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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torrelio Sacana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Ice Cream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
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215 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Torrelio Sacana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blue Ice Cream!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ice Cream misses with a body kick.
Sacana fails to land the takedown.
Sacana looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sacana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sacana tries to pass to full mount but Ice Cream defends it.
Ice Cream wants to get back to full guard but Sacana has passed into side control.
Sacana taking a breather here.
Ice Cream has one of Sacana's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ice Cream is looking for a sweep.
Ice Cream prevents Sacana from moving into mount.
Sacana trying to control the action but Ice Cream is working from the bottom.
Ice Cream is trying to control Sacana's posture but Sacana avoids it.
Ice Cream managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sacana.
Sacana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ice Cream has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sacana working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream is trying to get back to half guard.
Sacana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ice Cream keeps working.
Ice Cream tries to buck Sacana off but Sacana is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sacana laying and praying for a moment but Ice Cream takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ice Cream is trying to maintain the position but Sacana is very close to passing his half guard.
Sacana is trying to control. Ice Cream wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacana is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sacana scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ice Cream is in trouble now - Sacana has advanced to mount!
Sacana looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ice Cream wants to control but Sacana is having none of it.
Ice Cream working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sacana fails to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream is squirming around, avoiding Sacana's attempts to control the action.
Ice Cream wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sacana.
Ice Cream tries to lock up and control but Sacana gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ice Cream sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ice Cream blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sacana.
Sacana trying to control the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ice Cream is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torrelio Sacana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ice Cream throws a head kick that Sacana semi-blocks.
It looks like Torrelio Sacana has been cut.
Sacana shoots in and bounces Ice Cream off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ice Cream looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sacana has picked Ice Cream up and slammed him! Ice Cream can't keep hold of the triangle and Sacana manages to pass to side control!
Sacana lands a decent elbow from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ice Cream is looking to regain half guard here but Sacana keeps moving and retains side control.
Ice Cream struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana tries for a kimura but Ice Cream is defending well.
Ice Cream is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ice Cream struggling a bit here.
Ice Cream tries to bench press Sacana off him but Sacana keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sacana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ice Cream, who protects the arm well.
Sacana controls the position.
Ice Cream is looking for a sweep.
Sacana is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ice Cream is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Ice Cream's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Torrelio Sacana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sacana haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sacana is looking to take a break and control but Ice Cream is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sacana tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sacana has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ice Cream taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sacana.
Ice Cream is trying to control Sacana's posture but Sacana avoids it.
Sacana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ice Cream keeps working.
Ice Cream wants to control but Sacana postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ice Cream is looking for a sweep.
Ice Cream wants to control but Sacana postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Blue Ice Cream will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Torrelio Sacana's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Ice Cream leaves Sacana with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sacana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ice Cream swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Ice Cream. No joy for Sacana on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Torrelio Sacana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ice Cream feints and then cracks Sacana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sacana down.
Sacana manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ice Cream on his heels. He'll look to pass Ice Cream's guard now, I'm sure.
Sacana tries to free his leg and advance position but Ice Cream is retaining full guard.
Ice Cream 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.
Sacana pushing down on Ice Cream's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ice Cream is looking for a sweep. Sacana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sacana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ice Cream keeps working.
Ice Cream is looking to control Sacana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ice Cream avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacana seems to be working for a kimura but Ice Cream defends the submission attempt.
Sacana trying to control from half guard but Ice Cream is working away.
Sacana is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ice Cream doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sacana.
Ice Cream wants to improve his position but Sacana is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ice Cream is defending against the submission attempts here by Sacana.
Sacana is thwarting Ice Cream's attempts to control the position.
Sacana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ice Cream looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacana wants to control but Ice Cream is keeping him busy.
Sacana is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ice Cream looking for submissions off his back.
Sacana prevents Ice Cream from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacana looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ice Cream is looking to control Sacana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ice Cream avoid being mounted?
Sacana is trying to control the action in half guard but Ice Cream is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sacana is thwarting Ice Cream's attempts to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sacana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ice Cream does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ice Cream is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Torrelio Sacana.
I think Sacana 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Torrelio Sacana!
Torrelio Sacana took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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