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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Llorente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willie Leak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hugo Llorente has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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197 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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196 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Llorente! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Willie Leak! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leak fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Leak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Llorente trying to keep a closed guard but Leak is proving a slippery customer.
Llorente tries to land a sweep but no joy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Llorente throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Llorente keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully. Leak with a flurry of punches that miss. Leak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Llorente has an active guard here but Leak has managed to pass into half guard.
Leak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Llorente keeps working. Llorente is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Leak scores with a couple of nice shots. Llorente tries to roll over but Leak keeps him under control. Llorente looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Llorente trying to hold on to Leak's head to control him but Leak postures up.
Leak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leak is thwarting Llorente's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Leak trying to control from half guard but Llorente is working away. Leak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Llorente defends it well. Leak passes to full mount! Leak lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Leak lands a big shot there that rocks Llorente but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Leak looking to control but Llorente is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Leak looking to secure an arm triangle but Llorente defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leak is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Llorente has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Llorente! Llorente postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Leak is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Llorente, into his guard. Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leak scoring with punches to the head and body. Leak throwing strikes but missing. Llorente looking to control.
Llorente wants to stand and escape but Leak is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Llorente swivels though and keeps the full guard. Leak connects with a couple of short punches. Llorente 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. Leak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Llorente is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leak is aware though and is defending well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Llorente is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Llorente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leak drops back, looking for a kneebar! Llorente looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Llorente looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Llorente! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Leak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Llorente wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Llorente throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Leak is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Leak 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.
Leak shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Llorente as he avoids it easily. Leak wants to clinch. Llorente pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Leak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Llorente moves into full guard.
Llorente keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully. Llorente throws his legs up looking for a submission but Leak uses it to pass to side control.
Llorente gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leak working the head and body with strikes. Llorente looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Leak is working for a kimura but Llorente is defending it quite comfortably.
Leak drops an elbow to the side of Llorente's head. Llorente blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leak. Llorente wants to improve his position but Leak is controlling well.
Leak is looking to take a break and control but Llorente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Llorente is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Leak is trying to control. Llorente wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Llorente is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Llorente manages to get to full guard.
Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Llorente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Llorente has an active guard here but Leak has managed to pass into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Llorente looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Llorente keeps working. Leak 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.
Llorente is looking for a sweep. Leak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Llorente looking for submissions off his back. Leak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Llorente defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leak works his foot free and advances to mount. Llorente sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Leak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Llorente won't allow Leak to pass to mount. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Llorente with the active half guard here but Leak passes nicely into side control. Leak is looking to take a break and control but Llorente is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Leak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leak shoots in for a double leg but Llorente sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. The fight stays on the outside here - Leak looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Llorente throws a nice outside leg kick. Leak wants to clinch up but Llorente keeps it at a distance. Llorente tries a head kick but it misses.
Leak manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Llorente on his heels. He'll look to pass Llorente's guard now, I'm sure. Llorente is trying to control the position but Leak postures up. Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Llorente tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Willie Leak has got the better of the ground game so far. Llorente is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leak is aware though and is defending well. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Leak gets to his feet. Llorente looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Leak looking to score a takedown here. Llorente is defending well but Leak drives through and ends up in Llorente's guard. Leak drops back looking for a leg! Llorente is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Llorente manages to kick Leak off! Leak jumps back into Llorente's guard. Leak passes into half guard. Leak trying to control from half guard but Llorente is working away. Leak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Leak lands a nice short elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Llorente regains full guard. Nicely done. Leak with a flurry of punches that miss. Leak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Llorente works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Leak trying to control the position from guard on top but Llorente is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Leak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Leak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Llorente works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Llorente manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Llorente is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Leak has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Leak! Llorente looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Llorente is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Llorente keeping moving, preventing Leak from controlling successfully. Leak stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Llorente swivels though and keeps the full guard. Llorente is looking for a triangle here but Leak uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Leak cracks Llorente with a big elbow. Llorente is trying to buck Leak off. Llorente is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Leak cracks Llorente with a big elbow. Leak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action! Leak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Llorente, who protects the arm well. Leak controls the position. Leak scores with a couple of short elbows. Leak thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Llorente struggling a bit here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Leak is putting a hurting on Llorente here, landing some big shots from side control. Leak connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Llorente some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Leak really dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Leak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Leak is working Llorente over with some ground and pound from side control. Leak lands a nice forearm strike. Llorente takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Llorente is looking for a sweep. Leak tries for a kimura but Llorente is defending well. Llorente manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Llorente is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leak's back! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Leak wants to escape the position.
Llorente working for a choke but Leak reverses nicely into Llorente 's guard. Leak is posturing up here but Llorente has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Leak tries to roll out but it's too tight and Leak has to tap! Slick submission there by Llorente!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hugo Llorente! Hugo Llorente retains his light heavyweight title! Hugo Llorente decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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