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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Vazquez (ranked 5137 p4p, 4613 weight class) and Byron Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duncan Vazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Byron Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erickson shoots for a double leg takedown but Vazquez sprawls well. He's pushed Erickson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Erickson. No joy for Vazquez on that attempt.
Erickson looks to land a combination but Vazquez avoids it well.
Erickson blocks a jab.
Erickson checks the leg kick.
Erickson jabs at Vazquez's body.
A head kick by Erickson misses
so Vazquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vazquez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Erickson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vazquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vazquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vazquez prevents Erickson from getting back to his feet.
Vazquez lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vazquez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vazquez throws a big right hand that misses.
Erickson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vazquez.
Erickson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vazquez.
Vazquez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vazquez won't allow Erickson to sweep him here.
Erickson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Vazquez manages to pass to side control.
Erickson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vazquez.
Vazquez 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.
Vazquez prevents Erickson from standing back up.
Vazquez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vazquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez working Erickson over with strikes.
Vazquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Erickson is looking to get back to is feet but Vazquez passes into side control.
Erickson tries to bench press Vazquez off him but Vazquez keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vazquez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vazquez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Erickson!
Erickson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Erickson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vazquez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Erickson?
Vazquez landing strikes from the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Erickson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Erickson tries to hold on but Vazquez postures up.
Vazquez landing punches.
Vazquez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Vazquez cracks Erickson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vazquez landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vazquez with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erickson tries to hold on but Vazquez pushes him away.
Erickson is looking to improve his position but Vazquez isn't that keen on the idea.
Erickson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
 Erickson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson taking shots to the head.
Erickson is still in real trouble! Can Vazquez finish him?
Vazquez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Erickson tries to hold on but Vazquez postures up.
Vazquez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Erickson wants to control but Vazquez is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Vazquez.
Erickson is bucking up trying to escape but Vazquez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vazquez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Erickson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Erickson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Vazquez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vazquez throws a head kick but Erickson moves out of range.
Erickson seems to have recovered his senses.
Erickson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Erickson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Erickson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vazquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Erickson as he avoids it easily.
Byron Erickson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Vazquez. No joy for Erickson on that attempt.
Byron Erickson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez moves out of range of the leg kick from Erickson.
A quick step to the side and Vazquez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erickson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vazquez eats them both and turns towards Erickson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Erickson shoots in and drives through. Vazquez sprawls well.
Erickson shoots for a double leg takedown but Vazquez sprawls well. He's pushed Erickson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vazquez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Erickson sprawls and moves away.
Duncan Vazquez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Erickson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez closes the distance and clinches up with Erickson, looking for a takedown. Vazquez pushes Erickson against the cage but Erickson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vazquez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vazquez wants it to stay on the feet.
Vazquez feinted with a counter takedown.
Vazquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erickson can do to turn this around?
Vazquez has closed the distance and engaged Erickson in a clinch.
Vazquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Erickson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vazquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Erickson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vazquez keeps control of Erickson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Erickson has had enough of the clinch but Vazquez keeps him there for the moment.
Erickson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vazquez avoids the head kick by Erickson.
Erickson scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson jabs at Vazquez's body.
Erickson moves into the clinch.
Erickson is trying to push Vazquez away but Vazquez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vazquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Erickson's efforts to push away.
Erickson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Erickson lands a nice uppercut.
Vazquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erickson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erickson tries for a takedown but Vazquez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vazquez tries to sprawl but Erickson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Vazquez gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Erickson tries to stand but Vazquez is controlling from the bottom.
Duncan Vazquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Erickson preventing the sweep.
Vazquez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Erickson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Vazquez has tightened it up now! Erickson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Duncan Vazquez!
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RATING
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