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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Men Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Men Tor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Sten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Men Tor!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten leaves Tor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sten has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tor prevents a body shot from Sten.
Sten keeps control of Tor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sten keeps control of Tor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tor avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Sten lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tor avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Sten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tor avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Tor avoids the damage to the body.
Sten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Sten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tor.
Sten misses with a punch to the body.
Sten misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten working Tor over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sten.
Tor working hard to break the clinch.
Tor tries to circle away but Sten has him pinned against the cage.
Sten can't find room to land a body shot as Tor controls the action.
Sten has a couple of punches blocked by Tor.
Sten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sten.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sten backwards.
Sten tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sten.
Sten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tor blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Tor avoids the damage to the body.
Sten misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sten prevents Tor from breaking the clinch.
Sten with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Sten tries to work over Tor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tor blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Tor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sten working aggressively here.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tor is defending well for now.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Tor blocks with his arms.
Sten lands with a light punch inside.
Tor wants to break the clinch but can't.
A hook to the body from Sten.
Tor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tor wants to break free but Sten has control.
Sten lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tor backwards.
Tor avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tor.
Sten has a couple of punches blocked by Tor.
Sten misses with a punch to the body.
Sten scores with a shot to the side of Tor's head.
Sten tries a knee to the head but Tor blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sten tries to land knees in the clinch but Tor avoids the damage to the body.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tor is trying to force a seperation but Sten has the dominant position.
Sten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tor is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Tor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tor avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Tor is blocking nicely.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten is breathing heavily.
Sten scores a nice knee to the body.
Tor managing to block the knees to the body from Sten.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sten dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sten defends well and Tor ends up having to push Sten into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tor shoots in for a double leg but Sten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dan Sten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Men Tor.
Sten throws a hook but Tor blocks it.
Tor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sten stuffs the takedown attempt from Tor. Tor gets slowly back to his feet.
Tor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Sten. No joy for Tor on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sten fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tor, pushing him back against the cage.
Sten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tor can do to turn this around?
Tor blocking some punches.
Sten digs a right hand underneath Tor's ribcage. Tor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor looking to stall.
Tor wants to break free but Sten has control.
Dan Sten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tor avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Tor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tor is trying to break free.
Tor is trying to force a seperation but Sten has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sten.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tor avoids it.
Sten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sten swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sten lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tor - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tor breaks the clinch.
Tor with a poor takedown
and Sten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sten misses with some punches.
Sten putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Sten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten lands a nice knee to the body.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tor pushes Sten back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tor lands with a left to the head.
Sten scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Sten.
Sten tries a body shot but Tor blocks it.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Sten working Tor over with knees to the body.
Sten missing with knees to the body.
Sten using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sten throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sten misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor wants to break free but Sten has control.
Sten pushes Tor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Tor avoiding damage as Sten throws knees to the body.
Sten with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tor is defending well for now.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Sten.
Sten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tor's efforts to push away.
Tor has had enough of the clinch but Sten keeps him there for the moment.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten swings wildly with an uppercut but Tor uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Sten dominated that second round.
That's time! Sten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sten throws a big shot that misses.
Sten defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tor.
Sten seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Tor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sten wants to clinch.
Sten leaves Tor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dan Sten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Men Tor.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten is looking to clinch.
Tor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sten circles away.
Tor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sten defends well and Tor ends up having to push Sten into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sten has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sten lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sten tries to avoid it but Tor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sten to the ground. Sten escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Men Tor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tor goes for a double leg but Sten avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sten continues to drive forward.
Dan Sten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice takedown defense from Sten. No joy for Tor on that attempt.
Sten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sten is looking to clinch but Tor is avoiding it.
Sten misses with a hook. Tor ducked under it nicely.
Sten closes the distance and pushes Tor back into the cage.
Sten looking to throw knees to the head but Tor is blocking nicely.
Sten has a couple of punches blocked by Tor.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten has a couple of punches blocked by Tor.
Sten misses with a knee strike.
Sten lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sten misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tor wants to get back to striking at distance but Sten won't allow it.
Sten keeps control of Tor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tor throws a punch but it's blocked by Sten.
Tor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tor is defending well for now.
Sten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tor.
Sten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tor avoids it.
Tor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tor is trying to force a seperation but Sten has the dominant position.
Tor is looking to break free of the clinch but Sten has double underhooks.
Sten keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tor's efforts to push away.
Sten trying to land knees to the body.
Tor tries to circle away but Sten has him pinned against the cage.
Sten tries to land a knee to the head but Tor blocks with his arms.
Sten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tor is defending well for now.
Sten lands a right hand.
Tor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sten.
Tor can't break the clinch.
Sten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tor shoots in for a takedown but Sten shows good takedown defense.
Sten tries to counter by clinching up but Tor breaks away and moves out of range.
Tor keeps the fight on the outside.
Tor tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sten defends well and Tor ends up having to push Sten into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tor shoots in but Sten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sten moves in looking to clinch but Tor pushes him off.
Dan Sten is winning the standup battle so far.
Sten wants to clinch up but Tor keeps it at a distance.
Sten tries to close the distance and clinch but Tor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tor.
Men Tor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Sten is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sten clinches up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Sten showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sten has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sten!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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