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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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173 cm
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165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Hilo, Ryan Brookins! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ace Delgado! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Delgado gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Brookins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delgado avoids it. Brookins tries to pull guard but Delgado won't allow it.
Delgado has Brookins pressed against the cage, preventing Brookins from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Brookins is pressed up against the cage. Delgado has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brookins down to the mat. Brookins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Delgado drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Delgado throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Brookins can't do much from the bottom here. Brookins tries to bench press Delgado off him but Delgado keeps the position. Delgado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brookins, who protects the arm well. Delgado lands some shots froms side control. Delgado wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brookins, who protects the arm well. Brookins stops Delgado from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delgado controlling the position. Delgado scoring with punches from side control. Delgado in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Brookins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delgado on the ground. Brookins is trying to control Delgado's posture but Delgado avoids it. Brookins tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad. Delgado tries to control but Brookins wriggling away. Delgado landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Delgado. Delgado controlling his opponent. Delgado pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Delgado connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brookins defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Delgado. Delgado looks gassed! Brookins trying desperately to get to his feet.
Delgado is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Brookins to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Brookins shrugs it off. Brookins is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brookins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Delgado tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Delgado throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Brookins is desperately trying to improve his position but Delgado has a good base and remains in mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brookins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Delgado is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Brookins has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Brookins! Brookins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Delgado is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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. Delgado is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Brookins with a flurry of punches that miss. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brookins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Brookins wanted to stand there but Delgado had control of the position. Brookins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Brookins trying to control but Delgado is working from the bottom. Brookins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Delgado is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Brookins scores with a punch to the head. Delgado tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brookins swivels and escapes. Delgado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brookins lands a two punch combo.
Brookins throws a series of strikes that have Delgado backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ace Delgado 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.
Brookins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Delgado if he has to take too many more of those.
Delgado shoots in but no luck this time. Delgado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brookins pinned against the cage. Brookins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Brookins moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Brookins throws a combination. Delgado tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Brookins lands a slapping body shot.
Brookins darts in and clinches Delgado up against the cage. Brookins tries to pull guard but Delgado holds him up against the cage and eventually Brookins drops back down to his feet.
Delgado keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brookins's efforts to push away. Brookins tries to circle away but Delgado has him pinned against the cage. Brookins looking for a takedown. Brookins is looking to break free of the clinch but Delgado has double underhooks. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Brookins tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Delgado just stands there and leans against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him. Delgado has Brookins pushed against the cage. Brookins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brookins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brookins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brookins scores with a decent looking hook. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brookins!
Brookins scores with a jab. Delgado tries to clinch but Brookins is having none of it. Brookins throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Brookins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delgado looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Brookins tries to bum rush Delgado with a series of wild strikes but Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Delgado shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Delgado wants to free his trapped foot but Brookins is holding on for dear life with his legs. Delgado is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brookins manages to get to full guard.
Brookins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Delgado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brookins swivels though and keeps the full guard. Delgado trying to control the position from guard on top but Brookins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Brookins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Delgado is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Delgado prevents Brookins from getting back to his feet. Brookins keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully. Delgado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Brookins wants to stand but Delgado is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Brookins throws a series of punches but Delgado moves out of range. Delgado gets a takedown into half guard. Delgado 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brookins misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Delgado is pressing down on Brookins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brookins is holding on for now. Delgado wants to take a breather but Brookins is having none of it. Brookins wants to get back to his feet. Delgado gets to his feet - back to striking we go! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ace Delgado will probably get the nod - 10:9. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brookins is looking to score with low kicks. Brookins delivers a nice body kick. Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Delgado. Brookins throws a right hand that Delgado ducks under and follows up with a left that Delgado also avoids with ease. Brookins slaps away a takedown attempt from Delgado, before circling back to the center of the mat. Delgado gets the takedown into side control. Brookins is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Sloppy strikes there by Delgado. Delgado is looking to take a break and control but Brookins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Delgado tries to advance to mount but Brookins denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Delgado 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.
Brookins tries to get back to half guard but can't. Delgado decides to stand up, so the ref orders Brookins to his feet. Delgado slips a jab and a cross from Brookins.
Brookins looks to land a combination. Delgado sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Delgado avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delgado slips under a jab from Brookins. Delgado looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brookins! Delgado lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Delgado looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Brookins stops Delgado from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better. Brookins tries to lock up and control but Delgado gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Delgado controlling from mount. Delgado avoids the attempt from Brookins to control. BOOM! Delgado connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brookins wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Delgado.
Delgado avoids the attempt from Brookins to control. Delgado jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Brookins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Brookins and Delgado has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Delgado tries to stand but Brookins is controlling his head. Ace Delgado is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Ace Delgado has got the better of the ground game so far. Delgado is looking to take a break and control but Brookins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Delgado throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
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. Brookins is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Brookins is trying to control Delgado's posture but Delgado avoids it. Brookins tries to bench press Delgado off him but Delgado keeps the position. Delgado trying to control the action but Brookins is working from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Brookins is trying to work for a sweep but Delgado has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight! Ace Delgado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Delgado winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Delgado!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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