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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Qualco Torquilka (ranked 4170 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antu Wantanu (ranked 4171 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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192 lbs
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187 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Qualco Torquilka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antu Wantanu!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Wantanu.
Torquilka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wantanu is looking to control Torquilka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wantanu avoid being mounted?
Torquilka controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torquilka slips a nice elbow through Wantanu's hands, connecting with Wantanu's forehead.
Torquilka controlling the action here.
Wantanu trying to control from the bottom.
Torquilka trying to control the pace.
Torquilka trying to pass the guard but Wantanu defending well.
That's two 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.
Wantanu is trying to control but can't.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wantanu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Torquilka fails to land with a series of punches.
Wantanu throws the left hand but Torquilka avoids the punch easily.
Wantanu lands a lovely overhand right.
Wantanu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torquilka lands a jab to the nose.
Wantanu throws a combination that misses
and Torquilka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Torquilka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wantanu trying to control the position.
Torquilka controlling from the top position.
Wantanu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four 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.
Torquilka is stalling in the full guard.
Wantanu looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Torquilka connects with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torquilka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wantanu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torquilka feinted with a counter takedown.
Antu Wantanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wantanu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Qualco Torquilka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torquilka shoots in and gets a takedown into Wantanu's guard.
Torquilka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torquilka tries to free his leg and advance position but Wantanu is retaining full guard.
Torquilka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Torquilka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Torquilka tries to bum rush Wantanu with a series of wild strikes but Wantanu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wantanu.
Torquilka takes a swing at Wantanu's ribcage but misses.
Qualco Torquilka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torquilka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torquilka controls the position.
Torquilka seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wantanu for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torquilka wants to control but Wantanu is keeping him busy.
Qualco Torquilka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torquilka tries to advance to mount but Wantanu denies him.
Wantanu is looking to regain half guard here but Torquilka keeps moving and retains side control.
Torquilka is staying tight to Wantanu's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torquilka tries to move to mount but Wantanu blocks the move with his legs.
Torquilka in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wantanu wants to control but Torquilka postures up.
You can see the frustration on Wantanu's face as Torquilka controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Torquilka misses with a lunging right hand
and Wantanu counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wantanu throws a shot from downtown. Torquilka moves away and avoids it.
Wantanu throws a shot from downtown. Torquilka moves away and avoids it.
Wantanu misses with a straight left.
Torquilka went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A big left from Torquilka misses.
Antu Wantanu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wantanu lands an overhand right.
Torquilka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wantanu sprawls well initially but Torquilka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Torquilka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Qualco Torquilka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wantanu throws a jab when Torquilka was well out of range.
Wantanu misses with a straight right.
Wantanu jabs at Torquilka's body.
Wantanu lands a jab to the nose.
Torquilka misses with a double jab.
Torquilka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wantanu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Torquilka ducks under a wild hook from Wantanu.
Torquilka was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Torquilka moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torquilka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big right from Wantanu misses.
Wantanu 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.
Torquilka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wantanu moves out of range as Torquilka strikes.
Torquilka throws a series of punches but Wantanu avoids them all with ease.
Wantanu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wantanu throws a combination. Torquilka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Torquilka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wantanu.
Torquilka feinted with a counter takedown.
Antu Wantanu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torquilka throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wantanu tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Torquilka is in Wantanu's guard.
Torquilka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Torquilka content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wantanu being controlled here, momentarily.
Wantanu working a defensive guard but Torquilka manages to pass into side control anyway.
Torquilka controls the position from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wantanu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torquilka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Torquilka content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wantanu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wantanu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Torquilka keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Antu Wantanu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torquilka wants to pass to mount but Wantanu is defending the position.
Torquilka is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torquilka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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 Qualco Torquilka.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torquilka, 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Qualco Torquilka!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Qualco Torquilka!
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Qualco Torquilka!
Qualco Torquilka wins by unanimous decision!
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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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