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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yael Raymond (ranked 3810 p4p, 3859 weight class) and Saekenpai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saekenpai Fairtex will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yael Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saekenpai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex has a takedown stuffed.
Fairtex fails with the takedown.
Raymond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fairtex unleashes a big counter combination but Raymond bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raymond.
Fairtex uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raymond.
Fairtex looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raymond is fending him off so far but Fairtex persists. Nope, Raymond circles away and we're back to standing.
Yael Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
Raymond swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fairtex is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A shot to the liver by Fairtex. Beautiful body shot.
Yael Raymond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raymond misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond misses with a low kick.
Fairtex throws out a counter right but Raymond avoids it with no problem.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches.
Fairtex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Raymond is trying to defend but Fairtex finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raymond is looking for a sweep. Fairtex is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Fairtex is stalling here. Raymond is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fairtex seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Raymond has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Raymond working away.
Raymond controls the position.
Fairtex tries to buck Raymond off but Raymond is having none of it.
Raymond remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fairtex is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raymond's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Raymond is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is trying to stand back up but Raymond is controlling him
Fairtex has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Raymond is working away from the top position though.
Raymond is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fairtex is looking for a sweep. Raymond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raymond stops Fairtex from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Raymond is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fairtex has managed to free his arm - good work.
Raymond is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fairtex trying to control but Raymond postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Raymond takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raymond. Fairtex does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raymond scores with a hook.
Raymond decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fairtex manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Raymond keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raymond is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fairtex pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Raymond wants a takedown.
Raymond is breathing heavily.
Fairtex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raymond throws a series of punches but Fairtex moves out of range.
Raymond shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fairtex manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fairtex looking for a sweep. Not yet Fairtex, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raymond's guard.
Fairtex trying to control but Raymond is working from the bottom.
Raymond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raymond tries to get out of the position.
Fairtex stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raymond swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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 Yael Raymond will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Raymond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex dodges the punch combination from Raymond.
Raymond fails to land with a series of punches.
Fairtex fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fairtex is defended easily by Raymond.
Raymond throws a nice looking combination but Fairtex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fairtex is rocked!
Raymond has managed to clinch.
Fairtex is still on wobbly legs! Can Raymond finish him?
Raymond gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fairtex.
Yael Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
Fairtex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raymond stuffs the takedown attempt from Fairtex. Fairtex gets slowly back to his feet.
Raymond tries to counter with a takedown but Fairtex is quick to defend against it.
Fairtex seems to have recovered his senses.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Raymond punishes Fairtex's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Fairtex blocks the leg kick.
Raymond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raymond misses with a low kick as Fairtex jumps back.
Raymond drops his hands momentarily and Fairtex takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fairtex shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raymond defends it nicely.
Raymond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Fairtex.
Raymond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fairtex moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raymond throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
Fairtex is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Raymond lands a jab to Fairtex's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex fails with a takedown attempt.
Fairtex moves to clinch but Raymond breaks away
and Raymond counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairtex lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Raymond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raymond tries to clinch but Fairtex is having none of it.
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raymond sprawls well. Raymond wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fairtex gets slowly back to his feet.
Raymond tries to counter by clinching up but Fairtex breaks away and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Raymond.
Fairtex is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raymond misses with a few strikes there.
Fairtex scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fairtex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raymond as he jumps to the side.
Yael Raymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Raymond. No joy for Fairtex on that attempt.
A combination from Raymond does no damage.
Fairtex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raymond, pushing him back against the cage.
Fairtex scores with a shoulder strike.
Fairtex is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Raymond is defending well.
Raymond tries to pull guard but Fairtex won't allow it.
Fairtex ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fairtex no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Raymond is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Raymond controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fairtex looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raymond controlling from the top position.
Fairtex looking to control.
Fairtex can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raymond controls the pace.
Raymond has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yael Raymond dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raymond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fairtex gets a clinch.
Raymond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fairtex can do to turn this around?
Fairtex gets control of Raymond's arms and successfully pulls guard. Fairtex will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Fairtex looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fairtex has his foot on Raymond's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raymond works his way back into a safe position though.
Fairtex controls Raymond momentarily but Raymond frees himself.
Raymond is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fairtex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Raymond stopping the sweep attempt from Fairtex.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raymond tries to bum rush Fairtex with a series of wild strikes but Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fairtex looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raymond is fending him off so far but Fairtex persists. Nope, Raymond circles away and we're back to standing.
Raymond swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fairtex counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fairtex.
Fairtex is trying to pull guard but Raymond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raymond tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raymond walks away with a smile on his face. Fairtex gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yael Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saekenpai Fairtex.
Raymond darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Raymond is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fairtex sees it coming and defends easily.
Raymond is looking to advance position but Fairtex won't allow it.
Raymond is controlling the pace.
Fairtex wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond wants to pass the guard but Fairtex is defending well.
Fairtex looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Raymond pushes past his half guard into mount!
Raymond controlling the pace for now.
Raymond prevents Fairtex from getting the reversal.
Raymond controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex has given up his back here.
Raymond just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Raymond not allowing Fairtex to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raymond is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fairtex has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yael Raymond showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raymond, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Yael Raymond!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Yael Raymond!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Yael Raymond!
Yael Raymond wins by unanimous decision!
Yael Raymond took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'First I wanna say thank you Squirrel Sports Nutrition. Next I wanna say im winning this fucking tournament!!!! I don't give a fuck what everyones saying I'll fight everyone today and win every fight! All this motha fuckers are bums! Had me against this bum! Get the next fight lined up Im coming for'.
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energy
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hype
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