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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Ayers (ranked 24861 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Wellington (ranked 5273 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Ayers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sam Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wellington throws a series of punches but Ayers moves out of range.
Ayers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wellington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wellington drives through and clinches with Ayers against the cage.
Wellington has Ayers pushed against the cage.
Ayers really is a fat lump.
Ayers stops a takedown attempt from Wellington.
Wellington pulls guard.
Ayers gets to his feet - Wellington follows without any prompting.
Wellington shoots in but Ayers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ayers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wellington tries to get to full guard but Ayers has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington is trying to maintain the position but Ayers is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayers thows a huge punch but Wellington dodges it nicely.
Ayers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wellington defending well though.
Wellington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ayers.
Wellington is trying to get back to full guard.
Wellington trying to control but Ayers postures up.
Ayers working the head and body with strikes.
Wellington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ayers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ayers slips a nice elbow through Wellington's hands, connecting with Wellington's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ayers lands a nice short elbow.
Ayers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wellington defending well though.
Ayers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wellington pushes Ayers off and gets back to his feet.
Wellington throws a head kick but Ayers moves out of range.
As Wellington looks to move away, Ayers throws a big counter combo but Wellington just gets out of the way.
Wellington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ayers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wellington's guard.
Wellington wriggles free and stands up.
Pablo Ayers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Wellington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ayers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wellington's waist but Wellington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ayers off to one side.
Wellington goes for a double leg but Ayers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ayers continues to drive forward.
Wellington with a poor takedown
and Ayers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wellington pushes Ayers off and gets back to his feet.
Wellington looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wellington swivels and escapes.
Ayers misses with an uppercut. Wellington saw that one coming.
Ayers shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wellington as he avoids it easily.
Wellington closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ayers's guard.
Ayers has his hands on Wellington's head, controlling the position.
Wellington tries to stand but Ayers is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington trying to control but Ayers is working from the bottom.
Ayers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wellington wants to stand but Ayers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ayers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Wellington will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ayers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ayers swings for the body but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington throws a one two combo.
Ayers avoids the head kick by Wellington.
Wellington clinches.
Wellington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wellington rushes Ayers and presses him up against the cage.
Wellington manages to pull guard.
Ayers lands a couple of digs.
Ayers landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington trying to strike off his back.
Wellington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Wellington preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wellington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ayers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ayers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wellington trying to control the position.
That's two 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.
Wellington pulls Ayers in close to his closed guard and prevents Ayers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wellington looking for a sweep. Not yet Wellington, not yet.
Ayers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wellington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ayers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ayers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayers landing some decent shots from guard.
Ayers wanted to stand there but Wellington had control of the position.
Ayers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wellington bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ayers's guard.
Ayers seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sam Wellington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wellington trying to control the position from guard on top but Ayers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ayers seems keen to control Wellington's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ayers controlling the position.
Ayers looking to control.
Ayers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wellington controls the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ayers is pulling down on Wellington's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wellington darts in and clinches Ayers up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wellington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ayers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wellington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wellington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wellington looking to control but instead Ayers has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wellington wants to work for an arm triangle but Ayers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wellington takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ayers controlling the position for now.
Ayers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wellington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington is trying to control. Ayers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Wellington seems content to control.
Wellington 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.
Wellington is thwarting Ayers's attempts to control the position.
Ayers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ayers is looking for a sweep. Wellington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wellington.
As Wellington tries to get set, Ayers tries to push him back and clinch up but Wellington manages to avoid the attempt.
Wellington stuffs the takedown attempt from Ayers. Ayers gets slowly back to his feet.
Ayers shoots in for a double leg but Wellington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ayers avoids the head kick by Wellington.
Wellington with a poor takedown
and Ayers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ayers tries to keep at a distance but Wellington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ayers manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayers shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wellington as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Ayers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ayers tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range.
No luck for Ayers with that takedown attempt.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wellington pushes Ayers up against the cage in a clinch.
Ayers is trying to pull guard but Wellington has him pressed against the cage.
Wellington is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ayers can't fight it off and eventually Wellington manages to take the fight to the floor. Ayers looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wellington pushes down on Ayers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wellington controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ayers wants to control but Wellington is keeping busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Wellington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wellington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Wellington!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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