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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brady Mayfield (ranked 4012 p4p, 3783 weight class) and Ronaldo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 415 weight class). Brady Mayfield has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 cm 18 165 0 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm 24 160 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Brawler KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Determined |
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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 London, Brady Mayfield ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Perez! The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Perez lands with a nice combination. Mayfield backs away looking to recover. Mayfield shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mayfield was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Perez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Ronaldo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Perez tries for a takedown but Mayfield manages to get underhooks.
Mayfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Mayfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Mayfield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Mayfield not doing much here.
Mayfield throws a strike but Perez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mayfield slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Perez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mayfield off and has taken his back! Perez has the hooks in. Mayfield is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Mayfield looking very determined here, making life difficult for Perez.
Mayfield knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground. Mayfield wants to get back to his feet. Mayfield is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Perez is looking to control Mayfield but Mayfield is wriggling around and keeping busy. Mayfield trying to control the hands but Perez won't let him. Perez tries to keep control of the position but Mayfield is staying busy. Mayfield wants to control his opponent's hands but Perez gets his hands free. Perez scores with strikes from the back.
Mayfield turns into Perez and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayfield tries to stand but Perez is controlling from the bottom. Mayfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mayfield content to stall in guard here. Perez controls Mayfield momentarily but Mayfield frees himself. Mayfield controls from within his opponent's guard.
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. Perez looking to control.
Mayfield has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Perez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Mayfield is looking to land body kicks. Perez unleashes a big counter combination but Mayfield bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Mayfield moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayfield pulls Perez into guard.
Mayfield keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully. Perez wants to stand but Mayfield has a closed guard, so he can't escape. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Perez dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action! Perez fails to land with a series of punches.
Mayfield closes the distance and clinches. Mayfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perez is trying to drag Mayfield to the mat but Mayfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Mayfield gets a trip takedown into half guard. Mayfield not doing much here.
Perez is looking to control Mayfield 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Perez avoid being mounted? We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters are battling for position here. Perez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mayfield slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Mayfield with a nice head shot there. Mayfield working some strikes from top position. Perez can't keep his opponent in guard - Mayfield advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Mayfield is taking a breather. Perez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Mayfield prevents Perez from improving his position. Perez trying to control here.
Well, if Mayfield 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.
Perez wants to control but Mayfield is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mayfield throws a series of punches but Perez moves out of range. Perez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Perez tries to sprawl but Mayfield drives through with a takedown into half guard. Mayfield content to control rather than advance. Mayfield is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Perez as he works his way to full guard.
Mayfield lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayfield . Mayfield stops Perez from standing up. Perez keeping full guard, as Mayfield tries to pass. Perez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mayfield engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Mayfield dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! Perez throws a one two combo.
Perez tries to bum rush Mayfield with a series of wild strikes but Mayfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mayfield scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Mayfield wants to stand but Perez is controlling his arm. Mayfield looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. Perez wants to control but Mayfield postures up. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mayfield trying to control the action but Perez is working from the bottom. Perez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee asks Mayfield politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mayfield prefers to stall for the moment though. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Perez tries to get back to half guard but can't. Mayfield is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Perez's shoulder. That is not cool. Perez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Mayfield tries to pass the half guard into mount. Perez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mayfield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Perez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mayfield . Mayfield lands strikes from half guard. Perez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mayfield 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mayfield 's back! Mayfield fending off the submission attempt from Perez. Mayfield turns into Perez and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Perez controls Mayfield momentarily but Mayfield frees himself. Perez is looking to stand up but Mayfield isn't so interested in that idea. Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet. Perez working a defensive guard but Mayfield manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four 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. Mayfield tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. Mayfield taking a breather here. Perez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mayfield wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Brady Mayfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Perez struggling a bit here. Perez tries to buck Mayfield off but Mayfield is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Ronaldo Perez. I think Perez 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28 Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Mayfield !
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