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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cristobal Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eksthor Bengoetxea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristobal Morales has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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161 lbs
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170 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cristobal Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eksthor Bengoetxea!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales shoots in but Bengoetxea avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bengoetxea feints and as Morales raises his hands in defense, Bengoetxea changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Morales really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bengoetxea controlling from the top position.
Bengoetxea looking to sit in guard and control but Morales gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bengoetxea trying to control the position.
Morales looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bengoetxea isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Morales stacks Bengoetxea on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Morales!
Morales creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bengoetxea sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bengoetxea struggling a bit here.
Bengoetxea is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Morales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bengoetxea's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bengoetxea trying to control from the bottom.
Morales thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Morales.
Bengoetxea trying to hold on to Morales's head to control him but Morales postures up.
Bengoetxea tries to get to full guard but Morales has control of the leg.
Morales really is a fat lump.
Bengoetxea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Morales drops an elbow to the side of Bengoetxea's head.
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!
Bengoetxea is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands with a punch from half guard.
Morales prevents Bengoetxea from improving his position.
Morales thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bengoetxea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales thows a huge punch but Bengoetxea dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bengoetxea wants to control but Morales is keeping busy.
Bengoetxea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morales.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morales connects with a nice short shot to Bengoetxea's temple.
Bengoetxea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morales thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bengoetxea's head.
Morales is taking a breather. Bengoetxea says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Morales scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Morales is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales is taking a breather. Bengoetxea says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bengoetxea is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristobal Morales 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.
Morales shoots in looking for a takedown but Bengoetxea manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bengoetxea fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morales sprawls well initially but Bengoetxea persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morales might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Morales is not content to let Bengoetxea control the position.
Bengoetxea stands up and beckons Morales to join him on the feet.
Bengoetxea gets caught napping as Morales dives in and scores a takedown. Bengoetxea manages to retain guard.
Morales throws a big elbow that misses.
Morales with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morales lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengoetxea is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morales is controlling him.
Morales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bengoetxea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morales trying to control but Bengoetxea is working from the bottom.
Bengoetxea wants to sweep but no luck.
Bengoetxea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morales.
Bengoetxea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bengoetxea controlling the position.
Bengoetxea is breathing heavily.
Bengoetxea looking for a sweep. Not yet Bengoetxea, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengoetxea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bengoetxea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bengoetxea keeping moving, preventing Morales from controlling successfully.
Bengoetxea is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morales misses with a head kick.
Bengoetxea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morales.
Morales shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bengoetxea manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Morales controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a big elbow that misses.
Bengoetxea wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Morales is now in half guard.
Bengoetxea is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Morales scores with a couple of nice shots.
Well, if Morales is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morales thows a huge punch but Bengoetxea dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengoetxea trying to control here.
Morales 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.
Morales drops an elbow to the side of Bengoetxea's head.
Morales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bengoetxea with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Morales lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bengoetxea with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morales not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morales scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bengoetxea tries to roll over but Morales keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristobal Morales dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bengoetxea closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morales did well to prevent Bengoetxea getting side control.
Bengoetxea is keen to just control but Morales is a slippery customer.
Bengoetxea trying to mount his opponent but Morales defends it.
Bengoetxea stalling away here and it's allowed Morales to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Morales has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bengoetxea off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Morales misses with a takedown attempt - Bengoetxea sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bengoetxea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morales clinches.
Bengoetxea pulls guard.
Cristobal Morales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bengoetxea is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morales is aware though and is defending well.
Bengoetxea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales scoring with some ground and pound.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bengoetxea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morales working some strikes from top position.
Morales is looking to work some ground and pound but Bengoetxea has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales is looking to work some ground and pound but Bengoetxea has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morales accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morales in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morales chips away with some ground and pound.
Morales throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Morales not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bengoetxea wants to sweep here but Morales controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bengoetxea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cristobal Morales just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morales.
Bengoetxea closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morales wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Morales is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bengoetxea off and has taken his back!
Morales scores with strikes from the back.
Bengoetxea is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengoetxea just trying to survive but Morales is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Morales scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Morales connects with a big shot to the side of Bengoetxea's head.
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!
Bengoetxea is in bad spot here.
Morales is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Bengoetxea up.
Morales is working the ground and pound. Can Bengoetxea escape?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Morales controlling the positon.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Morales's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristobal Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morales 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cristobal Morales!
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