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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Old Way's. Mitsuyo Maeda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maeda drives through with a takedown into Torres's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Maeda postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Maeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maeda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maeda stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres 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.
Maeda postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maeda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Maeda postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
Maeda prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Maeda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres 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.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres wants to sweep here but Maeda controlling him for the moment.
Maeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maeda throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Maeda wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Maeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Maeda working some strikes from top position.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.
Torres stands up over Maeda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maeda working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres is in close to Maeda's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Torres trying to control but Maeda is working from the bottom.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda is trying to keep Torres in close.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maeda. Maeda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maeda.
Torres with a poor takedown
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Torres shoots for a double leg takedown but Maeda sprawls well. He's pushed Torres's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres shoots for a double leg takedown but Maeda sprawls well. He's pushed Torres's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres trying to control but Maeda postures up.
Torres makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Maeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda stuffs the takedown attempt from Torres. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torres is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Torres's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torres is on top in guard.
Maeda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Maeda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Maeda blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maeda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maeda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maeda has escaped and now he's on top!
Maeda throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working Maeda over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maeda 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miguel Torres will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres shoots in and drives through. Maeda sprawls well.
Maeda throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maeda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torres tries to avoid it but Maeda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torres to the ground. Torres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Torres closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Maeda quickly recovers to half guard.
Maeda is trying to control but can't.
Maeda is trying to control but Torres passes into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position but Maeda is working away.
Maeda takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Maeda manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mitsuyo Maeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres wants to free his trapped foot but Maeda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Torres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Maeda is concentrating on defense, preventing Torres from advancing position.
Maeda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torres seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Maeda does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maeda trying to get back to full guard but Torres takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Maeda?
Maeda is looking to improve his position but Torres isn't that keen on the idea.
Torres lands a big shot there that rocks Maeda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maeda is rocked!
Maeda tries to reverse the position but Torres maintains control.
Maeda regains half guard.
Torres is pressing down on Maeda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maeda is holding on for now.
Torres winds up and cracks Maeda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to control. Maeda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Torres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maeda keeps working.
Maeda is looking to improve his position.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Torres trying to control from half guard but Maeda is working away.
Maeda blocking the ground and pound attempt from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to improve his position.
Torres scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Maeda is refusing to be controlled, as Torres sits in half guard.
Maeda works his way to full guard. Good work.
Maeda tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres throws a strike but Maeda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Torres!
Miguel Torres gave a mention to Hopkins Athletics in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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