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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buhay comes to the cage accompanied by Tatsulok. Torres is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by How I Could Just Kill A Man - Cypress Hill. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jose Torres enters the cage!
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22
146 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Torres!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres connects with a crisp jab.
Torres scores with a leg kick.
Buhay thuds his right hand into Torres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Buhay tries a head kick but it misses.
Buhay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buhay walks into a jab.
Torres dips to his left and cracks Buhay with an uppercut!
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Buhay to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Buhay wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Torres is pulling down on Buhay's head to control his posture.
Buhay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buhay trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Buhay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Buhay from controlling successfully.
Buhay drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Torres manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Buhay has Torres in his guard.
Buhay is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buhay works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buhay being controlled here, momentarily.
Torres stopping the sweep attempt from Buhay.
Torres wants to control from the top but Buhay keeps moving.
Torres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Buhay working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torres manages to get himself to full guard.
Buhay passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Torres wants to control but Buhay postures up.
Buhay goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Torres has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Buhay but great work by Torres.
Torres working the head with strikes.
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Buhay is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Torres cracks Buhay with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Torres working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Torres in side control, throwing shots but Buhay defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhay is looking to reverse the position.
Buhay struggling a bit here.
Torres trying to control the position but Buhay is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres is trying to get an arm triangle but Buhay is defending well.
Buhay is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buhay taking a bit of punishment here - Torres scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jose Torres will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buhay tries a head kick but it misses.
Buhay misses with a takedown attempt - Torres sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torres scores with a head kick.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Buhay tries to pull guard but Torres won't allow it.
Torres gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torres pushes Buhay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Buhay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bagong Buhay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Torres lands a knee to the head.
Buhay is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Torres to keep the fight standing.
Buhay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Torres just stands there and leans against the cage.
Torres leaning against his opponent.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Torres slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Torres - that landed with a thud.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Torres.
Buhay tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Torres smiles and moves away.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buhay. That did some damage!
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buhay.
Buhay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torres throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buhay looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
Torres scores with the left hand. Buhay knows he should have avoided that one.
Buhay has his takedown stuffed
and Torres decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Buhay's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres stands and throws Buhay's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Torres controls the position from side control.
Buhay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torres wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
Torres working away.
Buhay is looking for a sweep.
Buhay gets back to half guard.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buhay keeps working.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Buhay is defending well.
Jose Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres trying to control from half guard but Buhay is working away.
Buhay wants to get back to full guard.
Buhay gets full guard.
Buhay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Torres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Buhay is retaining full guard.
Buhay 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buhay has an active guard here but Torres has managed to pass into half guard.
Buhay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres wants to pass to mount but Buhay is defending the position.
Torres is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres connects with a high kick.
Torres scores with a nice strike.
Buhay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torres defends it nicely.
Buhay takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Buhay misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Buhay fights it but they end up in guard.
Buhay trying to control the position.
Buhay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres wants to control but Buhay is keeping him busy.
Buhay trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Torres manages to pass to mount!
Torres controlling from the full mount.
Buhay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Torres raining down shots from the mount!
Buhay is trying to escape the mount.
Buhay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Torres looking to control but Buhay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Buhay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Buhay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres wants to pass to mount but Buhay is defending the position.
Jose Torres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Torres working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhay is looking to control Torres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Buhay avoid being mounted?
Torres trying to control the pace.
Torres passes the guard and advances to mount!
Torres looking to control but Buhay is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres controlling the pace for now.
Torres wants to finish this one by submission but Buhay is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhay is looking to get to half guard.
Torres can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Buhay is looking to escape.
Buhay is looking to get to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres controlling the pace for now.
Torres working Buhay over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Torres!
A very excited looking Jose Torres made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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