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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tracy Minaj (ranked 1281 p4p, 173 weight class) and Dino Pelayo (ranked 1245 p4p, 171 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tracy Minaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelayo moves away.
Minaj looks to land a left hand but Pelayo moved out of range nicely.
Minaj looks to land a left hand but Pelayo moved out of range nicely.
Minaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Minaj scores with a nice right hand.
Minaj misses with a straight left.
Minaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pelayo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Minaj gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Pelayo wants to stand and escape but Minaj is having none of it.
Minaj with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pelayo is trying to control the position but Minaj postures up.
Minaj stops Pelayo from standing up.
Minaj working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pelayo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Minaj won't allow Pelayo to get back to his feet.
Minaj postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minaj lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pelayo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minaj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pelayo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pelayo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minaj working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pelayo's head.
Pelayo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Minaj cracks Pelayo with a solid left hand.
Minaj will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Minaj working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pelayo's head.
Minaj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minaj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minaj lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pelayo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Minaj. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Minaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pelayo is trying to control the position but Minaj postures up.
Minaj working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pelayo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Minaj is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minaj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pelayo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Minaj's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Minaj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Minaj chips away with some ground and pound.
Minaj landing some decent shots from guard.
Pelayo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Minaj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pelayo is looking to stand up but Minaj isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minaj scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo wants to get back to his feet but Minaj is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Minaj trying to control the position from guard on top but Pelayo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Minaj throwing strikes but missing.
Minaj won't allow Pelayo to get back to his feet.
Minaj pushing down on Pelayo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pelayo is looking to get back to is feet but Minaj passes into side control.
Pelayo wants to control but Minaj postures up.
Minaj trying to control the action but Pelayo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo holds on to Minaj's head and controls the position momentarily.
Minaj works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pelayo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Minaj cracks Pelayo with a big right hand but Pelayo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Minaj working the ground and pound.
Minaj is working Pelayo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Minaj lands some shots froms side control.
Pelayo is looking to regain half guard here but Minaj keeps moving and retains side control.
Minaj in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tracy Minaj dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Minaj swings for the body but Pelayo moves out of range.
Minaj misses with a straight left.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Minaj is having none of it.
Minaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelayo can do to turn this around?
Pelayo digs a good hook to Minaj's body.
Minaj throws a right hand that Pelayo ducks under and follows up with a left that Pelayo also avoids with ease.
Minaj throws a right and a left that Pelayo avoids nicely.
Minaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pelayo.
Minaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pelayo slips a straight right by Minaj.
Minaj looks to throw the jab but Pelayo is out of range.
Minaj misses with a body shot.
Minaj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pelayo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Minaj.
Pelayo lands a nice hook to Minaj's body. Minaj takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pelayo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minaj gets tackled into the cage by Pelayo. Pelayo maintains the clinch.
Pelayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minaj breaks the clinch.
Dino Pelayo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minaj takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Minaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pelayo.
Minaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelayo is just out of range.
Pelayo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tracy Minaj is winning the standup battle so far.
Minaj throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Minaj takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Minaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelayo moves away.
Minaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Pelayo is looking to clinch.
Pelayo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Minaj rather than just go for the knockout.
Minaj swings for the body but Pelayo moves out of range.
Pelayo digs a good body shot into Minaj's ribs.
Minaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Minaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelayo is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minaj tries to keep at a distance but Pelayo has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minaj misses with a body punch.
Minaj is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelayo is keeping busy.
Pelayo goes for a takedown attempt but Minaj pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pelayo digs a good body shot into Minaj's ribs.
Minaj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pelayos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tracy Minaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelayo is just out of range.
Pelayo lands with a nice body punch.
Pelayo staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Pelayo misses.
Pelayo throws a shot to the body.
Pelayo tries to clinch up.
Pelayo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Minaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Minaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Pelayo.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minaj paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minaj swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Minaj misses its intended target.
Pelayo lands a right hook to the body.
Minaj misses with a body shot.
Pelayo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A swing and a miss from Minaj.
Minaj takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Minaj swings for the body but Pelayo moves out of range.
Pelayo works over Minaj's head and body with a nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Pelayo. Beautiful body shot.
Pelayo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pelayo lands a nice looking body shot.
Minaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Pelayo is just out of range.
Pelayo stuffs the takedown attempt from Minaj. Minaj gets slowly back to his feet.
Pelayo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Minaj with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tracy Minaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minaj throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Pelayo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Minaj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pelayo counters with a nice body shot.
Minaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pelayo moves away.
Pelayo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pelayo darts in and clinches Minaj up against the cage.
Pelayo misses with a body punch.
Minaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pelayo misses with a punch to the body.
Minaj is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pelayo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Minaj to the mat. Minaj regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Minaj is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pelayo pushes Minaj off looking to stand but Minaj dives back in and keeps control.
Pelayo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minaj.
Minaj works his way into side control.
Minaj throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pelayo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dino Pelayo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Minaj clinches with his opponent.
Minaj escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minaj shoots for a takedown but Pelayo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minaj. Pelayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pelayo lands a slapping body shot.
Minaj throws the left hand but Pelayo avoids the punch easily.
Pelayo works Minaj's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Minaj as he connects with a hook.
Pelayo rushes Minaj and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Minaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Pelayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Pelayo.
Minaj blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minaj.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minaj working hard to break the clinch.
Pelayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo tries to throw a body punch but Minaj avoids it by throwing Pelayo back against the cage.
Pelayo works on Minaj's body with a couple of short punches.
Pelayo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pelayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minaj is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pelayo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Minaj is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pelayo is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tracy Minaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pelayo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Minaj tries to throw a body punch but Pelayo avoids it by throwing Minaj back against the cage.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Minaj controls his hands.
Pelayo is trying to pull guard but Minaj has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Minaj prevents a body shot from Pelayo.
Minaj can't get the takedown.
Minaj looking for a takedown.
Minaj wants to take the fight to the mat but Pelayo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Minaj is working for takedown but Pelayo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pelayo presses Minaj against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Pelayo.
Dino Pelayo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pelayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelayo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pelayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pelayo lands a nice shot to the body.
Pelayo digs a right hand into Minaj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Minaj's gas tank.
Pelayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Minaj controls his hands.
Minaj is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pelayo works on Minaj's body with a couple of short punches.
Minaj prevents a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pelayo lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Pelayo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pelayo striking from the bottom.
Minaj throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo looking to control.
Minaj tries to free his leg and advance position but Pelayo is retaining full guard.
Pelayo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Minaj is controlling him.
Minaj trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minaj is looking to work some ground and pound but Pelayo has wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pelayo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Minaj prevents Pelayo from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pelayo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minaj fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Pelayo. Beautiful body shot.
Pelayo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Minaj moves out of range.
Minaj throwing a counter right hand but Pelayo manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pelayo. No joy for Minaj on that attempt.
A nice side step and Pelayo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pelayo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pelayo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Minaj, pushing him back against the cage.
Pelayo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pelayo lands a nice uppercut.
Minaj is rocked!
Minaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Minaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Pelayo - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Pelayo.
A body shot lands from Pelayo.
Pelayo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Pelayo as the two fighters clinch.
Pelayo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pelayo tries to score a body lock takedown but Minaj shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pelayo lands a body punch.
Pelayo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pelayo digs a right hand into Minaj's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Minaj's gas tank.
Pelayo pushes Minaj back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pelayo unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Minaj! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Pelayo is unloading with more strikes now! Minaj drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dino Pelayo!
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energy
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hype
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