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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brooks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tom Sawyer. Torres has chosen Old Way's as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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140 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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143 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Torres.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brooks.
Torres looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brooks moves away from the strike by Torres.
Torres connects with a jab.
Torres tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Brooks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
Brooks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Torres finds it's way round the side to connect with Brooks's head.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Brooks.
Brooks swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
Brooks lands a glancing blow to the side of Torres's head.
Brooks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Torres tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brooks is in Torres's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brooks preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brooks manages to get himself to full guard.
Torres landing some decent shots from guard.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Brooks throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torres defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Brooks is retaining full guard.
Torres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Brooks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brooks throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Brooks striking off his back but it's not causing Torres any problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres landing with the ground and pound.
Torres throws an elbow that misses. Brooks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Brooks!
Brooks postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Brooks trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Brooks throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Torres trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Torres scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks is looking to reverse the position.
Torres working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Torres wants to control but Brooks is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brooks can't do much from the bottom here.
Torres working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Torres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks shoots and misses
and Torres counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Torres.
Tyler Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooks moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Brooks darts in looking for a takedown but Torres gets double underhooks and turns Brooks into the cage.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brooks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Brooks circles away.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Brooks misses.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Miguel Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brooks throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Torres throws a body punch but Brooks moves out of range.
Brooks misses the shot to the body.
Brooks is looking to wear down Torres with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Torres there.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miguel Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brooks throws a leg kick that misses.
Torres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brooks dives in and grabs Torres's left leg, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes down on Brooks's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Brooks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brooks misses with a body punch
and Torres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Brooks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miguel Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Torres.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brooks pulls Torres into guard.
Brooks trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brooks is trying to keep Torres in close.
Brooks is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Torres frees his head nicely. Oh but Brooks has switched to an armbar! Torres is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tyler Brooks!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Brooks thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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pop
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