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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Magrath (ranked 70 p4p, 376 weight class) and Benji Torres (ranked 13 p4p, 63 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Benji Torres!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magrath slips a jab from Torres.
Magrath fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Torres.
Torres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Benji Torres has been cut.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Magrath blocks a jab.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Magrath moved out of range nicely.
Magrath half committed to a counter leg kick.
Magrath misses with a hook.
Torres lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Magrath keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaxon Magrath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magrath scores with a nice head shot.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Magrath tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Magrath throws a low kick, looking for Torres's leg but Torres calmly moves out of range.
Torres throws out a counter right but Magrath avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath blocks a jab.
Magrath staying out of range there.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Magrath counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magrath lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Magrath moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Magrath tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magrath throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magrath tries a head kick but it misses.
Magrath bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magrath tries to land a front kick but Torres steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magrath wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
Magrath tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Torres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magrath jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torres avoids the head kick by Magrath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magrath.
Magrath throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Magrath stuns Torres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Magrath is out of range.
Magrath feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Magrath pushes Torres away with a front kick.
Magrath misses with a body shot
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Magrath throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magrath doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Torres has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Magrath throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily.
Torres throws out a counter right but Magrath avoids it with no problem.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Jaxon Magrath has been cut.
Magrath throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magrath scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick lands for Magrath.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Magrath uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab by Torres.
Torres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Benji Torres's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magrath finds it's way round the side to connect with Torres's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magrath scores with a sloppy right hand. Torres should have avoided that one.
Torres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Magrath scores with a leg kick.
Magrath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Magrath is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Magrath throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magrath wants to slow Torres down by chopping away at his legs.
Magrath connects with an inside leg kick.
Magrath moves away from the strike by Torres.
Magrath lands an overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Magrath dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Magrath lands a jab to the nose.
Torres takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magrath. Magrath circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torres lands a nice shot that snaps Magrath's head back.
Magrath is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Torres might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Magrath has got the better of the exchanges.
Magrath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Magrath moves out of range of the strikes.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Magrath takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magrath misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magrath goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Torres wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Magrath delivers a nice body kick.
Magrath throws a big shot that misses.
Torres throws a hook but Magrath avoids it easily.
Magrath throwing a counter right hand but Torres manages to avoid it.
Magrath throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The cut above Benji Torres's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Magrath on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A chopping leg kick lands by Magrath.
Magrath throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrath looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Torres lands a glancing blow to the side of Magrath's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Torres lands a jab to the nose.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Magrath fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Magrath with the inside leg kick.
Magrath misses the jab.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magrath is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torres can do to turn this around?
Magrath slips under a jab.
Torres avoids the head kick by Magrath.
Torres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Magrath.
Magrath throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magrath is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Torres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torres takes one to the side of the head.
Magrath misses with a hook.
Magrath throws a jab when Torres was well out of range.
It seemed like Torres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magrath throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torres throws a big shot that misses.
Torres slips under a jab.
Jaxon Magrath is winning the standup battle so far.
Magrath stalks Torres and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Torres's face. Torres staggers backwards, shaken.
Benji Torres's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magrath connects with a body shot that sends Torres's belly button to the back.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Magrath counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torres's knee momentarily.
Torres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magrath connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benji Torres's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jaxon Magrath!
Jaxon Magrath retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Jaxon Magrath thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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