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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boto Pollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Duendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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141 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boto Pollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Duendes!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pollo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duendes as he jumps to the side.
Duendes throws a series of strikes that have Pollo backpedaling.
Duendes pushes Pollo up against the cage in a clinch.
Pollo can't break the clinch.
Duendes lands a nice shot to the body.
Duendes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pollo's efforts to push away.
Duendes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duendes pushes Pollo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duendes prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hand to the body from Duendes.
Duendes scores with a shoulder strike.
Duendes breaks from the clinch.
Duendes works over Pollo's head and body with a nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duendes is looking to clinch but Pollo is avoiding it.
Duendes clinches up with Pollo and pushes him back against the cage.
Duendes lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duendes cracks Pollo with a nice body shot.
Duendes breaks the clinch.
Duendes lands with a good body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Duendes scores with a four punch combination!
Pollo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pollo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pollo tries to keep at a distance but Duendes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duendes lands a shoulder strike.
Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duendes closes the distance and clinches.
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!
A short uppercut from Duendes.
Good body shot from Duendes.
A short right from Duendes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duendes.
A short right from Duendes on the inside.
Pollo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pollo drops back looking for a leg! Duendes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duendes manages to kick Pollo off! Pollo jumps back into Duendes's guard.
Pollo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Duendes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Duendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Duendes is looking to stand up but Pollo isn't so interested in that idea.
Duendes is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollo wants to pass the guard but Duendes is keeping the position.
Duendes keeping moving, preventing Pollo from controlling successfully.
Pollo passes into half guard.
Duendes told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Duendes is trying to stand back up but Pollo is controlling him
Pollo is keen to just control but Duendes is a slippery customer.
Duendes is trying to stand up here but Pollo is controlling him well.
Pollo wants to pass to mount but Duendes is defending the position.
Pollo is working hard here to advance position.
Duendes is trying to stand up here but Pollo is controlling him well.
Pollo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pollo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Duendes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pollo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duendes wants to get back to his feet.
Pollo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Duendes!
Pollo landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duendes tries to buck Pollo off but he can't manage it.
Pollo moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Duendes has worked his arm free - good work by Duendes!
Duendes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pollo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pollo tries to score with some ground and pound. Duendes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Duendes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Duendes digs a good body shot into Pollo's ribs.
Duendes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duendes clinches with his opponent.
Duendes lands a left hand.
A short right from Duendes.
Still in the clinch, Duendes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duendes lands a hook that snaps the head of Pollo backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duendes.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duendes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Duendes clinches up against the cage.
Duendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Duendes scores with a hook to the body.
Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duendes pushes Pollo up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duendes lands with a left to the head.
Duendes lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Duendes.
Pollo jumps guard but Duendes stands there with Pollo around his waist. Pollo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pollo misses with a body shot.
Duendes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Duendes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pollo back to the cage. Duendes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tommy Duendes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pollo shoots for a double leg takedown but Duendes sprawls well. He's pushed Pollo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boto Pollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duendes digs a good hook to Pollo's body.
Duendes lands a jab-cross combination.
Duendes pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pollo back to the cage. Duendes follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Duendes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Duendes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tommy Duendes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duendes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pollo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Duendes counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duendes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duendes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Duendes scores with a jab to the body.
Pollo goes for a double leg but Duendes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Duendes continues to drive forward.
Duendes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Duendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duendes darts in and clinches Pollo up against the cage.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duendes drives through and clinches with Pollo against the cage.
Duendes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duendes lands a nice shot to the body.
Duendes manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duendes works over Pollo's head and body with a nice combination.
Duendes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pollo backs up against the cage.
Pollo gets tackled into the cage by Duendes. Duendes maintains the clinch.
Duendes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duendes scores with a shoulder strike.
Duendes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pollo or not.
Duendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pollo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Duendes scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Duendes is breathing heavily.
Duendes gets a clinch.
Tommy Duendes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Duendes.
Duendes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duendes manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duendes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duendes stuns Pollo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duendes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duendes wants it to stay on the feet.
Pollo fails with a takedown attempt.
Duendes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pollo eats them both and turns towards Duendes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Duendes stuffs the takedown.
Pollo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duendes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Duendes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duendes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duendes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pollo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duendes lands a slapping body shot.
Pollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Duendes both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Duendes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pollo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Duendes drives through and clinches with Pollo against the cage.
Duendes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duendes lands a left hand.
Duendes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pollos head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duendes.
Pollo is trying to push Duendes away but Duendes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duendes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pollos head.
Duendes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duendes lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duendes.
Pollo tries to break free but Duendes pushes him back against the cage.
Duendes scores with a hook to the body.
Pollo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Duendes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duendes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duendes connects with a body shot.
Duendes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pollo rather than just go for the knockout.
Pollo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duendes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pollo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Duendes is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duendes lands with a nice combination. Pollo backs away looking to recover.
Danga de danga de dang - Duendes scores with a four punch combination!
Pollo shoots for a double leg takedown but Duendes sprawls well. He's pushed Pollo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boto Pollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pollo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duendes defends it nicely.
Duendes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Duendes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Duendes lands with a good body shot.
Duendes takes the fight into the clinch.
Duendes is pressed up against the cage. Pollo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Duendes down to the mat. Duendes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice combination there by Duendes.
Duendes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Duendes as the two fighters clinch.
Duendes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duendes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duendes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duendes is leaning against Pollo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duendes lands a body punch.
Duendes lands a nice uppercut.
Pollo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short uppercut from Duendes.
Duendes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pollo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duendes as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Duendes.
Duendes moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duendes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pollo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Duendes lands a two punch combo.
Pollo shoots in for a double leg but Duendes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pollo.
Duendes scores with a one two! Pollo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pollo fails with the takedown
and Duendes counters with a one-two to the body.
Duendes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duendes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Duendes breaks from the clinch.
Duendes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duendes duly obliges.
Duendes connects with a body shot that sends Pollo's belly button to the back.
Pollo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boto Pollo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duendes takes the fight into the clinch.
Duendes lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Duendes.
Duendes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pollo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duendes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Duendes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Duendes.
A left lands for Duendes.
Duendes has closed the distance and engaged Pollo in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duendes lands with a left to the head.
Duendes breaks the clinch.
Duendes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duendes rushes Pollo and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Duendes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Duendes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Duendes!
Our winner, Tommy Duendes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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