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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Esteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Esteban!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tua.
Tua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esteban is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esteban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esteban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tua breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esteban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tua closes the distance and pushes Esteban back into the ropes.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Esteban. That did some damage!
Esteban pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esteban tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tua goes for a takedown in the clinch but Esteban prevents it.
Esteban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tua has him pressed against the ropes.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Javier Esteban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua throws a head kick that misses.
Esteban misses with a low kick as Tua jumps back.
A low kick from Esteban misses
and Tua counters with a thumping low kick.
Tua has Esteban up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esteban tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Esteban.
Esteban fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tua checks it well.
Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tua prevents a body shot from Esteban.
Esteban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Tua instigates a clinch.
Esteban has a couple of punches blocked by Tua.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Esteban lands a nice hook to Tua's body. Tua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tua moves into the clinch successfully.
Esteban throws a punch but it's blocked by Tua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esteban tries to clinch up
and Tua counters with a slapping leg kick.
Esteban tries to clinch up.
Tua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esteban.
Tua rushes Esteban and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Esteban stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Esteban wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tua.
Esteban lands an uppercut.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua with a hook.
Tua tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Esteban swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Esteban.
Tua scores with a head kick. Esteban tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tua cracks the inside of Esteban's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua drives through and clinches with Esteban against the ropes.
Esteban wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tua has him pressed against the ropes.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua closes the distance and pushes Esteban back into the ropes.
Tua manages to break the clinch.
Esteban misses with a double jab.
Esteban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esteban defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Tua has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Esteban tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
Tua has managed to clinch.
Esteban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua drives through and clinches with Esteban against the ropes.
Tua slowing the pace effectively.
Tua goes for a takedown attempt but Esteban pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tua darts in and clinches Esteban up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tua prevents a body shot from Esteban.
Tua manages to pull guard.
Esteban trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tua's guard.
Esteban must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tua has Esteban pulled in close to control his posture.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tua wriggles free and stands up.
That kick from Tua tenderised Esteban's leg. Esteban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Esteban takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tua crunches a lovely knee into Esteban's ribcage.
Esteban looks winded!
Esteban wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
Tua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Esteban lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Tua tenderised Esteban's leg. Esteban is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Esteban tries a body shot but Tua blocks it.
Tua breaks the clinch.
Esteban tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Javier Esteban has been cut.
Tua pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Esteban can't find room to land a body shot as Tua controls the action.
Tua breaks the clinch.
Esteban tries to clinch up
and Tua counters with a two punch combo.
Tua moves into the clinch.
Tua lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esteban gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tua.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Tua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteban misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esteban tries to work over Tua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua gets a clinch.
Tua connects with a knee to the head.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Esteban fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tua on the side of the head.
Esteban tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
Esteban moves in looking to clinch but Tua pushes him off.
Esteban takes one on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tua drops down looking for an ankle pick but Esteban pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tua moves into the clinch successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esteban looks to clinch
and Tua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Esteban is rocked!
Esteban swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tua tries a head kick but it misses.
Tua closes the distance and pushes Esteban back into the ropes.
Tua manages to break the clinch.
Esteban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esteban tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Esteban misses with an uppercut.
Tua takes the fight into the clinch.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esteban was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Esteban lands with a shot to the body.
Esteban throws a sloppy head kick and Tua moves out of range easily.
Tua closes the distance and clinches.
Esteban struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tua breaks from the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tua forces Esteban back against the ropes and clinches.
Tua jumps into guard, dragging Esteban to the mat.
Esteban tries to stand but Tua is controlling from the bottom.
Esteban wants to stand and escape but instead Tua has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tua stands up over Esteban, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tua trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esteban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tua. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tua stands up and waves to Esteban to follow him.
Tua has Esteban up against the ropes in a clinch.
Esteban working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tua obliges.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tua has hold of one of Esteban's legs. Esteban is fighting the takedown attempt but Tua gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tua throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Esteban is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tua is controlling him.
Tua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Esteban, up you get!
Esteban throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Esteban misses with an uppercut.
Esteban throws the left hand but Tua avoids the punch easily.
Tua moves into the clinch.
Tua breaks the clinch.
Tua closes the distance and clinches.
Esteban is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tua tries a head kick but it misses.
Esteban tries to clinch there but Tua circles away.
Tua keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Tua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Esteban's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Esteban swings for the body but Tua moves out of range.
Tua closes the distance and pushes Esteban back into the ropes.
Esteban is trying to break the clinch but Tua has him pressed against the ropes.
