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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome McGraw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGraw's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Born Winner (Wrecth Of England). Torres comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Indestructible kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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268 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerome McGraw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Torres!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGraw closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. McGraw pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres wants to slow McGraw down by chopping away at his legs.
Torres lands a jab-cross combination.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McGraw on the side of the head.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Torres stuffs the takedown attempt from McGraw. McGraw gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and McGraw moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Torres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torres attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Torres should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres stalks McGraw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGraw's face. McGraw staggers backwards, shaken.
Torres scores with a one two! McGraw had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
McGraw fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome McGraw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGraw takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGraw misses with a takedown attempt - Torres sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torres misses with a low kick.
McGraw on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Torres connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGraw shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed McGraw's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres connects with a body shot.
McGraw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Torres wants to land a leg kick but McGraw is out of range.
McGraw scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Torres is being controlled here.
McGraw trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
You can see the frustration on Torres's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to escape but McGraw is in control.
Torres stops McGraw from passing to mount.
Torres manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Torres tries to roll over but McGraw keeps him under control.
Torres looking for submissions off his back.
McGraw seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McGraw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
McGraw is breathing heavily.
Torres tries to roll over but McGraw keeps him under control.
McGraw wants to pass to mount but Torres is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Torres moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGraw scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres is trying to get back to half guard.
Torres can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torres can do anything to dispel that myth.
McGraw tries to advance to mount but Torres denies him.
Torres tries to improve position but can't.
Torres sneaks out the side door and pushes McGraw away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
McGraw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
McGraw shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres lands with a shot to the body.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGraw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but McGraw persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGraw at a distance.
Torres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torres scores with the left hand. McGraw knows he should have avoided that one.
McGraw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGraw off to one side.
Torres stalks McGraw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGraw's face. McGraw staggers backwards, shaken.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McGraw checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres stalks McGraw and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McGraw's face. McGraw staggers backwards, shaken.
McGraw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGraw off to one side.
McGraw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Torres dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
McGraw drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres pulls McGraw in close to prevent any damage.
Torres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGraw controls the pace.
McGraw is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McGraw thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Torres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but McGraw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torres is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McGraw dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres is pushing McGraw's head away, looking to escape. McGraw manages to hold on to the position though.
McGraw advances nicely into full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Torres wants to hold on but McGraw pushes him away.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Torres tries to hold on but McGraw pushes him away.
Torres is trying to stand.
Torres tries to hold on but McGraw pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGraw looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres really wants to buck McGraw off and get back to his feet.
Torres looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
McGraw biding his time, looking for the opening.
McGraw looking for the RNC.
Torres is really stuck here.
I would not like to be Torres right now.
Torres tries to escape but McGraw has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Torres defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McGraw's arms.
Torres has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torres defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraw tries to keep control of the position but Torres is staying busy.
McGraw is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Will McGraw go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Torres defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McGraw's arms.
A lull in the action here.
McGraw is working for a rear naked choke. Torres is not defending it well and McGraw has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Torres refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Torres's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jerome McGraw!
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hype
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