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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between River Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. River Greywar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 cm
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163 lbs
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180 cm
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, River Greywar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Clayton! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Greywar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clayton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Clayton swinging wildly here.
Clayton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greywar. Greywar shoots in looking for a takedown. Clayton tries to sprawl out of it but Greywar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clayton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Greywar lands a glancing blow to the side of Clayton's head. Greywar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Greywar looks to land a combination but Clayton avoids it well. Clayton looks to score with a jab to the body but Greywar is just out of range. Clayton just misses with a punch to the body.
Greywar misses with a series of wild punches.
Clayton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Clayton. Clayton scores with a kick to the body.
Greywar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Charles Clayton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clayton looks to throw the jab but Greywar is out of range. Greywar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Greywar showed some decent athleticism there. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Greywar thows a huge punch but Clayton dodges it nicely.
Clayton looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Clayton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Greywar stalling away here and it's allowed Clayton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clayton is on top in guard.
Greywar looking for a guillotine here but Clayton defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clayton pushes down on Greywar's leg and manages to get into half guard. Clayton trying to pass the guard but Greywar defending well. Greywar trying to hold on to Clayton's head to control him but Clayton postures up.
Greywar trying to get back to full guard but Clayton takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Clayton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Clayton tries to control but Greywar wriggling away. Greywar is trying to escape the mount.
Greywar is squirming around, avoiding Clayton's attempts to control the action. Greywar throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Greywar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clayton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Clayton goes for an armbar but Greywar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Greywar. Greywar has gone for a leg lock! Clayton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Greywar's guard. Greywar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greywar tries to get out of the position. Greywar is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Clayton connects with a couple of short punches. Greywar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Clayton is controlling him. Clayton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greywar's guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Clayton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Clayton wants to control from the top but Greywar keeps moving. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Greywar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Clayton looking to sit in guard and control but Greywar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Clayton dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clayton tests Greywar's chin there with a solid looking shot. Greywar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clayton. Greywar throws a quick inside leg kick. Greywar throws a sloppy head kick and Clayton moves out of range easily. Greywar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clayton circles away quickly and effectively. Greywar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clayton connects with a body shot. Clayton throws a low kick but Greywar moves out of range easily. Clayton looks to land a combination. Greywar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Clayton throws a head kick that misses. Clayton throws a half hearted mid kick. Greywar tries to score with a low kick but Clayton moves his leg out of the way. Greywar looks to score with a jab to the body but Clayton is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greywar throws a leg kick but Clayton checks it. Greywar misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Clayton jabs Greywar to the body, keeping him at a distance. Clayton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Greywar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clayton moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Clayton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greywar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Charles Clayton seems to be getting the better of the standup. Greywar looks to land a body kick but Clayton moved away. Greywar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clayton scores with a kick to the body.
River Greywar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Greywar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Greywar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A looping hook to the body misses from Clayton. Greywar does a little dance to reset his feet. Greywar misses with a takedown attempt - Clayton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Greywar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A shot to the liver by Clayton. Beautiful body shot. Clayton lands with a good body shot. River Greywar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Clayton connects with a crisp jab. Clayton connects with a single shot there. Clayton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Sloppy strikes from Clayton. Those never looked like landing. Clayton throws a jab but it's blocked by Greywar. Greywar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Clayton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Clayton digs a good hook to Greywar's body.
Clayton avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Greywar throws a shot from downtown. Clayton moves away and avoids it. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clayton checks a leg kick. Clayton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Clayton works the jab nicely. Clayton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Greywar on the side of the head. Greywar moves out of range as Clayton throws a body kick.
Greywar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Greywar fails miserably with a takedown attempt. A big right from Greywar misses. A chopping leg kick lands by Clayton. Clayton scores with a hook. Greywar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clayton. Clayton throws a nice looking combination but Greywar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Clayton's corner calls for a 1-2. Clayton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Clayton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Clayton misses with a body kick. Clayton misses with a wild body shot. Greywar misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Greywar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clayton but Clayton pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for River Greywar. That's going to take a lot out of him. Clayton connects with a body shot. Clayton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greywar.
Clayton scores with a slapping inside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Clayton connects with a solid leg kick. Nice uppercut there from Clayton. Greywar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clayton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Clayton works Greywar's body with a nice hook. Clayton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clayton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Greywar throws a series of punches but Clayton moves out of range. Greywar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Clayton's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Clayton misses with a wild combination.
Clayton 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Clayton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Clayton. Clayton misses with a series of wild punches.
Greywar thows a body shot but no joy. Clayton throws a quick inside leg kick. Clayton loads up on a big right hand but Greywar slips the punch. Greywar misses with a straight right. Clayton throws an overhand right that lands on Greywar's shoulder, as Greywar tries to avoid the shot. Clayton cracks Greywar with an open hand slap. Greywar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clayton pinned against the cage. Clayton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clayton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Clayton sizes up Greywar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Clayton wants to slow Greywar down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Greywar lands the left hand. Greywar throws a poor cross that misses
and Clayton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Greywar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Greywar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Greywar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Clayton gets back to full guard.
Clayton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Clayton has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Greywar should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Clayton has tightened it up now! Greywar should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charles Clayton! After winning the bout, Charles Clayton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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