Esteban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tua has hold of one of Esteban's legs. Esteban is fighting the takedown attempt but Tua gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tua drops back looking for a leg! Esteban is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Esteban manages to kick Tua off! Tua jumps back into Esteban's guard.
Tua wants to pass the guard but Esteban is keeping the position.
Tua stands and steps away. Esteban gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esteban wants to clinch.
Tua has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tua tries a head kick but it misses.
Esteban tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esteban misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteban darts in trying to clinch
and Tua counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Esteban is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Esteban tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua clinches with his opponent.
Esteban is trying to break free.
Esteban misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esteban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tua landing knees to the head.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tua clinches with his opponent.
Esteban has had enough of the clinch but Tua keeps him there for the moment.
Esteban wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tua scores with a knee to the head.
Esteban is still on wobbly legs! Can Tua finish him?
Tua tightens his grip and picks Esteban up, before dumping him to the ground. Esteban manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tua gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esteban lands an overhand right.
Tua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esteban can do to turn this around?
Esteban tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Esteban tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Esteban seems to have recovered his senses.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tua rushes Esteban and presses him up against the ropes.
Esteban is trying to break free.
Esteban is trying to break the clinch but Tua has him pressed against the ropes.
Esteban wants to get back to striking at distance but Tua won't allow it.
Tua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tua slips under a jab.
Tua gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tua drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Esteban gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tua's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esteban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Esteban throws a leg kick but Tua sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tua takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tua takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Esteban misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Esteban fails to land.
Nate Tua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Esteban scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esteban lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tua backwards.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esteban. Tua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Esteban lands an overhand right.
Esteban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Esteban throws a solid leg kick but Tua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Esteban.
Tua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tua moves into the clinch.
Tua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Esteban is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua is pushing Esteban up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tua has Esteban pressed against the ropes, preventing Esteban from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Esteban struggles to land a body shot inside as Tua controls his hands.
Esteban prevents the takedown attempt.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esteban is looking to clinch but Tua is avoiding it.
Esteban tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tua is able to avoid easily.
Tua closes the distance and pushes Esteban back into the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tua is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Esteban can't fight it off and eventually Tua manages to take the fight to the floor. Esteban looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tua with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tua sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tua trying to control but Esteban is working from the bottom.
Tua postures up and lands a big shot to Esteban's brow.
Tua trying to control the position from guard on top but Esteban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tua stops Esteban from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tua 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.
Esteban preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tua stands up from Esteban's guard - Tua perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice defenses there by Tua.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Esteban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Esteban wants to clinch but Tua slips to the side
and Tua counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua moves into the clinch.
Esteban can't break the clinch.
Esteban can't break the clinch.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tua moves into the clinch.
Tua is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Tua. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esteban is trying to break free.
Tua breaks the clinch.
Tua defending well as Esteban loads up on a big left hand.
Tua throws a series of punches but Esteban moves out of range.
Tua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esteban gets tackled into the ropes by Tua. Tua maintains the clinch.
Tua crunches a lovely knee into Esteban's ribcage.
Tua has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Esteban uses from the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tua manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Esteban throws out a loose jab but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esteban scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esteban wants to clinch up but Tua keeps it at a distance.
Tua has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tua manages to break the clinch.
Tua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esteban ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tua moves away.
Tua rushes Esteban and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Esteban in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tua stalling against the ropes.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Nate Tua is winning the standup battle so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Esteban - just one landing.
Tua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esteban misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nate Tua is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esteban throws out a leg kick but Tua moves out of range and Esteban only half commits.
Esteban throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Esteban tries to keep at a distance but Tua has taken the fight into the clinch.
Esteban is trying to break the clinch but Tua is controlling him.
Tua tries to land a knee to the head but Esteban blocks with his arms.
Tua working Esteban over with knees to the body.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Javier Esteban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Esteban, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tua has Esteban up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tua breaks from the clinch.
Esteban tries to clinch up.
Esteban loads up on a big right hand but Tua slips the punch.
Esteban misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua.
Esteban swings widly with a right hand
and Tua counters with a nice leg kick.
Tua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tua is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Esteban is defending well.
Tua landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Esteban is trying to break the clinch but Tua is controlling him.
Esteban's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tua is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esteban is looking to break free of the clinch but Tua has double underhooks.
Esteban misses with some punches.
Esteban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Tua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tua 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Nate Tua!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Nate Tua!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Nate Tua!
Nate Tua wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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