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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chem Spaletti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maddox Rayborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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166 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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154 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chem Spaletti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maddox Rayborn!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayborn looks to land a left hand but Spaletti moved out of range nicely.
Spaletti feinted with a counter takedown.
Rayborn with a hook.
Rayborn lands with a good body shot.
Rayborn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rayborn connects with a crisp jab.
Maddox Rayborn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayborn swings for the body but Spaletti moves out of range.
Spaletti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rayborn.
Spaletti feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spaletti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Rayborn. Beautiful body shot.
Rayborn swings for the body but Spaletti moves out of range.
Rayborn scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayborn lands a nice shot that snaps Spaletti's head back.
Spaletti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spaletti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice jab there from Rayborn.
Rayborn throws a right hand that Spaletti ducks under and follows up with a left that Spaletti also avoids with ease.
Rayborn throws a poor cross that misses
and Spaletti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rayborn is doing well to control the position and prevent Spaletti from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spaletti trying to control from half guard but Rayborn is working away.
Rayborn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spaletti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn is concentrating on defense, preventing Spaletti from advancing position.
Spaletti prevents Rayborn from improving his position.
Rayborn is doing well to control the position and prevent Spaletti from advancing to side control.
Rayborn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Rayborn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rayborn is trying to maintain the position but Spaletti is very close to passing his half guard.
Rayborn keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rayborn lands a body shot.
Spaletti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rayborn lands a nice shot to the body.
Good exchange - Rayborn coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn misses with a straight left.
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spaletti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rayborn misses the shot to the body.
Rayborn throws a hook but Spaletti blocks it.
Spaletti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Spaletti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Rayborn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rayborn.
Rayborn connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rayborn.
Spaletti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rayborn.
Rayborn stuns Spaletti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Rayborn dominated that round.
That's time! Spaletti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rayborn cracks Spaletti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rayborn throws the left hand but Spaletti avoids the punch easily.
Spaletti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rayborn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Spaletti takes one on the button.
A jab from Rayborn misses.
Rayborn misses with a looping left.
Spaletti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rayborn loads up on a big right hand but Spaletti slips the punch.
Spaletti attempts a counter takedown but Rayborn avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayborn throws a body shot but no joy.
Spaletti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rayborn throws a looping overhand right but Spaletti ducks down to avoid it.
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rayborn misses with a few strikes there.
Maddox Rayborn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayborn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rayborn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Rayborn.
Nice uppercut there from Rayborn.
Rayborn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rayborn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spaletti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rayborn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spaletti counters with a shoot takedown. Rayborn fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rayborn pulls Spaletti in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaletti trying to control the position from guard on top but Rayborn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rayborn holds on and takes a little breather.
Rayborn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rayborn lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Rayborn.
A jab from Rayborn misses.
Spaletti feinted with a counter takedown.
Rayborn misses with a straight left.
Spaletti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Spaletti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rayborn.
Rayborn throws the left hand but Spaletti avoids the punch easily.
Spaletti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Rayborn.
The crowd cheers as Rayborn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spaletti doesn't seem phased though.
Rayborn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spaletti in his tracks.
Rayborn lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Rayborn. Beautiful body shot.
Spaletti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn digs a good body shot into Spaletti's ribs.
Rayborn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Spaletti at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rayborn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Spaletti slips a jab from Rayborn.
Spaletti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rayborn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spaletti was well out of range. Poor timing from Rayborn.
Spaletti feinted with a counter takedown.
Spaletti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rayborn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Spaletti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rayborn throws a jab when Spaletti was well out of range.
Spaletti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maddox Rayborn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Spaletti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rayborn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rayborn lands with a good body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Rayborn as he connects with a hook.
Spaletti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Spaletti takes one on the button.
Rayborn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spaletti back to the cage. Rayborn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rayborn lands a jab to the nose.
Rayborn throws the left hand but Spaletti avoids the punch easily.
Spaletti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rayborn connects with a jab.
Rayborn scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayborn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Rayborn misses.
Spaletti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rayborn sprawls and moves away.
Spaletti defending well as Rayborn loads up on a big left hand.
Spaletti changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jab by Rayborn.
Rayborn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spaletti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rayborn's corner calls for a 1-2. Rayborn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rayborn throws a jab when Spaletti was well out of range.
Spaletti attempts a counter takedown but Rayborn avoids it well and moves away.
Rayborn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rayborn scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn looks to throw the jab but Spaletti is out of range.
Spaletti tries to counter with a takedown but Rayborn is quick to defend against it.
Rayborn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rayborn lands a jab-cross combination.
Spaletti is rocked!
Maddox Rayborn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rayborn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rayborn looks to land a right hand but Spaletti moved out of range.
Spaletti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rayborn sprawls and moves away.
Rayborn misses with a straight right.
Spaletti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Spaletti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rayborn misses with a left hand
and Spaletti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Spaletti wants to control but Rayborn is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayborn is trying to maintain the position but Spaletti is very close to passing his half guard.
Spaletti trying to mount his opponent but Rayborn defends it.
Spaletti is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rayborn sees it coming and defends easily.
Rayborn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rayborn has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
More stalling from Rayborn.
Spaletti trying to control the action but Rayborn is working from the bottom.
Chem Spaletti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maddox Rayborn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rayborn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rayborn keeping control of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rayborn misses with a body shot.
Spaletti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rayborn sprawls and moves away.
Rayborn throws a hook to the side of Spaletti's head but Spaletti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spaletti feinted with a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maddox Rayborn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rayborn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maddox Rayborn!
Post fight, Maddox Rayborn stared into the camera and said 'I can do it all! slam, mount, rear up, bite, stand over, sit on, bark, snarl, growl, bare their teeth and do chin-overs.
Pet me pet meeee! '.
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energy
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hype
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