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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emil Tequila (ranked 5512 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Young (ranked 5870 p4p, 0 weight class). Tequila comes to the cage accompanied by ERRA - Drift. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emil Tequila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ernesto Young!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tequila on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Young misses with a few strikes there.
Young closes the distance and clinches.
Young pulls guard effortlessly.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila 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.
Tequila postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Tequila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tequila throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tequila with a nice head shot there.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tequila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tequila content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tequila stopping the sweep attempt from Young.
Tequila tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Tequila throws a big elbow that misses.
Young looking for a guillotine here but Tequila defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tequila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Young is adopting a defensive guard.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tequila stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tequila is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Tequila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Young looks winded!
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila lands a couple of digs.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila lands a couple of elbows.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tequila postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Tequila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tequila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila really is a fat lump.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila with a nice head shot there.
Tequila scoring with some ground and pound.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the 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!
Tequila stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tequila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tequila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila cracks Young with a solid left hand.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Tequila dominated that 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.
Tequila shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tequila distracts Young with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tequila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Tequila lands a couple of digs.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Young working for a triangle but Tequila defends it easily.
Tequila is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tequila lands a couple of digs.
Tequila lands a couple of elbows.
Tequila working some strikes from top position.
Tequila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Emil Tequila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tequila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
Tequila scoring with some ground and pound.
Tequila working some strikes from top position.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tequila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tequila lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tequila scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
Tequila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Young's head.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tequila stands up over Young, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tequila postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Tequila scoring with some ground and pound.
Tequila postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tequila is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tequila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tequila's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tequila lands a couple of elbows.
Tequila is working Young over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tequila with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tequila working some strikes from top position.
Tequila scoring with some ground and pound.
Tequila landing some decent shots from guard.
Tequila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tequila postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tequila working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Young's head.
Tequila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tequila connects with a couple of short punches.
Tequila working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tequila content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tequila makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
Young has momentary wrist control but Tequila slips an elbow through the middle.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tequila is in close to Young's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tequila chips away with some ground and pound.
Tequila works over Young with some ground and pound from guard.
Young controls Tequila momentarily but Tequila frees himself.
Tequila is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Tequila dominated that second round.
That's time! Tequila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tequila shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Young is trying to defend but Tequila finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tequila working Young over with strikes.
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tequila lands a nice short elbow.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Young wants to control but Tequila is keeping busy.
Young looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tequila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tequila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tequila working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tequila is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tequila working Young over with strikes.
Tequila lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tequila takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tequila is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tequila is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tequila working the head and body with strikes.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Young is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tequila scores with a couple of nice shots.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tequila slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.
Tequila winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tequila scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tequila working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Tequila.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tequila working Young over with strikes.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tequila lands with a punch from half guard.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tequila looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tequila slips a nice elbow through Young's hands, connecting with Young's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tequila lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tequila landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tequila looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Young with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tequila lands strikes from half guard.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tequila lands strikes from half guard.
Tequila landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tequila drops an elbow to the side of Young's head.
Tequila wants to pass the guard but Young is defending well.
Tequila seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tequila is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tequila lands a nice short elbow.
Tequila is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to control Tequila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Young avoid being mounted?
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Young on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tequila lands strikes from half guard.
Tequila looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young taking some punishment here, with Tequila in his half guard.
Tequila wants to pass to mount but Young is defending the position.
Young taking some punishment here, with Tequila in his half guard.
Tequila working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Tequila there.
Young has hold of Tequila's hands but Tequila slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tequila is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ernesto Young has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tequila working over Young with some ground and pound. Young looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tequila lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emil Tequila showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tequila, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight for Emil Tequila!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Emil Tequila!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight for Emil Tequila!
Emil Tequila wins by unanimous decision!
A pretty intense looking Emil Tequila took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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