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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanzo Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pono Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pono Reyes was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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198 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hanzo Hayabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pono Reyes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa tries to keep at a distance but Reyes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hayabusa throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa trying to stall but Reyes improves his position.
Reyes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A body shot lands from Hayabusa.
Reyes tightens his grip and picks Hayabusa up, before dumping him to the ground. Hayabusa manages to land in guard.
Hayabusa keeping full guard, as Reyes tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes wants to control from the top but Hayabusa keeps moving.
Reyes preventing the sweep.
Reyes trying to control but Hayabusa is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayabusa wants to stand but Reyes is controlling the position.
Reyes gets to his feet. Hayabusa looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hayabusa gets a clinch.
Reyes takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Pono Reyes has been cut.
Reyes looks gassed!
Reyes managing to block the knees to the body from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hayabusa tries to clinch
and Reyes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Reyes.
Hayabusa misses with a punch to the body.
Hayabusa misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes wants to get back to striking at distance but Hayabusa won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reyes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayabusa smiles and moves away.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up
and Reyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayabusa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reyes is defending well for now.
Reyes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hayabusa is defending well for now.
Reyes tries to break the clinch but Hayabusa is controlling the position.
Reyes working hard to break the clinch.
Hayabusa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reyes tries to pull guard but Hayabusa holds him up against the cage and eventually Reyes drops back down to his feet.
Hanzo Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pono Reyes.
Hayabusa misses with some punches.
Hayabusa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reyes blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hayabusa obliges.
Hayabusa keeps control of Reyes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hayabusa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reyes lands a shot to the body.
Hayabusa tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hayabusa tries to work over Reyes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Reyes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hayabusa missing with knees to the body.
Reyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reyes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayabusa pinned against the cage. Hayabusa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayabusa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reyes shoots in but no luck this time.
Reyes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayabusa closes the distance but Reyes moves to the side
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hayabusa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayabusa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Reyes.
Hayabusa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hayabusa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reyes's elbow.
Reyes has Hayabusa pressed against the cage, preventing Hayabusa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayabusa swings wildly with an uppercut but Reyes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reyes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hayabusa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reyes pulls guard effortlessly.
Hayabusa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reyes on the ground.
Reyes managing to control the position.
Reyes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hayabusa's guard.
Reyes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hayabusa, up you get!
Hayabusa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reyes moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pono Reyes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pono Reyes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up
and Reyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hayabusa misses with some punches.
Hayabusa managing to block the knees to the body from Reyes.
Hayabusa avoiding damage as Reyes throws knees to the body.
Hayabusa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reyes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hayabusa lands a left hand.
Hayabusa is pressed up against the cage. Reyes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hayabusa down to the mat. Hayabusa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reyes shoots in for a double leg but Hayabusa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Hayabusa as Reyes shoots in.
Hanzo Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pono Reyes.
Hayabusa clinches.
Hayabusa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Reyes's defenses.
Hayabusa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayabusa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayabusa scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa pushes off an throws an elbow but Reyes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside.
Hayabusa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reyes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayabusa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reyes backwards.
Hayabusa misses with an elbow over the top.
Hayabusa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hayabusa lands a damaging elbow.
Reyes is trying to drag Hayabusa to the mat but Hayabusa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hayabusa throws an elbow but it misses.
Hayabusa misses with a knee to the head.
Reyes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hayabusa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Reyes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hayabusa prevents the takedown attempt.
Hayabusa manages to break the clinch.
Reyes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hayabusa avoids it really well and circles away.
Hayabusa tries to clinch up
and Reyes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa stalling in the clinch.
Hayabusa throws a head punch that misses.
Hayabusa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reyes passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reyes cracks Hayabusa with a big elbow.
Hayabusa is trying to get back to half guard.
Hayabusa seems a little lost for a moment, as Reyes dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes scoring with punches from side control.
Reyes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hayabusa, who protects the arm well.
Reyes wants to stand but Hayabusa has his arm trapped.
Hayabusa explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Reyes moves away
and Reyes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reyes is stalling in the full guard.
Reyes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hayabusa working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reyes trying to control but Hayabusa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pono Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pono Reyes's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Reyes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hayabusa avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Reyes with that takedown attempt.
Hayabusa looks to clinch
and Reyes counters by clinching up.
Hayabusa manages to break the clinch.
Hayabusa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayabusa tries to clinch there but Reyes circles away.
Hayabusa moves in looking to clinch but Reyes pushes him off.
Hanzo Hayabusa 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.
Reyes swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayabusa.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reyes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayabusa wants to clinch up but Reyes keeps it at a distance.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Reyes is having none of it.
Hayabusa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reyes.
Hanzo Hayabusa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pono Reyes.
Reyes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hayabusa is looking to clinch.
Hayabusa rushes Reyes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Reyes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hayabusa landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hayabusa scores a nice knee to the body.
Hayabusa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Reyes is trying to stall.
Hayabusa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reyes tries to stall but Hayabusa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reyes tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hayabusa smiles and moves away.
Hayabusa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes shoots for a takedown but Hayabusa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hanzo Hayabusa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reyes tries to keep at a distance but Hayabusa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Reyes lands with a left to the head.
Hayabusa throws a punch but it's blocked by Reyes.
Knees to the body from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Reyes's face.
Reyes pulls Hayabusa into guard.
Hayabusa trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hayabusa drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hayabusa jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hayabusa thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes wants to sweep here but Hayabusa controlling him for the moment.
Hayabusa tries to stand but Reyes is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Reyes holds on and takes a little breather.
Hayabusa trying to control the position from guard on top but Reyes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reyes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Reyes.
Reyes taking a breather here.
Hanzo Hayabusa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reyes.
Hayabusa tries to buck Reyes off but Reyes is having none of it.
Hayabusa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hayabusa tries to get out of the position.
Reyes taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanzo Hayabusa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reyes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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