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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rand Al Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Thor's entrance music is Hail the Dragon. A fine choice. Koral Creyonte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rand Al Thor's chin.
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186 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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186 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rand Al Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Al Thor sprawls well initially but Creyonte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Al Thor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Creyonte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Thor is keeping the position for now.
Creyonte throws an elbow that misses. Al Thor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creyonte's guard. Nice move by Al Thor!
Al Thor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Thor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Al Thor trying to control but Creyonte is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Rand Al Thor wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Creyonte on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Thor as he jumps to the side.
Creyonte misses with an uppercut. Al Thor saw that one coming.
Al Thor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Al Thor just misses with a punch to the body.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Creyonte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Al Thor is fending him off so far but Creyonte persists. Nope, Al Thor circles away and we're back to standing.
Rand Al Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koral Creyonte.
Al Thor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Creyonte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Creyonte shoots in but no luck this time.
Creyonte swats away the attempt to clinch by Al Thor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte checks a low kick from Al Thor.
We've been informed that Creyonte has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Al Thor moves in looking to clinch but Creyonte pushes him off.
Creyonte shoots in but no luck this time.
Al Thor wants to slow Creyonte down by chopping away at his legs.
Rand Al Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Creyonte has closed the distance and engaged Al Thor in a clinch.
Al Thor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Al Thor.
Al Thor throws a head kick but Creyonte moves out of range.
Al Thor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Creyonte checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Creyonte's jab looks to have found its range, popping Al Thor under the eye.
Al Thor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Creyonte counters with a straight right hand.
Al Thor misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Al Thor.
It looks like Koral Creyonte has been cut.
Creyonte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Al Thor circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Thor. That's going to slow Creyonte down.
Creyonte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Creyonte takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Creyonte keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Creyonte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Thor, pushing him back against the cage.
Creyonte tries to score a body lock takedown but Al Thor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Al Thor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Thor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rand Al Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Thor ducks under a wild hook from Creyonte.
Al Thor throws a front kick aimed at Creyonte's knee but Creyonte avoids it well.
Al Thor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Creyonte moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Thor throws a chopping leg kick but Creyonte manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creyonte shoots in looking for a takedown. Al Thor tries to sprawl out of it but Creyonte keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Al Thor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Creyonte avoids the head kick by Al Thor.
Al Thor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Creyonte's calf.
Creyonte looks for a takedown but Al Thor sprawls well.
Creyonte scores with a punch to the head.
Al Thor throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Thor throws a leg kick but Creyonte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Al Thor throws a wild body kick that Creyonte sees coming a mile off.
Al Thor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rand Al Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Creyonte. That snapped Al Thor's head back.
Al Thor throws a head kick that misses.
Al Thor darts in and clinches Creyonte up against the cage.
Creyonte drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Creyonte avoids the elbow strike from Al Thor, against the cage.
Creyonte goes for a takedown attempt but Al Thor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Al Thor cracks the inside of Creyonte's front leg.
Creyonte misses with a body kick.
Al Thor throws a looping overhand right but Creyonte ducks down to avoid it.
Al Thor scores with a shot to the body.
Creyonte shoots in and gets a takedown into Al Thor's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte trying to move into half guard but instead Al Thor has managed to sweep!
Al Thor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Al Thor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Creyonte looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Al Thor passes into half guard.
Creyonte wants to improve his position but Al Thor is controlling well.
Creyonte manages to get to full guard.
Al Thor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Creyonte working a defensive guard here.
Al Thor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Creyonte is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Al Thor frees his head nicely. Oh but Creyonte has switched to an armbar! Al Thor is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Koral Creyonte!
After the big win, Koral Creyonte made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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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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