair (ranked 4850 p4p, 5266 weight class) and Duncan Vazquez (ranked 363 p4p, 379 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clyde Ramsumair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Vazquez!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramsumair rushes Vazquez and presses him up against the cage.
Ramsumair stalling against the cage.
Vazquez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vazquez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vazquez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramsumair is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramsumair.
Ramsumair is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Clyde Ramsumair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duncan Vazquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vazquez stalling in the clinch but Ramsumair improves position.
Ramsumair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vazquez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramsumair is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramsumair is pressed up against the cage. Vazquez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramsumair down to the mat. Ramsumair avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramsumair clinches up with Vazquez and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ramsumair just leaning against Vazquez, taking a breather.
Ramsumair stalling the fight.
Ramsumair prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ramsumair is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ramsumair stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsumair controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramsumair gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clyde Ramsumair.
Ramsumair gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vazquez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramsumair is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramsumair manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vazquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramsumair avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four 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.
Ramsumair leaning against his opponent.
Vazquez goes for a takedown attempt but Ramsumair pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ramsumair moves into the clinch successfully.
Vazquez wants to take the fight to the mat but Ramsumair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ramsumair holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vazquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramsumair pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clyde Ramsumair dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramsumair gets a clinch.
Ramsumair gets underhooks to prevent Vazquez's takedown attempt.
Ramsumair slows down the pace here.
Vazquez wants to take the fight to the mat but Ramsumair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez is working for takedown but Ramsumair is calmly controlling the position for now.
Clyde Ramsumair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duncan Vazquez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez being controlled against the cage.
Vazquez trying to stall but Ramsumair improves his position.
Ramsumair effectively controlling the action here.
Ramsumair displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vazquez up against the cage.
Ramsumair seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
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.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramsumair.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Clyde Ramsumair.
Ramsumair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vazquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vazquez tries to keep at a distance but Ramsumair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vazquez wants a takedown but no success here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramsumair is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vazquez wants a takedown but no success here.
Vazquez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Vazquez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez working Ramsumair over with strikes.
Vazquez thows a huge punch but Ramsumair dodges it nicely.
Vazquez 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.
Vazquez misses with a head shot. Ramsumair uses the momentum to regain guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vazquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramsumair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Clyde Ramsumair 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. This is the final round!
Ramsumair clinches up against the cage.
Vazquez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vazquez manages to end up in side control.
Vazquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramsumair keeps working.
Ramsumair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vazquez can do to turn this around?
Vazquez just content to control the position.
Ramsumair can't do much from the bottom here.
Vazquez in side control, throwing shots but Ramsumair defends.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramsumair keeps working.
Vazquez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vazquez tries to score with some ground and pound. Ramsumair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Vazquez.
The ground and pound from Vazquez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ramsumair is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vazquez working away.
Ramsumair is looking for a sweep.
Vazquez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Vazquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ramsumair is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Vazquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramsumair keeps working.
Vazquez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ramsumair managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vazquez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ramsumair is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vazquez gets tackled into the cage by Ramsumair. Ramsumair maintains the clinch.
Vazquez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramsumair pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ramsumair clinches.
Vazquez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vazquez is trying to maintain a safe position but Ramsumair gets an underhook and turns Vazquez into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ramsumair - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Duncan Vazquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clyde Ramsumair has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duncan Vazquez.
Vazquez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ramsumair is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vazquez is working for takedown but Ramsumair is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vazquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramsumair just leaning against Vazquez, taking a breather.
Vazquez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vazquez manages to end up in side control.
Vazquez working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez working away.
Vazquez is trying to get an arm triangle but Ramsumair is defending well.
Ramsumair sneaks back into half guard.
Ramsumair is trying to control but can't.
Vazquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramsumair keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vazquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ramsumair is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Alpha Brasil, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Vazquez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan Vazquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramsumair has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clyde Ramsumair!
Clyde Ramsumair decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamren French (ranked 4372 p4p, 4371 weight class) and Damarion Wolfe (ranked 406 p4p, 405 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamren French!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damarion Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
French wants to stand up but Wolfe is controlling him.
Wolfe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wolfe trying to control the position from guard on top but French is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolfe drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Wolfe as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! French screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Wolfe! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Damarion Wolfe!
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