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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 cm
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180 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Castro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Creyonte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Castro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Castro trying to strike off his back.
Creyonte drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Creyonte jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Castro looking for a guillotine here but Creyonte defends easily.
Creyonte slips nicely into half guard. Creyonte not doing much here.
Creyonte has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Creyonte with shots to the head and body - Castro looks very uncomfortable down there. Creyonte lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castro hang on? Creyonte lands a nice shot to the head. Castro regains half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Castro is refusing to be controlled, as Creyonte sits in half guard. Creyonte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Castro punching from the bottom.
Creyonte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Creyonte lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Creyonte drops an elbow to the side of Castro's head. Castro tries to kick Creyonte off but Creyonte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Creyonte has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Creyonte throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Castro to regain full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Creyonte lands a couple of elbows. Creyonte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Creyonte's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Castro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Creyonte on the ground. Creyonte scoring with some ground and pound. Creyonte passes into half guard. Creyonte lands strikes from half guard. Creyonte works his foot free and advances to mount. Creyonte takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Creyonte has control of Castro's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Castro regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Creyonte is landing with some decent strikes but Castro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Creyonte controlling his opponent. Creyonte is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Castro to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Castro shrugs it off. Creyonte fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Creyonte controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Creyonte cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Castro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Creyonte lands a nice short elbow. Creyonte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castro's head. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Castro is looking to escape. Creyonte not landing any meaningful shots this time. Creyonte working over Castro with some ground and pound. Castro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Creyonte seems to be looking for submissions.
Creyonte is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koral Creyonte dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Creyonte connects with a high kick. Castro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Creyonte's guard. Creyonte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Creyonte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Castro won't allow Creyonte to sweep him here. Creyonte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Castro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Creyonte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Castro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Castro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Creyonte has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Creyonte bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castro's guard. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Creyonte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round. Castro keeping moving, preventing Creyonte from controlling successfully. Creyonte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now. Creyonte postures up and lands a big shot to Castro's brow. Castro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Creyonte is one step ahead there. Castro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Creyonte stands up over Castro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Creyonte wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving. Castro trying to keep a closed guard but Creyonte is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Creyonte advances to half guard. Creyonte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Creyonte works his way into full mount! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Creyonte swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Castro is now in Creyonte's guard. A big mistake from Creyonte there, giving up the dominant position! Creyonte pushes a forearm under Castro's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Castro is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koral Creyonte! Koral Creyonte looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'how'd you like that BITCH?!'.
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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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