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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Assad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Assad will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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150 lbs
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175 cm
18
154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Guillermo Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Assad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flores throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flores is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Assad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Flores will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flores throwing shots but Assad is blocking nicely.
Assad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flores is working for a submission of some sort.
Flores seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad wants to get back to his feet.
Flores is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flores seems to be working for a kimura but Assad defends the submission attempt.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
Flores lands with a punch from half guard.
Flores 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.
Flores thows a huge punch but Assad dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assad is trying to stand up here but Flores is controlling him well.
Assad has hold of Flores's hands but Flores slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flores seems to be working for a kimura but Assad defends the submission attempt.
Assad is staying active underneath Flores, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flores is looking for a kimura here.
Flores scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
Assad wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Assad defends it well.
Flores thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Assad's head.
Flores is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flores.
Assad tries to kick Flores off but Flores keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Flores wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assad keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flores misses with a body kick.
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.
Assad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flores pulls guard successfully.
Flores is trying to keep Assad in close.
Flores has control of Assad's left arm, preventing Assad from doing any damage.
Assad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flores has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Assad has managed to get both his arms back between Flores's legs - danger averted.
Flores has his feet on Assad's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Flores keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flores gets tackled into the cage by Assad. Assad maintains the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Flores manages to pull guard.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Assad from controlling successfully.
Assad is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Flores dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Assad moves into the clinch.
Flores breaks from the clinch.
Flores really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Assad misses with a wild combination.
Flores looks to land a body kick but Assad moved away.
Flores fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Assad avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores rushes Assad and presses him up against the cage.
Assad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flores is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Assad to the mat. Assad regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Flores drops back looking for a leg! Assad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Assad manages to kick Flores off! Flores jumps back into Assad's guard.
Flores loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flores throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flores is looking to work some ground and pound but Assad has wrist control.
Flores postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flores drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assad dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad won't allow Flores to get back to his feet.
Flores is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flores holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flores pushes Assad off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores avoids a kick to the body.
Assad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Flores takes a step back to recover.
Assad goes for a double leg but Flores avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Flores continues to drive forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores misses with a takedown attempt - Assad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Assad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flores throws a push kick but Assad slaps the foot to one side.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Assad sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Assad misses.
Flores appears to be looking for a big counter.
Assad cracks the inside of Flores's front leg.
Assad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flores's hands.
Guillermo Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores moves out of range as Assad strikes.
Flores is looking for a counter combo.
Flores rushes Assad and presses him up against the cage.
Flores is trying to pull guard but Assad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Flores.
Flores turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Flores manages to end up in side control.
Flores is trying to get an arm triangle but Assad is defending well.
Flores tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Assad wants to get back to his feet.
Flores in side control, throwing shots but Assad defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Flores misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Assad is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Flores asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Flores sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Assad is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Assad is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Flores tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flores has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Assad is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Flores is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Assad misses with a combination
and Flores counters by clinching up.
Assad taking a breather.
Flores manages to break the clinch.
Flores throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Assad's waist but Assad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flores off to one side.
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Assad has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flores.
Flores jumps guard and drags Assad to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Assad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assad stopping the sweep attempt from Flores.
Flores has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flores has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Assad has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Flores jumps into guard, dragging Assad to the mat.
Flores wants to stand but Assad is controlling the position.
Flores lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flores postures up in Assad's guard and throws a big left but Assad blocks it.
Assad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flores.
Assad wants to get back to his feet but Flores passes into half guard.
Assad is trying to stand up here but Flores is controlling him well.
Flores is trying to control. Assad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flores missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flores missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flores.
Assad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flores is working for a kimura but Assad is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assad is looking to escape.
Flores is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Flores is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flores.
Flores throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Assad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flores's waist but Flores gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assad off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Flores. No joy for Assad on that attempt.
Flores dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assad. That did some damage!
Assad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Assad wants to break free but Flores has control.
Flores blocking some punches.
Assad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flores has him pressed against the cage.
Flores is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Assad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Flores breaks from the clinch.
Assad throws a jab when Flores was well out of range.
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Assad has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assad is looking to control Flores's arms but Flores gets an underhook and turns him. Now Assad has his back to the cage.
Assad working hard to break the clinch.
Assad is trying to break the clinch but Flores is controlling him.
Flores changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flores.
Assad moves into the clinch successfully.
Flores breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Assad with that takedown attempt.
Flores seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Assad cracks the inside of Flores's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Flores showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flores 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Flores!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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