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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dye Tryin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Valasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tryin comes to the cage accompanied by On the way home. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
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174 cm
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178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dye Tryin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tito Valasquez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tryin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valasquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valasquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tryin is pulling down on Valasquez's head. It's preventing any offense from Valasquez, at least for the moment.
Tryin is trying to control the position but Valasquez postures up.
Tryin wants to stand and escape but Valasquez is having none of it.
Valasquez drops back looking for a leg! Tryin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tryin manages to kick Valasquez off! Valasquez jumps back into Tryin's guard.
Tryin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tryin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tryin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valasquez's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valasquez works over Tryin with some ground and pound from guard.
Tryin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Valasquez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tryin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tryin trying to keep a closed guard but Valasquez is proving a slippery customer.
Valasquez throwing strikes from guard but Tryin blocks nicely.
Valasquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valasquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tryin is keeping the position for now.
Valasquez passes Tryin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Valasquez throwing shots but Tryin is blocking nicely.
Tryin trying to hold on to Valasquez's head to control him but Valasquez postures up.
Valasquez throwing shots but Tryin is blocking nicely.
Tryin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valasquez 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.
Valasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tryin keeps working.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valasquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tryin wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tryin misses with the combination.
Tryin is breathing heavily.
Valasquez fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryin closes the distance and clinches.
Tryin scores a nice knee to the body.
Tryin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valasquez's defenses.
Tryin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Valasquez avoiding damage as Tryin throws knees to the body.
Tryin lands an elbow just above Valasquez 's eye.
Valasquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tryin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tryin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tryin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Valasquez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tryin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dye Tryin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Valasquez.
Tryin lands an elbow inside.
Tryin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Tryin.
Tryin lands a knee to the head.
Tryin lands a knee to the body.
Valasquez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tryin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Valasquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tryin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tryin lands a nice knee to the body.
Tryin lands a nice elbow.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Tryin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valasquez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tryin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tryin scores with a knee to the head.
Valasquez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tryin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tryin takes the fight into the clinch.
Tryin lands a damaging elbow.
Tryin lands an elbow inside that Valasquez shrugs off.
Tryin gets underhooks to prevent Valasquez's takedown attempt.
Tryin scores with a knee to the head.
Tryin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valasquez's defenses.
Tryin trying to land knees to the body.
Valasquez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Valasquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valasquez takes an elbow to the temple.
Valasquez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tryin lands a nice knee to the body.
Valasquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Valasquez has Tryin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tryin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Valasquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tryin working Valasquez over with knees to the body.
Valasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tryin is pressed up against the cage. Valasquez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tryin down to the mat. Tryin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dye Tryin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tryin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valasquez shoots in for a double leg but Tryin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tryin clinches up with Valasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
Tryin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valasquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tryin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tryin working Valasquez over with knees to the body.
Tryin lands a knee to the head.
Valasquez can't get the takedown.
Dye Tryin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Valasquez.
Tryin landing knees to the body.
Valasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Valasquez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tryin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valasquez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tryin landing knees to the head.
Tryin landing knees to the body.
Tryin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valasquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valasquez tries to pull guard but Tryin won't allow it.
Valasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tryin tries to land knees in the clinch but Valasquez avoids the damage to the body.
Valasquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valasquez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tryin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valasquez is trying to drag Tryin to the mat but Tryin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Valasquez is trying to drag Tryin to the mat but Tryin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valasquez tries to score a body lock takedown but Tryin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tryin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tryin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valasquez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Valasquez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Valasquez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tryin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valasquez tries for a takedown but Tryin manages to get underhooks.
Tryin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tryin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valasquez has Tryin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tryin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tryin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valasquez.
Tryin lands a nice knee to the body.
Tryin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Valasquez pulls guard.
Tryin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Valasquez keeping moving, preventing Tryin from controlling successfully.
Tryin won't allow Valasquez to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tryin stays in close to Valasquez's body and controls the position.
Valasquez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tryin is one step ahead there.
Valasquez has his hands on Tryin's head, controlling the position.
Valasquez keeping moving, preventing Tryin from controlling successfully.
Valasquez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tryin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valasquez is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tryin closes the distance and pushes Valasquez back into the cage.
Tryin prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Tryin.
Tryin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Valasquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Valasquez goes for a takedown attempt but Tryin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valasquez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tryin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Valasquez somewhat.
Tito Valasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tryin clinches.
Tryin lands an elbow just above Valasquez 's eye.
Tryin prevents the takedown attempt.
Tryin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Valasquez.
Tryin landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez jumps guard but Tryin stands there with Valasquez around his waist. Valasquez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tryin scores a nice knee to the body.
Valasquez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tryin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valasquez dodges the punch combination from Tryin.
Tryin closes the distance and clinches.
Valasquez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tryin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tryin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tryin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valasquez.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Valasquez fails to pull guard.
Tryin missing with knees to the body.
Tryin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tryin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Valasquez can't get the takedown.
Tryin lands an elbow inside that Valasquez shrugs off.
Tryin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Valasquez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Valasquez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Valasquez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tryin prevents it.
Tryin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dye Tryin 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tryin thumps Valasquez with a low kick.
Valasquez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Valasquez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tryin tries to lock up and control but Valasquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valasquez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Valasquez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Valasquez cracks Tryin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Valasquez with a couple of short strikes.
Valasquez unloading with bombs!
Tryin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Valasquez unloading with bombs!
Tryin wants to control but Valasquez is having none of it.
Valasquez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tryin tries to lock up and control but Valasquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Valasquez scoring with strikes but Tryin is staying in there.
Valasquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tryin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Valasquez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Tryin tries to hold on but Valasquez pushes him away.
Tryin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valasquez landing shots from mount.
Valasquez landing punches.
Valasquez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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.
A nice elbow there by Valasquez.
Valasquez unloads with some shots from mount but Tryin bucks and avoids them well.
Valasquez thowing shots but they're missing.
Valasquez moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tryin has worked his arm free - good work by Tryin!
Tryin gets back to half guard.
Valasquez trying to control from half guard but Tryin is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valasquez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tryin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tryin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Valasquez throws a strike but Tryin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valasquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Valasquez trying to strike off his back.
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.
Tryin trying to control but Valasquez is working from the bottom.
Valasquez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valasquez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Valasquez wants to sweep here but Tryin controlling him for the moment.
Valasquez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tryin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valasquez.
Nice body kick there by Tryin.
Valasquez avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valasquez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tito Valasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab lands there for Tryin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Valasquez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tryin 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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