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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Ibanez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Huckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibanez's entrance music is master p yappin. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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155 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Ibanez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Huckle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibanez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frank Ibanez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ibanez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Huckle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ibanez to the mat! Ibanez manages to get full guard.
Ibanez looking for a guillotine here but Huckle defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ibanez keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Huckle wants to control from the top but Ibanez keeps moving.
Ibanez tries to strike from the bottom.
Huckle passes Ibanez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Huckle trying to mount his opponent but Ibanez defends it.
Ibanez wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibanez is looking to control Huckle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ibanez avoid being mounted?
Huckle is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ibanez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huckle.
Huckle content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ibanez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Huckle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Huckle's back!
Ibanez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ibanez somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Can Huckle hold on?! Ibanez is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Huckle rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ibanez decides to stand and escape the position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ibanez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ibanez tries to close the distance and clinch but Huckle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibanez tries to clinch up but Huckle circles away and keeps his distance.
Huckle clinches up against the cage.
Ibanez stalling against the cage.
Ibanez gets underhooks to prevent Huckle's takedown attempt.
Ibanez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huckle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huckle drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ibanez landing with the ground and pound.
Ibanez stands and steps away. Huckle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ibanez is breathing heavily.
Ibanez misses with a takedown attempt
and Huckle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Ibanez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huckle wants to pass the guard but Ibanez is defending well.
Ibanez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huckle content to control rather than advance.
Ibanez keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez is looking to improve his position.
Ibanez is staying active underneath Huckle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Huckle is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ibanez is working to get back to half guard.
Huckle unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Huckle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ibanez moves into the clinch.
Huckle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ibanez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ibanez breaks the clinch.
Huckle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ibanez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Huckle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ibanez!
Huckle lands a big elbow.
Ibanez wants to get back to his feet.
Ibanez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ibanez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Huckle.
Ibanez tries to lock up and control but Huckle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huckle with a couple of short strikes.
Ibanez is desperately trying to improve his position but Huckle has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibanez is squirming around, avoiding Huckle's attempts to control the action.
Ibanez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ibanez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Huckle looking to control but Ibanez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Ibanez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ibanez can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ibanez tries to lock up and control but Huckle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ibanez is trying to escape the mount.
Ibanez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ibanez regains half guard.
Ibanez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Huckle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ibanez swivels and escapes.
Huckle gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ibanez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Frank Ibanez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez tries to close the distance and clinch but Huckle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ibanez forces Huckle back against the cage and clinches.
Ibanez tries for a takedown but Huckle manages to get underhooks.
Huckle lands a knee to the body.
Huckle scores a nice knee to the body.
Huckle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ibanez smiles and moves away.
Frank Ibanez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Huckle.
Ibanez darts in trying to clinch
so Huckle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Matt Huckle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ibanez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ibanez takes the fight into the clinch.
Huckle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Huckle prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huckle drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ibanez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ibanez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huckle misses with a takedown attempt - Ibanez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Huckle fails with the takedown
and Ibanez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Huckle's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huckle has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ibanez has passed into side control.
Ibanez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Huckle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ibanez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ibanez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Huckle's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Ibanez dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ibanez clinches with his opponent.
Ibanez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huckle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huckle tries to clinch but Ibanez moves out of range.
Ibanez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Huckle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibanez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ibanez shoots in but no luck this time.
Ibanez moves in looking to clinch but Huckle pushes him off.
Ibanez shoots in and drives through. Huckle sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibanez tries to clinch up.
Huckle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ibanez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Huckle to the mat! Huckle manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huckle is trying to control the position but Ibanez postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huckle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ibanez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ibanez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Huckle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huckle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ibanez as he avoids it easily.
Frank Ibanez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Huckle.
Ibanez clinches but Huckle breaks the clinch
and Huckle counters with a big head kick but Ibanez shrugs it off.
Huckle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Huckle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ibanez as he avoids it easily.
Ibanez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Huckle counters with an outside leg kick.
Ibanez forces Huckle back against the cage and clinches.
Huckle is trying to drag Ibanez to the mat but Ibanez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ibanez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez looking for a takedown.
Huckle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huckle tries to clinch but Ibanez moves out of range.
Ibanez shoots in and drives through. Huckle sprawls well.
Ibanez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ibanez manages to break the clinch.
Huckle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ibanez fails to land the takedown.
Ibanez shoots and misses
and Huckle counters with a head kick.
Ibanez drives through and clinches with Huckle against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ibanez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huckle wants to get back to striking at distance but Ibanez won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez just leaning against Huckle, taking a breather.
Ibanez taking a breather.
Huckle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huckle gets a takedown into half guard.
Ibanez has one foot on Huckle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Huckle fails with a takedown attempt.
Ibanez wants to clinch but Huckle slips to the side
and Huckle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ibanez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huckle circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ibanez.
Left hook, right uppercut from Huckle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibanez looks to land a combination. Huckle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Huckle scores with a decent looking hook.
Ibanez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huckle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibanez tries to clinch
and Huckle moves into the clinch.
Huckle tries to break the clinch but Ibanez is controlling the position.
Ibanez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huckle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ibanez as he jumps to the side.
Ibanez looks to clinch
and Huckle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ibanez clinches.
Ibanez can't get the takedown.
Huckle prevents Ibanez from breaking the clinch.
Ibanez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ibanez swats away the attempt to clinch by Huckle.
Huckle tries to clinch but Ibanez moves out of range.
Huckle fails with the takedown
and Ibanez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ibanez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Ibanez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ibanez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Ibanez!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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