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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Assad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Assad has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alvaro Fernandez's chin.
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150 lbs
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175 cm
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvaro Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zach Assad!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Assad is looking to clinch but Fernandez is avoiding it.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernandez shoots in and gets a takedown into Assad's guard.
Fernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer.
Fernandez stands and steps away. Assad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandez attempts a counter takedown but Assad avoids it well and moves away.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assad sprawls well. Assad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Assad misses with a low kick.
Assad throws a series of punches but Fernandez avoids them all with ease.
Fernandez darts in and clinches Assad up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandez.
Fernandez drags the fight down to the ground.
Fernandez pulls Assad in close to prevent any damage.
Assad tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandez is retaining full guard.
Fernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assad manages to get himself to full guard.
Fernandez wants to control from the top but Assad keeps moving.
Assad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Fernandez looking for a guillotine here but Assad defends easily.
Assad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad throws a strike but Fernandez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Assad is trying to keep Fernandez in close.
Fernandez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Assad wants to stand up but Fernandez is controlling him.
Fernandez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assad working a defensive guard here.
Fernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Assad.
Assad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fernandez wants to control from the top but Assad keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvaro Fernandez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Assad.
It looks like Alvaro Fernandez has been cut.
Assad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandez has a takedown stuffed.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernandez.
Assad misses with a hook.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandez shoots in and drives through. Assad sprawls well.
Fernandez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Assad defends well and Fernandez ends up having to push Assad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Fernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez drives through and clinches with Assad against the cage.
Fernandez pulls Assad into guard.
Fernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assad.
Assad wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
Fernandez looking for a guillotine here but Assad defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvaro Fernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez controlling the position.
Assad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Assad is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Assad sprawls and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assad. That's going to slow Fernandez down.
Fernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Assad's half guard.
Assad tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fernandez manages to move to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez prevents Assad from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fernandez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Assad working to try and regain half guard.
Fernandez looking to control but Assad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Fernandez'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Assad as he avoids it easily.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Assad stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernandez fails with the takedown.
Fernandez clinches up with Assad and pushes him back against the cage.
Fernandez drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Assad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assad throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez keeping full guard, as Assad tries to pass.
Fernandez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Assad presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fernandez prevents a body shot from Assad.
Assad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Assad stalling in the clinch but Fernandez improves position.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandez.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Assad is trying to force a seperation but Fernandez has the dominant position.
Assad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Assad walks away with a smile on his face. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Assad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assad tries to clinch there but Fernandez circles away.
Fernandez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assad is looking to clinch.
Fernandez tries to counter with a takedown but Assad is quick to defend against it.
Zach Assad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assad tries to bum rush Fernandez with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernandez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fernandez checks the leg kick.
Assad is looking to clinch but Fernandez is avoiding it.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Assad sprawls well. He's pushed Fernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Assad. That snapped Fernandez's head back.
Fernandez is rocked!
Zach Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OH! Fernandez has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Assad smells blood and charges in for the finish! Assad unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Fernandez sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zach Assad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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