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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Del Torro (ranked 3498 p4p, 2753 weight class) and Kano Sicarius (ranked 290 p4p, 237 weight class). Arturo Del Torro could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kano Sicarius's chin.
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145
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arturo Del Torro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kano Sicarius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Del Torro.
Del Torro wants to land a leg kick but Sicarius is out of range.
And Sicarius tries to counter it with a takedown but Del Torro pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Del Torro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Del Torro throws a right hand that misses
and Sicarius counters with a series of strikes. Del Torro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sicarius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Torro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Del Torro throws a shot from downtown. Sicarius moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick from Del Torro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab from Sicarius.
Sicarius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Torro manages to avoid it.
Del Torro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sicarius counters with a straight right hand.
Del Torro looks to land a left hand but Sicarius moved out of range nicely.
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!
Sicarius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Del Torro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sicarius staying out of range there.
Sicarius lands with a shot to the body.
Del Torro missing with a left hand there. Sicarius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sicarius staying out of range there.
Del Torro throws out a loose jab but Sicarius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Torro throws a right hand that misses
and Sicarius counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sicarius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicarius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sicarius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sicarius passes to side control.
Del Torro defending against the ground and pound.
Sicarius working the head with strikes.
Del Torro is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sicarius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Del Torro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sicarius in side control, throwing shots but Del Torro defends.
Sicarius scores with punches from side control.
Del Torro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Sicarius crashes against the mat.
Del Torro is pushing Sicarius's head away, looking to escape. Sicarius manages to hold on to the position though.
Sicarius trying to control the action but Del Torro is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Sicarius seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sicarius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sicarius landing strikes.
Del Torro is not content to let Sicarius control the position.
Check out the look on Sicarius's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Del Torro pushes Sicarius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sicarius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Sicarius are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius wants to control but Del Torro is keeping him busy.
Del Torro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sicarius on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sicarius throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Del Torro dodges the ground and pound from Sicarius.
Sicarius tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sicarius working the head with strikes.
Sicarius advances nicely into full mount.
Sicarius unloading with bombs!
It looks like Arturo Del Torro has been cut.
Sicarius lands a couple of good shots and Del Torro has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Del Torro has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sicarius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius landing with strikes.
Sicarius lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Del Torro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Sicarius.
Sicarius wants to control but Del Torro is keeping busy.
The referee is taking a good look at Del Torro as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sicarius!
The referee is taking a good look at Del Torro as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sicarius!
Sicarius throwing damaging strikes from the back! Del Torro could be in trouble here!
Del Torro covering up well under a series of strikes from Sicarius.
Sicarius struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kano Sicarius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arturo Del Torro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sicarius looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Del Torro!
Del Torro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Torro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sicarius lands a few punches from side control.
Del Torro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sicarius scores with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Torro avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sicarius.
Del Torro is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Tran MMA Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Sicarius cracks Del Torro with a big elbow.
Sicarius has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Del Torro!
Sicarius throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sicarius fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sicarius looking to control but Del Torro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sicarius lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Del Torro hang on?
Arturo Del Torro's cut is getting worse.
Sicarius unloading with bombs!
Arturo Del Torro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sicarius landing punches.
Poor strikes thrown by Sicarius there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Del Torro squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Sicarius landing punches.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sicarius working his ground and pound in the gym.
Sicarius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sicarius thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sicarius lands a big shot there that rocks Del Torro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sicarius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sicarius with a couple of short strikes.
Jeez, Arturo Del Torro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arturo Del Torro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kano Sicarius!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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