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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamora has chosen Bling (Confessions of a King) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Titus Zamora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Mays!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Zamora!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora stalks Mays and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mays's face. Mays staggers backwards, shaken.
Mays tries to clinch there but Zamora circles away.
Zamora swings for the body but Mays moves out of range.
Mays throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zamora scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mays won't allow Zamora to pass to mount.
Mays moves into full guard.
Mays not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zamora stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mays swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora stopping the sweep attempt from Mays.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mays manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zamora is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mays trying to control but Zamora is having none of it.
Mays dominating with strikes here.
Zamora is looking to get to half guard.
Mays manages to capitalize on a mistake by Zamora to take his back!
Mays trying to control.
Mays softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mays looking to hold on to the position here but Zamora rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Zamora controls Mays momentarily but Mays frees himself.
Mays looking to pass the guard.
Zamora not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Mays lands a couple of elbows.
Mays trying to control the position from guard on top but Zamora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zamora isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mays stacks Zamora on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mays!
Mays is breathing heavily.
Mays tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mays dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zamora throws a body punch but Mays moves out of range.
Zamora shoots in but Mays avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mays scoring well with a low kick there.
Zamora takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mays misses with a double jab.
Mays tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zamora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mays tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zamora sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mays somewhat.
Mays ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zamora is breathing heavily.
Zamora is working for takedown but Mays is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mays has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zamora is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mays breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Freddie Mays is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mays throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mays turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mays keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Zamora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freddie Mays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mays throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zamora's waist but Zamora gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mays off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Mays. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mays connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zamora's hands.
Zamora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mays looks to land a combination but Zamora avoids it well.
Mays wants to clinch up but Zamora keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Zamora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mays darts in and clinches Zamora up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mays breaks from the clinch.
Zamora has his takedown stuffed
and Mays counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zamora is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mays fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mays tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mays fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zamora misses with a few strikes there.
Zamora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mays counters by clinching up.
Mays tightens his grip and picks Zamora up, before dumping him to the ground. Zamora manages to land in guard.
Zamora working for a triangle but Mays defends it easily.
Zamora will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mays throws a big right hand that misses.
Mays avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mays stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zamora swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zamora is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mays will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mays drops back looking for a leg! Zamora is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zamora manages to kick Mays off! Mays jumps back into Zamora's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mays tries for a takedown but Zamora sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Mays dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zamora misses with the combination.
Zamora swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mays holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zamora escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mays tries to close the distance and clinch but Zamora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mays drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mays is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zamora knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zamora is looking to regain half guard here but Mays keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mays prevents Zamora from escaping the position.
Zamora gets back to half guard.
Zamora is trying to get back to full guard.
Zamora looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Mays is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mays working Zamora over with strikes.
Mays passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora is looking for a sweep.
Mays working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zamora is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mays has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Zamora is trying to get back to half guard.
Mays working away.
Freddie Mays is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mays tries for a kimura but Zamora is defending well.
Mays is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zamora knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Zamora's face as Mays controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Mays showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mays 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Mays!
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hype
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FIGHT
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