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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alf Histon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Histon's entrance music is Saliva - Ladies and Gentlemen. A fine choice. Guerrero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Lie, I Cheat, I Steal. Enrique Guerrero will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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161 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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163 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Alf Histon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrique Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero throws a right and a left that Histon avoids nicely.
Histon throws a hook but Guerrero blocks it.
Guerrero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Histon moves away.
Guerrero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Histon.
Guerrero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Histon doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Histon does it's job there.
It looks like Enrique Guerrero has been cut.
Histon slips a jab and a cross from Guerrero.
Histon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guerrero.
Guerrero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guerrero throws a hook to the side of Histon's head but Histon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Histon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Histon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Guerrero is working to get back to half guard.
Histon has hold of Guerrero's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Guerrero manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Guerrero is looking to improve his position but Histon isn't that keen on the idea.
Histon is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Guerrero has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Guerrero!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Guerrero preventing the sweep.
Guerrero wants to pass the guard but Histon is keeping the position.
Histon seems keen to control Guerrero's posture.
Guerrero looking to pass the guard.
That's two 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.
Histon keeping moving, preventing Guerrero from controlling successfully.
Histon wants to sweep but no luck.
Guerrero looking to sit in guard and control but Histon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Histon trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guerrero takes a swing at Histon's ribcage but misses.
Enrique Guerrero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Histon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Guerrero is trying to stand back up but Histon is controlling him
Histon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guerrero is staying active underneath Histon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Histon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Guerrero won't allow Histon to pass to mount.
Histon is trying to control the action in half guard but Guerrero is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Histon wants to stand but Guerrero has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Histon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guerrero is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Histon's half guard.
Histon is breathing heavily.
Guerrero is looking to take a break and control but Histon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Histon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Histon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Guerrero drops an elbow to the side of Histon's head.
Guerrero is looking to advance position but Histon won't allow it.
Guerrero thows a huge punch but Histon dodges it nicely.
Histon is staying active underneath Guerrero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Histon is trying to maintain the position but Guerrero is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guerrero gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Histon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Guerrero has his foot on Histon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Histon works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alf Histon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Guerrero's cut.
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.
Guerrero closes the distance and clinches up with Histon, looking for a takedown. Guerrero pushes Histon against the cage but Histon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Histon shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guerrero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guerrero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Histon controls the pace.
Histon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Histon from controlling successfully.
Histon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Guerrero has his takedown stuffed
and Histon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Histon postures up in Guerrero's guard and throws a big left but Guerrero blocks it.
Guerrero is breathing heavily.
Histon trying to control the position from guard on top but Guerrero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Histon gets to his feet - Guerrero follows without any prompting.
Guerrero throws an overhand right that lands on Histon's shoulder, as Histon tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Histon.
Histon throws out a loose jab but Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Histon misses with a straight left.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt
and Histon counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alf Histon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Guerrero.
Histon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alf Histon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerrero keeping moving, preventing Histon from controlling successfully.
Guerrero wants to get back to his feet but Histon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Histon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Histon drops back looking for a leg! Guerrero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Guerrero manages to kick Histon off! Histon jumps back into Guerrero's guard.
Guerrero kicks Histon off and gets to his feet.
Guerrero misses with a two punch combination.
Guerrero lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerrero stuffs the takedown.
Guerrero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guerrero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Histon sprawls well initially but Guerrero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Histon tries to get to full guard but Guerrero has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero throwing shots but Histon is blocking nicely.
Guerrero tries to pass to full mount but Histon defends it.
Histon is looking for a sweep. Guerrero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Guerrero works his way into full mount!
Histon regains half guard.
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.
Histon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Histon looking for a guillotine here but Guerrero defends easily.
Guerrero trying to control the position from guard on top but Histon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerrero tries to free his leg and advance position but Histon is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alf Histon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enrique Guerrero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Histon tries for a takedown but Guerrero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Enrique Guerrero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Histon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guerrero.
Guerrero shoots and misses
and Histon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Guerrero!
Guerrero tries to reverse the position but Histon maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Histon is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Guerrero stalks Histon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Histon's face. Histon staggers backwards, shaken.
Guerrero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Histon.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Guerrero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Histon working to try and regain half guard.
Guerrero wants to control the pace but Histon is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Histon wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Histon is looking to get to half guard.
Guerrero wants to control the pace but Histon is squirming around nicely.
Guerrero controlling from the full mount.
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.
Guerrero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Histon is looking to escape.
Guerrero looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Histon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Guerrero tries to control but Histon wriggling away.
Histon is desperately trying to improve his position but Guerrero has a good base and remains in mount.
Guerrero content just to control the position here.
That's four 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Enrique Guerrero just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guerrero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Enrique Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Histon fails with a takedown attempt.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Histon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Histon throws a body punch but Guerrero moves out of range.
Histon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guerrero but Guerrero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alf Histon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerrero scores with a one two! Histon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Histon works Guerrero's body with a nice hook.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt
and Histon counters with a single leg into guard. Guerrero didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Histon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Histon is working hard here to advance position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alf Histon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Histon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alf Histon!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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