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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mazer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mazer comes into the arena with The Fighter blaring out of the sound system. Vega has chosen Bow Chicka Bow Wow as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mazer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Vega!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mazer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mazer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mazer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vega on the ground.
Mazer trying to mount his opponent but Vega defends it.
Vega wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vega is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mazer controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mike Mazer just wasn't active enough.
Vega throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mazer.
Mazer swats away the attempt to clinch by Vega.
Mazer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vega's half guard.
Mazer is taking a breather. Vega says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vega manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mazer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Mazer.
Mazer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vega is trying to defend but Mazer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazer not doing much here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Mazer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mazer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mazer controls the position from side control.
Mazer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vega for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mazer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mazer drives through with a takedown into Vega's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vega trying to keep a closed guard but Mazer is proving a slippery customer.
Mazer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vega is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mazer controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike Mazer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mazer looking to score a takedown here. Vega is defending well but Mazer drives through and ends up in Vega's guard.
Mazer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mazer preventing the sweep.
Mazer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Mazer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mazer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Vega's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mazer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mazer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mazer is one step ahead there.
Mazer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Mazer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mazer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mazer is controlling the pace.
Vega trying to control from the bottom.
Vega tries to roll over but Mazer keeps him under control.
Mazer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mike Mazer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mazer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mazer looking to score a takedown here. Vega is defending well but Mazer drives through and ends up in Vega's guard.
Mazer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Vega is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mazer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vega can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mazer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Vega wants to clinch up but Mazer keeps it at a distance.
Mazer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vega is looking to reverse the position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mazer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Mazer.
Mazer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vega tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mazer is in Vega's guard.
Vega looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mazer is one step ahead there.
Mazer wants to pass the guard but Vega is keeping the position.
Mazer sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazer advances to half guard.
Mazer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vega looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mazer trying to control the pace.
Mazer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vega knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazer prevents Vega from improving his position.
Mazer wants to pass the guard but Vega is defending well.
Mazer is controlling the pace.
Mazer wants to pass to mount but Vega is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Vega tries to get to full guard but Mazer has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mike Mazer wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mazer.
Mazer controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mazer advances nicely into full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mazer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mazer 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Mazer!
Mike Mazer 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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hype
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