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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rachel Fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Teyeng Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Teyeng Jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rachel Fay's chin.
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165 cm
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174 lbs
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rachel Fay! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickson Teyeng Jr! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Teyeng Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Teyeng Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fay could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Teyeng Jr fails with a takedown attempt. Fay dodges the punch combination from Teyeng Jr.
Fay swats away the attempt to clinch by Teyeng Jr. Fay connects with a crisp jab. Fay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teyeng Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away. Teyeng Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fay tries to clinch but Teyeng Jr moves out of range. Fay wants to clinch up but Teyeng Jr keeps it at a distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Teyeng Jr throws a right hand that Fay ducks under and follows up with a left that Fay also avoids with ease. Fay shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Teyeng Jr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Teyeng Jr is looking to stand up but Fay isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teyeng Jr has a closed guard, preventing Fay from standing up. Fay won't allow Teyeng Jr to get back to his feet. Fay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Teyeng Jr looks gassed! Fay gets to his feet. Teyeng Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Fay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Fay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Teyeng Jr's face.
A knee to the head by Fay.
Teyeng Jr wants a takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Fay.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A knee to the head by Fay.
Fay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. A knee to the head by Fay.
Fay misses with a knee to the head. Fay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Teyeng Jr up against the cage. Teyeng Jr is working for takedown but Fay is calmly controlling the position for now. Rachel Fay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Teyeng Jr. Fay blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fay misses with a knee to the head. Teyeng Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fay looking to throw knees to the head but Teyeng Jr is blocking nicely.
Teyeng Jr lands a nice knee to the body. Teyeng Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Fay works on Teyeng Jr's body with a couple of short punches. Fay scores with a knee to the head.
Fay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teyeng Jr closes the distance and clinches. Fay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Teyeng Jr's face.
Fay lands a knee to the head.
Teyeng Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Fay lands an uppercut. Fay breaks from the clinch.
Teyeng Jr scores with the left hand. Fay knows he should have avoided that one. Fay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teyeng Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Teyeng Jr. Fay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Fay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teyeng Jr, pushing him back against the cage. Teyeng Jr tries for a takedown but Fay manages to get underhooks.
Fay lands a nice knee to the body. Teyeng Jr drags the fight down to the ground.
Fay stops Teyeng Jr from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fay stands up and waves to Teyeng Jr to follow him. Teyeng Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fay closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Teyeng Jr is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fay asserts his dominance and retains side control. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Teyeng Jr tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops. Teyeng Jr controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rachel Fay dominated that round. 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.
Fay rushes Teyeng Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Teyeng Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Fay avoids the damage to the body. Teyeng Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Fay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Teyeng Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fay lands an elbow just above Teyeng Jr 's eye. Fay working Teyeng Jr over with knees to the body. Fay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Teyeng Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably and Fay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Teyeng Jr darts in trying to clinch and Fay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fay. Teyeng Jr jumps guard but Fay stands there with Teyeng Jr around his waist. Teyeng Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fay landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fay lands with a short head shot on the inside. Teyeng Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fay prevents it.
Fay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Teyeng Jr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fay just stands there and leans against the cage. Rachel Fay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Teyeng Jr. Fay just leaning against Teyeng Jr, taking a breather. Fay crunches a lovely knee into Teyeng Jr's ribcage. Teyeng Jr can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fay obliges. Teyeng Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Teyeng Jr tries a body shot but Fay blocks it.
Teyeng Jr takes an elbow to the forehead. Teyeng Jr takes an elbow to the temple. Teyeng Jr pulls guard effortlessly. Fay won't allow Teyeng Jr to get back to his feet. Fay trying to control the position from guard on top but Teyeng Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Teyeng Jr wants to stand up but Fay is controlling him. Fay wants to control from the top but Teyeng Jr keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Teyeng Jr wants to stand and escape but Fay is having none of it. Fay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Teyeng Jr uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Teyeng Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fay swats him away and circles back towards the center. Teyeng Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Fay. Teyeng Jr fails with the takedown and Fay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fay moves in looking to clinch but Teyeng Jr pushes him off. Fay darts in trying to clinch so Teyeng Jr counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Fay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Teyeng Jr. Teyeng Jr postures up in Fay's guard and throws a big left but Fay blocks it. Teyeng Jr throwing strikes from guard but Fay blocks nicely. Teyeng Jr is in close to Fay's body, working some short punches and elbows. Fay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Teyeng Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Fay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teyeng Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Fay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Teyeng Jr, pushing him back against the cage. Fay trying to stall but Teyeng Jr improves his position.
Teyeng Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teyeng Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Fay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Teyeng Jr fails with the takedown and Fay counters by moving into the clinch. The referee calls for Fay to work.
Fay is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Teyeng Jr is keeping busy. Teyeng Jr misses with a knee to the head. Fay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Nice elbow from Fay. Fay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. 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 Rachel Fay will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Teyeng Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fay swivels and escapes. Teyeng Jr wants to clinch. Teyeng Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Fay counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Teyeng Jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Teyeng Jr tries to kick Fay off in order to stand up. Fay Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fay 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 Teyeng Jr's shoulder. That is not cool. Teyeng Jr throws Fay to one side and escapes! Teyeng Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Teyeng Jr throwing shots but Fay is blocking nicely. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Teyeng Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fay defending well though. Teyeng Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teyeng Jr looks to land a strike but Fay avoids it nicely and regains full guard. Teyeng Jr thows a big elbow that misses. Teyeng Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Fay has wrist control. Teyeng Jr landing some decent shots from guard. Teyeng Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. No luck for Teyeng Jr with that takedown attempt. Rachel Fay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Teyeng Jr. Fay tries to clinch up and Teyeng Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fay's guard. Teyeng Jr postures up in Fay's guard and throws a big left but Fay blocks it. Teyeng Jr throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Teyeng Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Teyeng Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Rickson Teyeng Jr has got the better of the ground game so far. Teyeng Jr throws a strike but Fay rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Fay controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Fay won't allow Teyeng Jr to get back to his feet. Fay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Teyeng Jr wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teyeng Jr fails with the takedown and Fay counters by clinching up. Teyeng Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fay pushes Teyeng Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Fay lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Teyeng Jr fails to land. Teyeng Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fay smiles and moves away.
Fay tries to clinch up but Teyeng Jr circles away and keeps his distance. Teyeng Jr keeps the fight on the outside. Fay tries to clinch up. Teyeng Jr fails with the takedown so Fay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Teyeng Jr wants to get back to his feet but Fay passes into half guard.
Teyeng Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teyeng Jr is trying to stand back up but Fay is controlling him
Fay wants to stand up but Teyeng Jr has a hold of him and won't allow it. Teyeng Jr pushes Fay off and gets back to his feet. The fight moves into the clinch position. Fay stalls. Teyeng Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Teyeng Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Teyeng Jr wants to stand and escape but Fay is having none of it. Rickson Teyeng Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rachel Fay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Teyeng Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rachel Fay. Well Fay has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rachel Fay!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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