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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hurley Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. From First To Last - Note To Self kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hurley Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodriguez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Creyonte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodriguez tries to avoid it but Creyonte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodriguez to the ground. Rodriguez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Creyonte ducks under and follows up with a left that Creyonte also avoids with ease.
Rodriguez misses with a combination
so Creyonte counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Creyonte is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodriguez has wrist control.
Creyonte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Creyonte throws a big elbow that misses.
Creyonte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Creyonte throws a big right hand that misses.
Creyonte with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creyonte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Creyonte trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Creyonte slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Creyonte wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Koral Creyonte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Creyonte fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creyonte has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Creyonte misses with the head strike.
Creyonte prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Creyonte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Creyonte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Creyonte swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Creyonte misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Creyonte avoids them all with ease.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Creyonte counters with a body kick that stops Rodriguez in his tracks momentarily.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Creyonte is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Creyonte tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Creyonte wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Creyonte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Creyonte.
Rodriguez gets caught napping as Creyonte dives in and scores a takedown. Rodriguez manages to retain guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Creyonte from controlling successfully.
Creyonte sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodriguez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Creyonte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Creyonte slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Creyonte.
Creyonte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Creyonte 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.
Creyonte stops Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creyonte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Creyonte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Creyonte with a series of wild strikes but Creyonte uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodriguez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Creyonte closes the distance and clinches.
Creyonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Creyonte lands with a left to the head.
Creyonte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Creyonte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creyonte taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Creyonte.
Stalling in the clinch from Creyonte.
Creyonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Creyonte fails to land.
Creyonte prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Creyonte prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez drags the fight down to the ground.
Creyonte wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte wants to pass the guard but Rodriguez is keeping the position.
Creyonte won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
Creyonte looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creyonte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Creyonte avoids them all with ease.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Creyonte was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rodriguez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Creyonte wants to control the pace but Rodriguez is squirming around nicely.
Creyonte thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Creyonte punching from mount but Rodriguez doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte looking to control but Rodriguez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Creyonte lands a big elbow.
Creyonte wants to control the pace but Rodriguez is squirming around nicely.
Rodriguez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodriguez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Creyonte.
Creyonte throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rodriguez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Creyonte.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte looking to ground and pound but Rodriguez is blocking nicely.
Creyonte throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Creyonte looking to finish Rodriguez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rodriguez!
Rodriguez taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creyonte unloading with bombs!
Creyonte lands a big shot there that rocks Rodriguez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Creyonte throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creyonte manages to avoid it.
Creyonte shoots for a double leg takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well. He's pushed Creyonte's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodriguez thows a body shot but no joy.
Creyonte shoots in but Rodriguez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creyonte fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez cracks a nice hook into Creyonte's ribs.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.
It looks like Koral Creyonte has been cut.
Creyonte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodriguez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Creyonte.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creyonte working the ground and pound but Rodriguez is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte throws an elbow but Rodriguez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Creyonte trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Creyonte throwing strikes but Rodriguez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Creyonte can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte is looking for a sweep.
Rodriguez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodriguez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creyonte tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Creyonte somewhat.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creyonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creyonte shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Creyonte won't allow Rodriguez to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creyonte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodriguez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rodriguez keeping full guard, as Creyonte tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rodriguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creyonte trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Creyonte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.
Hurley Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Creyonte misses with a looping left.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
Creyonte clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Creyonte fails to land.
Creyonte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rodriguez's efforts to push away.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Hurley Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creyonte can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Rodriguez is looking to break free of the clinch but Creyonte has double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Creyonte pushes him back against the cage.
Creyonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koral Creyonte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Creyonte tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koral Creyonte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Creyonte, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koral Creyonte!
A very excited looking Koral Creyonte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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