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Event:
UFF 7: Wolfe vs Naoi
Date: Apr 05, 2025 |
#R1#
Wright looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL2#
Wright closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Wright is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chavez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wright to the mat. Wright regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Wright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Chavez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright wants to stand up but Chavez is controlling him. #SUB2#
Chavez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1#
Wright is looking to stand up but Chavez isn't so interested in that idea.
Chavez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chavez looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range. #TD#
Chavez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wright did well to prevent Chavez getting side control.#SUB#
Chavez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wright wants to get back to full guard.
Wright 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.#T2##SUB#
Chavez is looking for a kimura but Wright is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Chavez to get the leverage.
Wright is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
#SUB#
Chavez has hold of Wright's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wright manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chavez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Chavez's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wright is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Chavez is staying active.
Chavez looking to control but Wright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T3#
Wright can't escape the position.
#ES2#
Wright somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Chavez is looking for a counter combo.#TD#
Chavez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wright to the mat! Wright manages to get full guard.
Wright manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
I was talking to Chavez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD#
Chavez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wright bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T4##TD#
Chavez dives in and scores a takedown into Wright's guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but Chavez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wright looks winded!
Chavez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chavez looking to pass the guard.
Wright seems keen to control Chavez's posture.
Chavez advances to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eazy Wright will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Wright gets caught flat footed, as Chavez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB#
Chavez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wright wants to control the position but Chavez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. #SUB#
Chavez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wright doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chavez.
Chavez is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright is holding on to half guard well.
Wright wants to get back to his feet.
#T1##SUB#
Chavez is working for a kimura here but Wright manages to reverse the position and he's now in Chavez's guard.
#SUB#
Chavez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wright can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wright showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Chavez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Wright has passed into half guard!
Wright working Chavez over with strikes. #T2#
Chavez wants to control but Wright is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wright working over Chavez with some ground and pound. Chavez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chavez tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wright perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chavez tries to get to full guard but Wright has control of the leg.
Wright wants to stand but Chavez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wright working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Chavez trying to control from the bottom.
Chavez is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Chavez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wright working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wright in particular looking to stall.
Wright lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Chavez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily. #T4#
Chavez trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
#SUB2#
Wright is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chavez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chavez trying to control here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wright prevents Chavez from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eazy Wright showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Chavez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chavez showed some decent athleticism there.
Chavez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wright is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Chavez has taken his back.
Wright tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez with a couple of short strikes.
Chavez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T1#
Chavez prevents Wright from getting the reversal.#SUB#
Chavez goes for an armbar but Wright turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wright. #SUB#
Wright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chavez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wright has managed to get both his arms back between Chavez's legs - danger averted.
Chavez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright is in close to Chavez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chavez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SU2#
Wright stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD#
Chavez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chavez trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom. #T2#
Chavez is looking to advance position but Wright won't allow it.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Chavez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wright wants to control but Chavez is keeping busy.
Wright gets back to full guard.
Chavez postures up.
#T3#
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chavez is controlling him. #SUB2#
Wright is looking for a triangle but Chavez pushes his legs off easily.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chavez wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chavez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright. #TD#
Wright tries to sprawl but Chavez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wright is not content to let Chavez control the position.
Chavez wants to free his trapped foot but Wright is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T4#
Chavez prevents Wright from standing back up.
Wright taking some punishment here, with Chavez in his half guard.
Wright tries to kick Chavez off but Chavez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chavez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wright keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Eazy Wright is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB#
Chavez seems to be working for a kimura but Wright defends the submission attempt.
Maxwell Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright wants to control but Chavez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wright 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
UFF 4: Michigan vs Reyes
Date: Mar 15, 2025 |
#R1#
Chavez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#TD#
Chavez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wright to the mat! Wright manages to get full guard.
Wright pulls Chavez in close to prevent any damage.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Chavez wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
Chavez punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Wright 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.
#SUB#
Chavez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wright working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T1#
Well, if Wright 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.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Chavez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chavez wants to improve his position but Wright is controlling well.
#SUB#
Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Wright keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ground and pound from Wright.
Wright content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wright seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chavez trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
#SUB#
Chavez looking for submissions off his back.
Chavez trying to control but Wright postures up.
#SUB2#
Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Chavez defends the submission attempt.#T3#
Chavez trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
#SUB#
Chavez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wright pulls his head out easily.
Chavez is staying active underneath Wright, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chavez trying to control from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Chavez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wright's half guard.
Wright is trying to escape back to his feet but Chavez uses the scramble to pass into side control.
#T4##SUB#
Chavez tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
Chavez looking to control but instead Wright has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chavez is working away from the top position though.
Chavez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eazy Wright 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.#R2##TD#
Chavez gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Chavez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wright sees it coming and defends easily.
Chavez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright is looking to control Chavez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wright avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez is figuring out what he wants to do next.#SUB#
Chavez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#T1##SUB#
Chavez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wright doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chavez. #SUB2#
Wright looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well. #SUB#
Chavez wants to work for an arm triangle but Wright is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chavez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chavez lands strikes from half guard.
Wright is staying active underneath Chavez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wright is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wright manages to get to full guard.
Wright looking to control.
#T3#
Chavez preventing the sweep.
Chavez trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Wright gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chavez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wright is looking to stand back up but Chavez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Wright.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright is breathing heavily.#REVB#
Chavez thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
#SUB#
Chavez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
#T4#
Wright is trying to stand back up but Chavez is controlling him
#SUB#
Chavez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright trying to get back to full guard but Chavez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez lands with some strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright has given up his back - I don�t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Maxwell Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavez trying to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxwell Chavez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Wright slips under a jab from Chavez.#TD#
Chavez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wright sprawls well initially but Chavez persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Chavez winds up and cracks Wright with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chavez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Wright is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright is pressing down on Chavez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Chavez from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
Wright has an active guard here but Chavez has managed to pass into half guard.
Chavez trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Chavez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wright does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB#
Chavez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Chavez seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Chavez is trying to work for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
#SUB#
Chavez is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chavez trying to control from half guard but Wright is working away. #T3##SUB#
Chavez is working for a submission of some sort.
Wright is trying to maintain the position but Chavez is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Chavez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Chavez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright is not content to let Chavez control the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#CL2#
Wright clinches up with Chavez and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Chavez gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wright is refusing to be controlled, as Chavez sits in half guard. #SUB#
Chavez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wright defends it well.
Chavez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Wright actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wright.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maxwell Chavez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chavez 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maxwell Chavez!
Maxwell Chavez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 19, 2025 |
#R1##CL2#
Wright has Olivera up against the cage in a clinch.
Wright avoiding damage.
#TD2#
Wright turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Olivera is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Wright tries for a kimura but Olivera is defending well.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Olivera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Olivera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wright wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Olivera is working hard here to advance position.
Wright taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivera gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Olivera is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olivera gets back to full guard.
#T1#
Wright controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Wright got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olivera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wright has managed to get both his arms back between Olivera's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Olivera has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Wright doesn't defend quickly enough and Olivera has managed to lock this one up! Can Wright escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Olivera on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stefan Olivera! |
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