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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Lynch (ranked 23884 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 7046 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse Pinkman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkman misses with a kick to the body.
Pinkman throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch is looking for a counter combo.
Lynch on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pinkman has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pinkman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lynch.
Pinkman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinkman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pinkman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinkman throws out a loose jab but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pinkman just manages to avoid it.
Lynch avoids the head kick by Pinkman.
Lynch appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pinkman looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch clinches with his opponent.
Pinkman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinkman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinkman misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman tries to land a front kick but Lynch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lynch moves out of range of the body kick.
Lynch fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pinkman just manages to avoid it.
Lynch moves out of range of the body kick.
Lynch thinks about countering with a head kick.
Lynch throws a leg kick but Pinkman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pinkman steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lynch has Pinkman up against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jesse Pinkman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinkman lands with a slapping head kick.
Lynch drives through and clinches with Pinkman against the cage.
Pinkman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lynch avoids it.
Lynch pulls guard.
Pinkman wants to stand but Lynch is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lynch 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is working hard here to advance position.
Pinkman stops Lynch from standing up.
Lynch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pinkman trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but Pinkman is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pinkman throws a sloppy head kick and Lynch moves out of range easily.
Lynch throws a counter high kick but Pinkman was just alert enough to avoid it.
A slow jab from Pinkman misses its intended target.
Pinkman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pinkman throws a wild body kick that Lynch sees coming a mile off.
Lynch clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with an elbow strike.
Lynch controlling the action here for a moment.
Pinkman misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinkman.
Pinkman tries to land knees in the clinch but Lynch avoids the damage to the body.
Lynch blocking some punches.
Lynch is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pinkman can't fight it off and eventually Lynch manages to take the fight to the floor. Pinkman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pinkman wants to sweep here but Lynch controlling him for the moment.
Lynch postures up.
Pinkman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pinkman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lynch is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lynch gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pinkman gets tackled into the cage by Lynch. Lynch maintains the clinch.
Lynch blocks an elbow strike from Pinkman.
Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pinkman lands with a slapping head kick.
Pinkman fakes the leg kick and cracks Lynch in the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pinkman misses the jab.
Lynch rushes Pinkman and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Pinkman 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.
Pinkman throws a sloppy head kick
and Lynch counters with a nice leg kick.
Lynch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jesse Pinkman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pinkman throws a lazy uppercut
and Lynch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A low kick from Pinkman is predictable there
and Lynch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lynch blocks a head kick by Pinkman.
Lynch avoids the head kick by Pinkman.
Trent Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pinkman.
Lynch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinkman is looking to reverse the position.
Pinkman is breathing heavily.
Lynch lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pinkman down.
Lynch trying to control the action but Pinkman is working from the bottom.
Pinkman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman wants to get back to his feet.
Lynch tries for a kimura but Pinkman is defending well.
Lynch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lynch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Pinkman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lynch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lynch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pinkman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Trent Lynch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinkman sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Lynch is looking for a kimura but Pinkman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lynch to get the leverage.
Pinkman moves into full guard.
Pinkman wants to improve his position but instead Lynch has moved into half guard.
Pinkman regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pinkman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lynch can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lynch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pinkman's head.
Lynch is in close to Pinkman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lynch with a nice head shot there.
Pinkman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lynch is aware though and is defending well.
Pinkman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lynch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pinkman on the ground.
Pinkman throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pinkman is trying to control the position but Lynch postures up.
Pinkman is looking for a triangle but Lynch pushes his legs off easily.
Lynch gets to his feet - Pinkman follows without any prompting.
Pinkman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pinkman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pinkman wants to control but Lynch passes into side.
Pinkman is looking for a sweep.
Lynch lands some shots froms side control.
Pinkman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lynch off and has taken his back!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pinkman avoiding Lynch 's attempts to control his hands.
Pinkman is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pinkman looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Lynch is controlling Pinkman 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Lynch dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pinkman throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lynch duly obliges.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pinkman.
Pinkman misses with the body kick
letting Lynch counter with a right hand.
Lynch moves out of range as Pinkman throws a body kick.
Pinkman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lynch moves into the clinch.
Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Pinkman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lynch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pinkman's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinkman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pinkman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lynch is able to avoid easily.
Pinkman misses with a kick to the body
and Lynch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pinkman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lynch closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pinkman throws an elbow but misses.
Lynch gets control of Pinkman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lynch will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lynch is trying to keep Pinkman in close.
Pinkman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lynch dives on top into guard.
Lynch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pinkman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lynch has managed to get both his arms back between Pinkman's legs - danger averted.
Lynch landing with the ground and pound.
Pinkman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lynch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pinkman is trying to stand back up but Lynch is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pinkman sees it coming and defends easily.
Lynch moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Pinkman.
Pinkman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pinkman wants to improve his position but Lynch is controlling well.
Pinkman is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lynch pulls his head out easily.
Pinkman wants to improve his position but Lynch is controlling well.
Pinkman is trying to control but can't.
Pinkman looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman wants to get back to full guard.
Lynch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pinkman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pinkman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinkman trying to keep a closed guard but Lynch is proving a slippery customer.
Lynch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pinkman will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pinkman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lynch's guard.
Pinkman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman postures up.
Lynch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinkman passes Lynch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pinkman is keen to just control but Lynch is a slippery customer.
Lynch wants to improve his position but Pinkman is controlling well.
Pinkman seems to be looking for submissions.
Pinkman winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pinkman throwing shots but Lynch is blocking nicely.
Pinkman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lynch 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Lynch!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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