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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rose Of Sharon. Torres has chosen It's My Time-Fabulous as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felipe Torres!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whissell.
Torres throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whissell's head.
Whissell throws the left hand but Torres avoids the punch easily.
Whissell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torres moves away.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Whissell moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres misses with some punches.
Whissell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whissell prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whissell.
A hook to the body from Whissell.
Whissell breaks from the clinch.
Whissell throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Donk. Torres catches Whissell right on the button with a cross.
Torres gets caught flat footed, as Whissell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Whissell is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Whissell stacks Torres on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Whissell!
Torres is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Whissell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Torres is trying to work for a sweep but Whissell has mounted him!
Torres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whissell has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Torres's face.
Whissell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whissell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whissell cracks Torres with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Whissell with a couple of short strikes.
Whissell lands with some strikes.
Torres swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whissell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Whissell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whissell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whissell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Whissell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.
Whissell 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 is trying to escape the mount.
Whissell content just to control the position here.
Torres tries to reverse the position but Whissell maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Torres gets back to half guard.
Whissell content to control rather than advance.
Whissell is trying to control the action in half guard but Torres is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee stands the fighters back up. George Whissell just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Whissell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whissell showed some decent athleticism there.
Torres wants to get back to full guard but Whissell has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Whissell's shoulder, as Whissell tries to avoid the shot.
Whissell slips a jab from Torres.
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Whissell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torres slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whissell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Whissell wants to stand but Torres is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whissell stands up and waves to Torres to follow him.
Torres shoots and misses
and Whissell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres shoots and misses
so Whissell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Whissell landing with the ground and pound.
Whissell trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Whissell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Whissell looking to pass the guard.
Whissell stands up and waves to Torres to follow him.
Whissell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Whissell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell wants to land a leg kick but Torres is out of range.
Whissell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torres's head.
Whissell moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Felipe Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Whissell moves out of range easily.
Torres tries to keep at a distance but Whissell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Whissell.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whissell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Whissell.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Whissell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whissell.
Whissell blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Whissell.
Whissell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Whissell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Whissell just stands there and leans against the cage.
George Whissell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felipe Torres.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Whissell.
Whissell lands a shot to the body.
Whissell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whissell lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Whissell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Torres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Whissell.
A body shot lands from Whissell.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Whissell.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Whissell controls his hands.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Whissell.
Whissell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whissell digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Whissell gets underhooks to prevent Torres's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whissell stalls.
Whissell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Whissell digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whissell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Whissell.
Whissell lands a nice knee to the body.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Whissell works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
Whissell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whissell breaks from the clinch.
Whissell lands with a nice body punch.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torres misses with a combination
and Whissell counters with a low kick, right behind Torres 's knee.
Whissell has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Whissell.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Whissell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Whissell lands with an uppercut that bounces Torres off the cage and back into rage.
Whissell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whissell's elbow.
Torres misses with some punches.
Whissell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Whissell works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Whissell lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Whissell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Whissell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whissell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whissell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whissell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whissell lands a left hand.
Whissell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whissell.
Whissell blocking some punches.
Whissell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Whissell blocks an uppercut.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Whissell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whissell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torres blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Whissell.
Whissell lands a shot to the body.
Whissell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whissell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Whissell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab by Whissell.
Whissell forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Torres tries for a takedown but Whissell manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell connects with a knee to the head.
Whissell pushes Torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whissell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres.
Whissell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whissell is looking to land body kicks.
Whissell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Whissell wants to stand but Torres has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Torres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whissell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whissell slows the pace down in half guard.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Whissell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Felipe Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whissell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Torres had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Whissell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Torres Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Whissell's back instead.
Whissell trying to get back to his feet but Torres is in full control for now.
Whissell manages to reverse the position and now he's in Torres's guard. Nice work there by Whissell.
Torres being controlled here, momentarily.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres has his foot on Whissell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whissell works his way back into a safe position though.
Whissell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whissell stands up from Torres's guard - Whissell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Whissell moved out of range nicely.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whissell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whissell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torres!
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Whissell.
Whissell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
George Whissell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Whissell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whissell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Whissell!
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hype
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FIGHT
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