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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Totoy Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Noah Mayo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Noah Mayo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Totoy Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Totoy Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
Mayo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Mayo shoots in and gets a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz looking to control.
Mayo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mayo distracts Cruz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mayo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mayo has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mayo throwing strikes but missing.
Mayo throws a big right hand that misses.
Mayo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mayo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mayo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz is trying to keep Mayo in close.
Mayo stopping the sweep attempt from Cruz.
Mayo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mayo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mayo throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cruz, up you get!
Mayo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mayo sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cruz looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mayo is looking to improve his position.
Cruz trying to control from Mayo's half guard. Mayo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mayo tries to strike from the bottom.
Cruz stands up from Mayo's guard - Cruz perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cruz sprawls well. Cruz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mayo gets slowly back to his feet.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Mayo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo looking for submissions off his back.
Mayo is looking to escape.
Mayo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cruz trying to control the action but Mayo is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Noah Mayo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mayo moves into the clinch.
Mayo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mayo breaks the clinch.
Mayo swings for the body but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Mayo against the cage.
Mayo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Mayo is defending well.
Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz with the ground and pound but Mayo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mayo looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Mayo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control but Mayo is working from the bottom.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Mayo keeps moving.
Mayo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mayo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mayo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Mayo's legs - danger averted.
Mayo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz stays in close to Mayo's body and controls the position.
Mayo keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Totoy Cruz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cruz moves into the clinch.
Mayo scores with a knee to the head.
Mayo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Mayo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Totoy Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cruz throws a head kick but Mayo moves out of range.
Cruz lands with a right hand.
Cruz clinches up with Mayo and pushes him back against the cage.
Mayo breaks the clinch.
Cruz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mayo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A combination from Cruz does no damage.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mayo wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Mayo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Mayo defends it.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo trying to control from the bottom.
Mayo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cruz.
Mayo is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mayo wants to clinch.
Cruz darts in and clinches Mayo up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo has had enough of the clinch but Cruz keeps him there for the moment.
Mayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz clinches up with Mayo and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mayo has him pressed against the cage.
Mayo letting Cruz take a breather here.
Mayo wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Mayo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Mayo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo breaks from the clinch.
Mayo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cruz is trying to defend but Mayo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Totoy Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cruz tries to kick Mayo off but Mayo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cruz trying to hold on to Mayo's head to control him but Mayo postures up.
Mayo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayo winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mayo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mayo connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Mayo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayo working the head and body with strikes.
Mayo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mayo working Cruz over with strikes.
Mayo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mayo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cruz defending well though.
Cruz trying to control here.
Mayo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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 Noah Mayo.
I think Mayo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noah Mayo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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