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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Maples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sayre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayre has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Maples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teddy Sayre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayre swinging wilding here.
Sayre scores with a leg kick.
Sayre tries to clinch up.
Sayre fails to land with a series of punches.
Sayre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maples wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sayre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maples blocks it with crossed arms.
Sayre prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sayre scores with a knee to the head.
Sayre connects with a knee to the head.
Sayre throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maples is keeping busy.
Sayre can't break the clinch.
Sayre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sayre lands a nice elbow.
Sayre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maples circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sayre pushes Maples up against the cage in a clinch.
Sayre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maples is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sayre is keeping busy.
Maples takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayre letting Maples take a breather here.
Sayre manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maples swats away the attempt to clinch by Sayre.
Sayre wants to clinch.
Sayre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maples avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre doesn't manage to clinch there - Maples circles away.
Sayre doesn't manage to clinch there - Maples circles away.
Sayre looks to land a combination but Maples avoids it well.
Sayre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sayre wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayre shoots in and drives through. Maples sprawls well.
Sayre on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sayre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sayre looks to land a right hand but Maples moved out of range.
Teddy Sayre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayre throws a right and a left that Maples avoids nicely.
Maples avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre wants to clinch up but Maples keeps it at a distance.
Sayre doesn't manage to clinch there - Maples circles away.
Sayre wants to clinch up but Maples keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sayre throws a right and a left that Maples avoids nicely.
Sayre tries to clinch up but Maples circles away and keeps his distance.
Sayre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maples keeps the fight on the outside.
Sayre swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sayre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sayre fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sayre moves out of range as Maples throws a body kick.
Maples avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sayre avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Sayre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sayre lands a two punch combo.
Maples rushes Sayre and presses him up against the cage.
Sayre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maples has had enough of the clinch but Sayre keeps him there for the moment.
Sayre lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Maples.
Sayre pressing his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Maples.
Sayre trying to control the position but instead, Maples has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sayre into the cage.
Sayre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maples backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples is trying to stall.
Sayre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maples has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maples avoids the elbow strike from Sayre, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sayre.
Sayre effectively controlling the action here.
Sayre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sayre tries a knee to the head but Maples blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sayre wants to stall.
Sayre struggles to land a body shot inside as Maples controls his hands.
Maples takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maples drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maples prevents a body shot from Sayre.
Maples tries to pull guard but Sayre won't allow it.
Maples gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sayre.
Sayre tries a knee to the head but Maples blocks it.
Sayre misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sayre has Maples pressed against the cage, preventing Maples from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sayre misses with a knee to the head.
Sayre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maples takes an elbow to the temple.
Sayre tries a knee to the head but Maples blocks it.
Maples jumps guard but Sayre stands there with Maples around his waist. Maples gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Maples. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maples breaks from the clinch.
Sayre tries to clinch up
so Maples counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maples throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maples trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maples pushes down on Sayre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sayre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maples.
Sayre is looking to improve his position.
Sayre gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Maples will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sayre clinches but Maples breaks the clinch
and Maples counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sayre tries to clinch
and Maples counters with a thumping low kick.
Sayre misses with a looping right.
Sayre tries to clinch up
and Maples counters by moving into the clinch.
Sayre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Maples makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sayre really felt that one!
Maples throws a head kick that misses
and Sayre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sayre throws a combination that misses
and Maples counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sayre looks to clinch
and Maples counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sayre's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sayre not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sayre keeping moving, preventing Maples from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maples accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maples missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sayre trying to keep a closed guard but Maples is proving a slippery customer.
Maples slips nicely into half guard.
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.
Maples missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sayre darts in trying to clinch
and Maples counters with a single leg into guard. Sayre didn't expect that.
Maples pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sayre is keeping the position for now.
Maplesis looking to pass into half guard but Sayre pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sayre is in guard.
Sayre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maples looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sayre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sayre trying to control but Maples is working from the bottom.
Maples wants to sweep but no luck.
Sayre trying to control the position from guard on top but Maples is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sayre tries to clinch but Maples moves away
and Maples counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sayre is looking to clinch but Maples is avoiding it.
Sayre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maples circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sayre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maples avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Maples with that takedown attempt.
Sayre is looking to clinch.
Sayre tries to clinch up
and Maples counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Maples showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maples 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ben Maples!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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