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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlisle Estanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kano Kintaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kano Kintaro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlisle Estanova's chin.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlisle Estanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kano Kintaro!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kintaro with a poor takedown
and Estanova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kintaro shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Estanova sprawls well. Estanova wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kintaro gets slowly back to his feet.
Estanova throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Estanova is looking to clinch.
Kintaro keeps the fight on the outside.
Kintaro shoots and misses
and Estanova counters with a head kick. That will keep Kintaro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carlisle Estanova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kano Kintaro.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Estanova.
Estanova moves into the clinch.
Estanova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Estanova gets a clinch.
Kintaro tries to score a body lock takedown but Estanova shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kintaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Estanova prevents a takedown attempt there.
Estanova pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kintaro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kintaro postures up.
Estanova keeping moving, preventing Kintaro from controlling successfully.
Kintaro stops Estanova from standing up.
Estanova wants to sweep here but Kintaro controlling him for the moment.
Kintaro wants to control from the top but Estanova keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kano Kintaro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kintaro swats away the attempt to clinch by Estanova.
Kintaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Estanova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kintaro's knee momentarily.
That's two 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.
Kintaro fails with a takedown attempt.
Kintaro has his takedown stuffed
and Estanova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kintaro looks gassed!
Estanova moves in looking to clinch but Kintaro pushes him off.
Kintaro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Estanova counters with a shoot takedown. Kintaro fights it but they end up in guard.
Estanova stands and steps away. Kintaro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Estanova gets a clinch.
Kintaro goes for a takedown attempt but Estanova pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Estanova darts in and clinches Kintaro up against the cage.
Kintaro has Estanova pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Estanova manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Estanova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Estanova clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estanova leaning against his opponent.
Estanova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Estanova closes the distance and clinches.
Estanova prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kintaro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Estanova gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Estanova lands a good knee to the midsection. Kintaro won't want to take too many of those.
Kintaro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Estanova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Estanova is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Estanova has Kintaro pushed against the cage.
Estanova landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Estanova is trying to drag Kintaro to the mat but Kintaro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kintaro wants a takedown.
Kintaro being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estanova gets control of Kintaro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Estanova will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Estanova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kintaro manages to get himself to full guard.
Estanova content to stall in guard here.
Estanova trying to control the position from guard on top but Kintaro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlisle Estanova 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.
Kintaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Estanova counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Estanova lands a nice looking body shot.
Kintaro fails with a takedown attempt.
Estanova shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Estanova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Estanova throws and elbow that misses. Kintaro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Estanova's guard. Nice move by Kintaro!
Estanova wants to sweep but no luck.
Kintaro trying to control but Estanova is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kintaro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kintaro is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kintaro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kintaro working some strikes from top position.
Kintaro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kintaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Estanova is retaining full guard.
Estanova 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.
Estanova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kintaro wants to control from the top but Estanova keeps moving.
Kintaro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Estanova working a defensive guard here.
Estanova seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Estanova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estanova is trying to keep Kintaro in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlisle Estanova wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Estanova looks to clinch
and Kintaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Kintaro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Estanova counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kintaro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carlisle Estanova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kano Kintaro.
Kintaro misses with an uppercut
and Estanova counters with a left to the body.
Kintaro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Estanova counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kintaro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Estanova fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Estanova tries to clinch up.
Estanova rushes Kintaro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Estanova stalling against the cage.
Estanova can't get the takedown.
Kintaro wants a takedown.
Kintaro has Estanova pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Estanova manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Estanova goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kintaro prevents it.
Estanova pulls Kintaro into guard.
Estanova looking for a sweep. Not yet Estanova, not yet.
Estanova keeping moving, preventing Kintaro from controlling successfully.
Kintaro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kintaro throws a strike but Estanova rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kintaro wants to stand up but Estanova is controlling him.
Estanova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kintaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kintaro holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlisle Estanova dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Estanova shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kintaro pinned against the cage. Kintaro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kintaro tries for a takedown but Estanova sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kintaro shoots in and drives through. Estanova sprawls well.
Estanova misses with a head kick.
Estanova scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kintaro wants to get back to his feet.
Estanova taking a breather here.
Kintaro tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kintaro dodges the ground and pound from Estanova.
Kintaro taking a bit of punishment here - Estanova scoring with strikes.
Estanova just content to control the position.
Kintaro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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.
Estanova trying to control the action but Kintaro is working from the bottom.
Estanova decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kintaro misses with a takedown attempt
and Estanova counters by clinching up.
Carlisle Estanova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kano Kintaro.
Estanova ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Estanova no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kintaro with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kintaro is looking to stand up but Estanova won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kintaro won't allow Estanova to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kintaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Estanova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kintaro postures up in Estanova's guard and throws a big left but Estanova blocks it.
Kintaro stands and throws Estanova's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Estanova is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Kintaro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Estanova dodges the ground and pound from Kintaro.
You can see the frustration on Estanova's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Estanova manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kintaro's best efforts.
That's four 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.
Kintaro drops an elbow to the side of Estanova's head.
Estanova is trying to stand.
Kintaro is taking a breather. Estanova 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.
Estanova has hold of Kintaro's hands but Kintaro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kano Kintaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estanova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kintaro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kintaro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Estanova is just riding it out for now. Kintaro eventually gives up the hold.
Estanova manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlisle Estanova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Estanova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlisle Estanova!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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