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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Chavez (ranked 3992 p4p, 4791 weight class) and Eazy Wright (ranked 234 p4p, 280 weight class). Wright is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eazy-Duz-It. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxwell Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eazy Wright!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chavez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wright to the mat! Wright manages to get full guard.
Wright pulls Chavez in close to prevent any damage.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chavez wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Chavez punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright 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.
Chavez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wright working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Wright 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.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Chavez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chavez wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Wright keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Wright content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chavez trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Chavez trying to control but Wright postures up.
Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Chavez defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
Chavez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
Chavez is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavez trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chavez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wright's half guard.
Wright is trying to escape back to his feet but Chavez uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
Chavez looking to control but instead Wright has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chavez is working away from the top position though.
Chavez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eazy Wright will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chavez gets a takedown into half guard.
Chavez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wright sees it coming and defends easily.
Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright is looking to control Chavez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wright avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chavez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wright doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chavez.
Wright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Chavez wants to work for an arm triangle but Wright is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
Chavez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chavez lands strikes from half guard.
Wright is staying active underneath Chavez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wright manages to get to full guard.
Wright looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez preventing the sweep.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chavez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wright is looking to stand back up but Chavez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wright.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Chavez thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Chavez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is trying to stand back up but Chavez is controlling him
Chavez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright trying to get back to full guard but Chavez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez lands with some strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Maxwell Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavez trying to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Chavez 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wright slips under a jab from Chavez.
Chavez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wright sprawls well initially but Chavez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Chavez winds up and cracks Wright with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chavez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Wright is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright is pressing down on Chavez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright has an active guard here but Chavez has managed to pass into half guard.
Chavez trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chavez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chavez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chavez seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
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.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez is trying to work for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
Chavez is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chavez trying to control from half guard but Wright is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is working for a submission of some sort.
Wright is trying to maintain the position but Chavez is very close to passing his half guard.
Chavez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chavez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright is not content to let Chavez control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Wright clinches up with Chavez and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wright is refusing to be controlled, as Chavez sits in half guard.
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Wright actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wright.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chavez 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 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Chavez!
Maxwell Chavez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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