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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Frasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yolonda Mum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caleb Frasher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yolonda Mum! The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mum lands with an overhand left. Frasher fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mum sprawls well initially but Frasher persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Frasher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Mum felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Mum tries to get to full guard but Frasher has control of the leg. Mum is defending against the submission attempts here by Frasher.
Frasher is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Frasher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Frasher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Frasher controlling the action here. Mum is looking to control Frasher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mum avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round. Mum tries to get to full guard but Frasher has control of the leg. Frasher is controlling the pace.
Frasher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mum sees it coming and defends easily. Frasher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mum keeps working. Mum wants to improve his position but Frasher is controlling well.
Mum is trying to maintain the position but Frasher is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Frasher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Frasher is trying to work for a kimura but Mum is defending well.
Frasher sitting and controlling from the half guard. Mum throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mum is in trouble now - Frasher has advanced to mount! Mum is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frasher trying to control but Mum is having none of it. Mum manages to regain half guard. Good work. Frasher is working for a submission of some sort.
Frasher seems to be working for a kimura but Mum defends the submission attempt. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mum wants to improve his position but Frasher is controlling well.
Frasher controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Mum tries to roll over but Frasher keeps him under control. Well, if Frasher is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Frasher trying to mount his opponent but Mum defends it. Frasher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Frasher has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Mum tries to hold on but Frasher pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Frasher dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mum closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frasher did well to prevent Mum getting side control. Mum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Frasher is trying to stand up here but Mum is controlling him well. Mum stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Frasher to get to his feet. Mum takes the fight into the clinch. Frasher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mum can do to turn this around? Mum controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mum wants the takedown. Frasher is fighting it off but Mum persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Frasher's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Frasher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mum defends well. Frasher lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard. Mum keeping moving, preventing Frasher from controlling successfully. Frasher tries to free his leg and advance position but Mum is retaining full guard. Mum looking for a sweep. Not yet Mum, not yet. Frasher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Frasher trying to control but Mum is working from the bottom. Mum wants to stand and escape but Frasher is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Frasher controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Frasher drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mum dives on top into guard. Mum lands a couple of decent looking shots. Mum wants to control from the top but Frasher keeps moving. Mum is fighting to break Frasher's control of his arms but Frasher is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Frasher wants to stand and escape but Mum is having none of it. Frasher working for a triangle but Mum defends it easily.
Frasher keeping full guard, as Mum tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Frasher is proving hard to escape from. Frasher throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mum uses it to pass to side control.
Mum decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Mum keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Mum shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mum was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Frasher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mum wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Frasher is not content to let Mum control the position. Mum decides to stand back up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yolonda Mum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Frasher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mum avoids it really well and circles away. Mum scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Frasher wants to control but Mum is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mum is keen to just control but Frasher is a slippery customer. Mum is thwarting Frasher's attempts to control the position. Mum is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mum seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Frasher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Frasher is trying to stand up here but Mum is controlling him well. Mum content to control rather than advance. Frasher wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Mum looking to score a takedown here. Frasher is defending well but Mum drives through and ends up in Frasher's guard. Mum tries to free his leg and advance position but Frasher is retaining full guard. Frasher tries to land a sweep but no joy. Frasher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Frasher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Frasher throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mum escapes and throws Frasher's legs to the side, diving into side control! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mum wants to control but Frasher is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Frasher can't do much from the bottom here. Mum thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Frasher sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Frasher gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Mum gets to his feet. Frasher looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Mum drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Mum engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Frasher has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Mum doesn't defend quickly enough and Frasher has managed to lock this one up! Can Mum escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Frasher on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Caleb Frasher! Caleb Frasher tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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