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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Dayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dayton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is X. Sammy Zamora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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173 cm
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Dayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Zamora!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zamora wants to clinch up but Dayton keeps it at a distance.
Zamora avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zamora shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dayton pinned against the cage. Dayton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dayton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zamora.
Zamora tries to clinch but Dayton moves out of range.
Dayton misses the shot to the body.
Dayton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Zamora is in trouble now - Dayton has advanced to mount!
Dayton controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dayton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zamora manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dayton decides to stand back up. Dayton steps back and let's Zamora get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayton throws a body kick that misses.
Zamora tries to clinch up but Dayton circles away and keeps his distance.
Dayton closes the distance and clinches up with Zamora, looking for a takedown. Dayton pushes Zamora against the cage but Zamora circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zamora has his takedown stuffed
and Dayton counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dayton is breathing heavily.
Zamora is looking for a sweep.
Zamora is trying to control Dayton's posture but Dayton avoids it.
Dayton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Dayton. No joy for Zamora on that attempt.
Xavier Dayton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Zamora.
Zamora tries to keep at a distance but Dayton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dayton is trying to break free.
Dayton wants to break free but Zamora has control.
Zamora has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dayton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zamora lands an elbow inside.
Dayton jumps guard but Zamora stands there with Dayton around his waist. Dayton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dayton wants to get back to striking at distance but Zamora won't allow it.
Zamora manages to break the clinch.
Dayton misses with a double jab.
Dayton fails with a takedown attempt.
Zamora tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zamora scores with a takedown into Dayton's guard.
Zamora controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dayton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zamora is controlling him.
Zamora won't allow Dayton to sweep him here.
Zamora looking to sit in guard and control but Dayton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dayton stands up from Zamora's guard - Dayton perhaps looking for a knockout.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dayton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dayton stands up.
Dayton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Dayton dominated that round.
That's time! Dayton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dayton is looking to clinch but Zamora is avoiding it.
Dayton has his takedown stuffed
and Zamora counters with a shoot takedown. Dayton fights it but they end up in guard.
Zamora preventing the sweep.
Dayton trying to keep a closed guard but Zamora is proving a slippery customer.
Zamora is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zamora wants to control from the top but Dayton keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zamora is looking to stand up but Dayton won't let him.
Dayton wants to stand up but Zamora is controlling him.
Dayton is working an open guard so Zamora takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dayton fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dayton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zamora tries for a takedown but Dayton circles away easily
and Dayton counters with a three punch combo that has Zamora backing up. Zamora nods at Dayton to acknowledge the strikes.
Dayton gets the takedown into side control.
Zamora is rocked!
Zamora tries to buck Dayton off but Dayton is having none of it.
Zamora struggling a bit here.
Zamora tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dayton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zamora is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zamora tries to buck Dayton off but Dayton is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zamora keeps working.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zamora doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dayton counters with a takedown into side control.
Zamora regains half guard.
Zamora trying to hold on to Dayton's head to control him but Dayton postures up.
Zamora manages to get to full guard.
Dayton content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamora looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zamora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zamora looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dayton is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zamora working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Dayton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zamora misses with a takedown attempt
and Dayton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zamora won't be happy with that.
Zamora is trying to work for a sweep but Dayton has mounted him!
Zamora is trying to reverse the position but instead Dayton has taken his back - oops!
Dayton tries to keep control of the position but Zamora is staying busy.
Dayton doesn't have the hooks in and Zamora manages to turn into his guard.
Dayton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dayton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zamora is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora trying to control but Dayton is working from the bottom.
Xavier Dayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dayton keeping full guard, as Zamora tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zamora forces Dayton back against the cage and clinches.
Zamora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dayton tries for a takedown but Zamora sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zamora. That's going to slow Dayton down.
Dayton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dayton can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dayton.
Dayton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zamora gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Dayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dayton tries for a takedown but Zamora manages to get underhooks.
Dayton can't get the takedown.
Zamora has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dayton uses from the top position.
Zamora pushes Dayton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dayton shoots in and drives through. Zamora sprawls well.
Dayton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dayton throws a strike aimed at the side of Zamora's head but Zamora avoids it well.
Dayton laying and praying for a moment but Zamora takes advantage and regains half guard.
Zamora is staying active underneath Dayton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamora wants to get back to his feet.
Zamora is looking to improve his position.
Dayton is tying to control. Zamora wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zamora trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Dayton manages to pass to mount!
Zamora tries to reverse the position but Dayton maintains control.
Dayton controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Dayton.
Dayton stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Dayton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dayton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zamora tries to get to full guard but Dayton has control of the leg.
Sammy Zamora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dayton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zamora does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Dayton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dayton 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Dayton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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