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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Chavez (ranked 3424 p4p, 5385 weight class) and Eazy Wright (ranked 211 p4p, 295 weight class). Wright is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eazy-Duz-It. Eazy Wright has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eazy Wright!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Wright is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chavez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wright to the mat. Wright regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to stand up but Chavez is controlling him.
Chavez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is looking to stand up but Chavez isn't so interested in that idea.
Chavez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Chavez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wright did well to prevent Chavez getting side control.
Chavez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wright wants to get back to full guard.
Wright felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking for a kimura but Wright is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chavez to get the leverage.
Wright is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Chavez has hold of Wright's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wright manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chavez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Chavez's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wright is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chavez is staying active.
Chavez looking to control but Wright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright can't escape the position.
Wright somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Chavez is looking for a counter combo.
Chavez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wright to the mat! Wright manages to get full guard.
Wright manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
I was talking to Chavez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Chavez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wright bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez dives in and scores a takedown into Wright's guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but Chavez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wright looks winded!
Chavez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
Wright seems keen to control Chavez's posture.
Chavez advances to half guard.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright gets caught flat footed, as Chavez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chavez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wright wants to control the position but Chavez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
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.
Chavez is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright is holding on to half guard well.
Wright wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez is working for a kimura here but Wright manages to reverse the position and he's now in Chavez's guard.
Chavez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wright showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chavez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wright has passed into half guard!
Wright working Chavez over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wants to control but Wright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wright working over Chavez with some ground and pound. Chavez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chavez tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wright perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chavez tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright wants to stand but Chavez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez trying to control from the bottom.
Chavez is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wright working the head and body with strikes.
Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wright in particular looking to stall.
Wright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chavez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
Wright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chavez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chavez trying to control here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wright prevents Chavez from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eazy Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chavez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chavez showed some decent athleticism there.
Chavez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wright is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Chavez has taken his back.
Wright tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez with a couple of short strikes.
Chavez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez prevents Wright from getting the reversal.
Chavez goes for an armbar but Wright turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wright.
Wright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chavez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wright has managed to get both his arms back between Chavez's legs - danger averted.
Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright is in close to Chavez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chavez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wright stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chavez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chavez trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Chavez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright wants to control but Chavez is keeping busy.
Wright gets back to full guard.
Chavez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chavez is controlling him.
Wright is looking for a triangle but Chavez pushes his legs off easily.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright tries to sprawl but Chavez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wright is not content to let Chavez control the position.
Chavez wants to free his trapped foot but Wright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez prevents Wright from standing back up.
Wright taking some punishment here, with Chavez in his half guard.
Wright tries to kick Chavez off but Chavez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chavez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wright keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Eazy Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chavez seems to be working for a kimura but Wright defends the submission attempt.
Maxwell Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright wants to control but Chavez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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