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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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224 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tatsuyo Hayate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateo Flores!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores throws a low kick, looking for Hayate's leg but Hayate calmly moves out of range.
Hayate tries for a takedown but Flores sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flores misses with a low kick.
Hayate dodges the punch combination from Flores.
Hayate works the jab nicely.
Hayate fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Flores avoids it really well and circles away.
Hayate shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flores but Flores pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuyo Hayate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores tries a head kick but it misses.
Mateo Flores seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hayate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flores.
Hayate shoots in looking for a takedown. Flores tries to sprawl out of it but Hayate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flores manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flores pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate 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.
Hayate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Flores momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flores.
Flores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mateo Flores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flores looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flores throws a body punch but Hayate moves out of range.
Hayate scores with a punch to the head.
Hayate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hayate checks a leg kick.
Flores misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayate blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Hayate.
Hayate looks to land a combination but Flores avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hayate is defended easily by Flores.
Flores takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hayate misses with a takedown attempt - Flores sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flores looks for the body kick but Hayate saw that one coming.
Flores turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Flores.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flores lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hayate has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hayate and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hayate staying out of range there.
Hayate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flores was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayate.
Flores throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayate seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flores does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Hayate seems content to control.
Hayate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flores's head.
Hayate is taking a breather. Flores says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hayate lands with a punch from half guard.
Flores is pressing down on Hayate's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayate throws a big right hand that misses.
Flores avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flores utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hayate 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.
Hayate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayate trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hayate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hayate's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hayate trying to control the position from guard on top but Flores is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hayate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flores buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayate shoots in but Flores avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayate stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flores.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mateo Flores dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Flores throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flores's guard.
Flores wants to stand but Hayate is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flores is on top in guard.
Flores wants to control from the top but Hayate keeps moving.
Hayate working for a triangle but Flores defends it easily.
Hayate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flores can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hayate has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hayate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Flores can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Flores wants to control from the top but Hayate keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores won't allow Hayate to sweep him here.
Hayate is looking for a triangle here but Flores uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hayate wants to control but Flores postures up.
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.
Hayate tries to buck Flores off but Flores is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Hayate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hayate gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Flores is just content to waste time from the top position. Hayate takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayate working for a triangle but Flores defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuyo Hayate dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hayate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flores napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Flores is looking for a sweep.
Hayate is working Flores over with some ground and pound from side control.
Flores is trying to improve his position.
Hayate misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
Hayate trying to control the position but Flores is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Flores is avoiding damage well.
Hayate throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Flores can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Flores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flores takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flores.
Flores stuffs the takedown attempt from Hayate. Hayate gets slowly back to his feet.
Flores misses with a body shot
enabling Hayate to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayate 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 Hayate off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores misses with a combination
and Hayate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flores's guard.
Hayate wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
Hayate with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hayate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hayate makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hayate trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Hayate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hayate trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
Hayate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flores works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hayate landing some decent shots from guard.
Hayate throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flores works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flores keeping full guard, as Hayate tries to pass.
Hayate wants to control from the top but Flores keeps moving.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flores throws a leg kick but Hayate sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hayate closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flores circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuyo Hayate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayate avoids the body shot from Flores.
Flores throws a head kick that misses
and Hayate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hayate.
Flores tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hayate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flores controls Hayate momentarily but Hayate frees himself.
Flores manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuyo Hayate clearly takes 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.
Hayate connects with a looping right hand.
Flores misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayate.
Flores ducks right into an uppercut from Hayate.
Flores swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Flores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Hayate.
Hayate slips a jab from Flores.
Flores slaps away a takedown attempt from Hayate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flores turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flores changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flores sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hayate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hayate showed some decent athleticism there.
Hayate trying to control from half guard but Flores is working away.
Flores is trying to get back to full guard.
Flores pushes Hayate off looking to stand but Hayate dives back in and keeps control.
Flores is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flores's head.
Flores wants to improve his position but Hayate is controlling well.
Hayate wants to free his trapped foot but Flores is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hayate performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flores tries to avoid it but Hayate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flores to the ground. Flores escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuyo Hayate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores leaves Hayate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hayate shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Flores is trying to defend but Hayate finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Flores wants to improve his position but Hayate is controlling well.
Hayate slows the pace down in half guard.
Flores looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayate is trying to control the action in half guard but Flores is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flores trying to control but Hayate postures up.
Hayate wants to work for an arm triangle but Flores is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Flores pushes Hayate off looking to stand but Hayate dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flores is staying active underneath Hayate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hayate dives in and grabs Flores's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flores pushes down on Hayate's head and hops out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuyo Hayate had his way with Mateo Flores in that 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!
Flores throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayate counters with a nice body shot.
Flores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayate counters with a nice uppercut.
Hayate throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Flores was covering up waiting for the punch and Hayate finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Flores avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Flores avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hayate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hayate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flores is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hayate trying to control but Flores is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate content to stall in guard here.
Hayate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hayate sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hayate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Flores preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
Flores wants to stand but Hayate is controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hayate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hayate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flores can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tatsuyo Hayate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayate wants to control the pace but Flores is squirming around nicely.
Mateo Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayate fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hayate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flores is looking to escape.
Hayate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flores can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tatsuyo Hayate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flores is looking to escape.
Hayate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hayate looking to control but Flores is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayate controlling from mount.
Flores keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayate content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuyo Hayate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hayate 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuyo Hayate!
Tatsuyo Hayate retains his light heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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