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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heleno has chosen weird Japanese music as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Huntington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntington takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Heleno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Heleno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huntington.
Taichi Heleno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Heleno or perhaps it was just good defense by Huntington which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heleno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huntington leaves Heleno with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Heleno throws the kick towards the body but Huntington avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heleno misses with a low kick.
Heleno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huntington blocks a head kick by Heleno.
Huntington keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno misses with a hook. Huntington ducked under it nicely.
Heleno loads up on a big right hand but Huntington slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Huntington.
Wayne Huntington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heleno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heleno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heleno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heleno doesn't manage to clinch there - Huntington circles away.
Heleno swinging wildly here.
Heleno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huntington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Huntington moves into the clinch.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huntington blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wayne Huntington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taichi Heleno.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huntington is defending well for now.
Heleno tries for a takedown but Huntington manages to get underhooks.
Heleno struggles to land a body shot inside as Huntington controls his hands.
Heleno managing to block the knees to the body from Huntington.
Huntington is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heleno looks gassed!
Huntington lands a good knee to the midsection. Heleno won't want to take too many of those.
Huntington lands a shot to the body.
Huntington works on Heleno's body with a couple of short punches.
Huntington working Heleno over with knees to the body.
Heleno avoiding damage as Huntington throws knees to the body.
Huntington lands a nice knee to the body.
Huntington throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Huntington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heleno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heleno avoiding damage as Huntington throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huntington.
Heleno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huntington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Huntington working Heleno over with knees to the body.
Huntington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huntington taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huntington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington scores with a knee to the head.
Huntington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno is trying to stall.
Heleno has had enough of the clinch but Huntington keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Huntington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Heleno landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Huntington.
Huntington tries to land knees in the clinch but Heleno avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Huntington - that landed with a thud.
Huntington trying to land knees to the body.
Huntington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huntington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heleno's face.
Huntington taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heleno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huntington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heleno doesn't seem bothered though.
Heleno wants to clinch
and Huntington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Heleno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Huntington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heleno dives in and grabs Huntington's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huntington pushes down on Heleno's head and hops out.
Huntington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heleno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huntington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huntington has Heleno pressed against the cage.
Huntington tries to land knees in the clinch but Heleno avoids the damage to the body.
Huntington unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Huntington is struggling to control the position.
Heleno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Huntington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heleno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Huntington.
Huntington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heleno is keeping busy.
Huntington landing knees to the head.
Heleno crunches a lovely knee into Huntington's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Huntington dominated that round.
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.
Heleno thows a body shot but no joy.
Huntington wants to clinch.
Huntington misses with the combination.
Heleno wants to clinch but Huntington slips to the side
and Huntington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heleno tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Huntington is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heleno misses with a hook to the body
and Huntington counters with a straight right hand.
Heleno is breathing heavily.
Huntington tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Heleno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heleno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huntington swivels and escapes.
Huntington tries to clinch up but Heleno circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huntington gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heleno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno is looking to control Huntington's arms but Huntington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heleno has his back to the cage.
Huntington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huntington pressing his opponent against the cage.
Huntington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heleno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huntington is leaning against Heleno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Huntington's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Huntington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heleno is defending well for now.
Heleno tries to land knees in the clinch but Huntington avoids the damage to the body.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno looking to slow down the pace here.
Heleno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huntington scores a nice knee to the body.
Huntington landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Huntington as the two fighters clinch.
Huntington utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Huntington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heleno.
Huntington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heleno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huntington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno manages to break the clinch.
Huntington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Heleno managing to block the knees to the body from Huntington.
Heleno tries to break the clinch but Huntington is controlling the position.
Huntington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helenos head.
Huntington connects with a knee to the head.
Heleno looking to stall.
Huntington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heleno blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno lands a nice knee to the body.
Heleno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huntington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heleno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huntington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heleno avoids it.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huntington blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno is leaning against Huntington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Huntington.
Huntington working Heleno over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Heleno.
The referee calls for Huntington to work.
Heleno looking to slow down the pace here.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huntington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huntington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huntington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Heleno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Huntington pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Huntington avoiding damage as Heleno throws knees to the body.
Huntington keeps control of Heleno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huntington.
Knees to the body from Huntington.
Huntington crunches a lovely knee into Heleno's ribcage.
Huntington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huntington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huntington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heleno pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Heleno is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Huntington is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heleno is defending well for now.
Huntington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wayne Huntington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taichi Heleno.
Huntington avoiding damage.
Heleno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Huntington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huntington avoids it.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huntington.
Huntington lands a knee to the head.
Heleno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huntington's face.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huntington avoids it.
Heleno tries to score a body lock takedown but Huntington shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huntington lands with a short shot to the head.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Huntington landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huntington blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but Huntington blocks with his arms.
Huntington lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Huntington dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Heleno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Huntington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heleno throws a leg kick that misses.
Heleno throws a combination that misses
and Huntington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huntington slips under a jab from Heleno.
Taichi Heleno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heleno misses with a low kick.
Huntington gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huntington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Huntington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heleno.
Heleno managing to block the knees to the body from Huntington.
Huntington trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne Huntington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Huntington trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Heleno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huntington's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
Huntington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huntington avoids it.
Huntington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heleno wants to stall.
Heleno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huntington is looking to clinch.
Heleno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Huntington doesn't manage to clinch there - Heleno circles away.
Huntington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heleno wants to land a leg kick but Huntington is out of range.
That's two 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.
Heleno doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Huntington counters by moving into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huntington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heleno managing to block the knees to the body from Huntington.
Heleno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huntington's face.
Heleno managing to block the knees to the body from Huntington.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heleno trying to control the position but instead, Huntington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heleno into the cage.
Huntington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heleno avoids it.
Heleno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Huntington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Huntington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Heleno.
Huntington lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heleno managing to block the knees to the body from Huntington.
Heleno digs a right hand into Huntington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huntington's gas tank.
Huntington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heleno has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Taichi Heleno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huntington is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington trying to land knees to the body.
Huntington keeps control of Heleno as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huntington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Huntington blocks the elbow strike.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huntington avoids it.
Huntington lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Huntington as the two fighters clinch.
Huntington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Heleno misses with an elbow over the top.
Huntington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huntington blocks it with crossed arms.
Huntington has Heleno pushed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heleno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huntington's brow.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huntington blocks it with crossed arms.
Huntington trying to land knees to the body.
Huntington avoiding damage as Heleno throws knees to the body.
Huntington trying to stall but Heleno improves his position.
Heleno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno wants to break free but Huntington has control.
Heleno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heleno is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huntington is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Huntington is pushing Heleno up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Huntington lands a shot to the body.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huntington is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Huntington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heleno.
Huntington misses with a body punch.
Heleno taking a breather.
Heleno breaks the clinch.
Huntington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huntington lands with an overhand left.
Wayne Huntington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Heleno misses with a low kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heleno takes one to the side of the head.
Heleno throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wayne Huntington.
Well Huntington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Huntington!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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