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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sly Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Maven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly Guy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sly Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Maven!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maven lands with a kick to the temple. Guy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guy throws a series of punches but Maven avoids them all with ease.
Maven throws a leg kick but Guy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Maven blocks a head kick by Guy.
Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy tries to clinch up but Maven circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Guy.
Guy dodges the punch combination from Maven.
Guy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maven.
Maven thuds his right hand into Guy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maven misses with a leg kick.
Maven dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Guy misses with a straight left.
Maven staying out of range there.
Guy is looking to clinch but Maven is avoiding it.
Maven throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy wants to clinch.
Maven lands with a straight right. Guy didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Guy.
Marcus Maven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy throws a push kick but Maven slaps the foot to one side.
Guy throws a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guy slips under a jab from Maven.
Maven keeps the fight on the outside.
Maven avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maven moves out of range of the leg kick from Guy.
Maven lunges at Guy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guy's hand.
A head kick misses from Maven.
Maven lands a glancing blow to the side of Guy's head.
Guy misses with a head kick.
Maven throws a head kick that misses.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maven.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
Maven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guy has time to react.
Guy drops his hands momentarily and Maven takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marcus Maven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maven scores with a decent looking hook.
Maven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maven avoids the head kick by Guy.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maven misses with a head kick.
Maven is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Guy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maven.
Guy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Maven.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guy is rocked!
Guy slips a jab from Maven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy staying out of range there.
Guy lands a head kick!
Guy slips a jab and a cross from Maven.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maven throws a right hand that Guy ducks under and follows up with a left that Guy also avoids with ease.
Maven bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maven's corner calls for a 1-2. Maven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by Guy.
It looks like Marcus Maven has been cut.
Guy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maven throws out a loose jab but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maven with a hook.
Guy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Guy tenderised Maven's leg. Maven is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Guy does no damage.
Maven lands a jab-cross combination.
Maven misses with a two punch combination.
Guy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Guy slips under a jab from Maven.
Guy misses with a head kick.
Maven connects with a jab.
Maven misses with a head kick.
Guy throws a head kick but Maven moves out of range.
Guy throws a nice looking combination but Maven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guy blocking some punches.
Maven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Guys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus Maven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maven scores with a leg kick.
Guy lands with a kick to the temple. Maven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guy slips a jab from Maven.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maven throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy scores with a kick to the body.
Guy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sly Guy is winning the standup battle so far.
Guy forces Maven back against the cage and clinches.
Maven lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maven.
Maven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Maven has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maven lands a nice shot that snaps Guy's head back.
Maven lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Maven lands but Guy takes it in his stride.
Guy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maven.
Guy rushes Maven and presses him up against the cage.
Guy is trying to break free.
Maven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maven takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maven takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maven swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maven, right into the meat.
Guy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Maven is just out of range.
Maven keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven misses with a head kick.
Sly Guy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maven.
Guy blocks a leg kick.
Guy fails with the takedown.
Guy misses with the combination.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Maven swats away the attempt to clinch by Guy.
Guy misses with a body kick.
Guy blocks a head kick by Maven.
Maven throws a good cross that connects.
Maven catches Guy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Guy moves out of range of the strikes.
Maven misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maven lands a lovely overhand right.
Guy blocks a head kick by Maven.
Maven scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maven throws a hook but Guy avoids it easily.
Guy moves in looking to clinch but Maven pushes him off.
Guy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maven throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guy staying out of range there.
Guy punishes Maven's body with a nice straight punch.
Guy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Maven.
Guy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy shoots in but no luck this time.
Maven misses with a looping right.
Maven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Guy counters with a series of strikes. Maven will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maven throws a head kick that misses.
Maven is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Guy blocks the leg kick.
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch but Maven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Maven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maven misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Maven throws a head kick but Guy moves out of range.
A jab from Maven finds it's way through Guy's defenses.
Maven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maven lands a leg kick that knocks Guy off balance momentarily.
Maven blocks a head kick by Guy.
Maven steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Guy. That one must have hurt.
Maven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Guy is out of range and Maven settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Maven will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Maven's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maven throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guy is looking to clinch.
Maven connects with a right hand. Guy shakes it off.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Maven moves out of range easily.
Maven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guy.
Guy lands a head kick. Maven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maven listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maven misses with a hook.
Maven throws a sloppy head kick and Guy moves out of range easily.
Guy lands with a kick to the temple. Maven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A lazy left from Maven finds it's target.
Guy throws a series of punches but Maven avoids them all with ease.
Maven misses with a hook.
Guy walks into a stiff left hand from Maven.
Maven throws a low kick but Guy moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Maven.
Guy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maven tries to avoid it but Guy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maven to the ground. Maven escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maven connects with a leg kick. Guy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Guy.
Guy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maven sizes up Guy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guy misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Maven.
A left and a right from Guy both land. Nice combination.
Guy tries to clinch but Maven is having none of it.
A big right from Maven misses.
Guy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maven throws a head punch that misses.
Maven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Sly Guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Maven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maven keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
Maven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maven circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Maven.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maven manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Guy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy throws the left hand but Maven avoids the punch easily.
Maven lands a head shot.
Maven throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guy rushes Maven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maven fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maven has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Guy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maven lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Maven keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guy's efforts to push away.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Maven has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy is trying to break free.
Guy lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sly Guy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maven has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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