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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze comes to the cage accompanied by John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon. Torres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Old Way's. The key to victory for Johnny Blaze has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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135 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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26
135 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze connects with a body shot.
Blaze misses with a kick to the body.
Blaze walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Torres feints and as Blaze raises his hands in defense, Torres changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blaze wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.
Blaze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres distracts Blaze with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blaze avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Torres showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blaze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blaze has his foot on Torres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torres works his way back into a safe position though.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torres engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like Torres might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Blaze wants to stand up but Torres is controlling him.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Miguel Torres hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Danga de danga de dang - Torres scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into Blaze's guard.
Torres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Torres trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Torres pushing down on Blaze's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blaze defending well though.
Blaze is refusing to be controlled, as Torres sits in half guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
Blaze trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres slips a nice elbow through Blaze's hands, connecting with Blaze's forehead.
Torres passes to full mount!
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres raining down hammerfists from mount.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torres scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Blaze?
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaze looks a forlorn figure.
Blaze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Torres takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Torres breaks from Blaze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Torres has control of Blaze's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Blaze regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blaze's face.
The referee warns Blaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Torres lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Blaze that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blaze tries to hold on but Torres postures up.
Torres looking to control but Blaze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres landing strikes, looking to finish!
Torres scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Torres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters with a single leg into guard. Blaze didn't expect that.
Torres keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blaze's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze being controlled here, momentarily.
Miguel Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Torres scoring with punches to the head and body.
Torres landing some decent shots from guard.
Torres wants to control from the top but Blaze keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Torres trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Torres is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Torres works over Blaze with some ground and pound from guard.
Torres sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Miguel Torres hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Blaze has hold of Torres's hands but Torres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze wants to control but Torres is keeping busy.
Blaze tries to kick Torres off but Torres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blaze manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Torres stops Blaze from standing up.
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!
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaze has wrist control.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres drops back looking for a leg! Blaze is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blaze manages to kick Torres off! Torres jumps back into Blaze's guard.
Blaze 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Torres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaze is looking to stand up but Torres isn't so interested in that idea.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Torres postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Torres lands a couple of elbows.
Torres controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Torres scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Blaze is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Torres frees his head nicely. Oh but Blaze has switched to an armbar! Torres is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Johnny Blaze!
Johnny Blaze retains his bantamweight title!
Johnny Blaze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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