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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 1303 p4p, 1332 weight class) and Bobby Chunks (ranked 200 p4p, 208 weight class). Torres comes to the ring accompanied by Rodrigo Amarante - Tuyo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Chunks!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres throws the left hand but Chunks avoids the punch easily.
Chunks drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Torres defends it well.
Torres pushes Chunks up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chunks pushes Torres back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres pulls guard effortlessly.
Chunks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chunks is controlling him.
Chunks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chunks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chunks on the ground.
Chunks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chunks.
Chunks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chunks is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
Chunks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chunks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chunks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chunks wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Chunks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chunks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chunks distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chunks distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chunks throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chunks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chunks wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Chunks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chunks throws a big right hand that misses.
Chunks with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chunks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torres tries to get out of the position.
Chunks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chunks 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.
Chunks working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunks wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Chunks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chunks content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Torres throws a body punch but Chunks moves out of range.
Chunks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pablo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Chunks. That snapped Torres's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunks fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Torres avoids the head kick by Chunks.
Chunks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Torres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chunks.
Torres lands with a hook. Chunks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bobby Chunks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres darts in and clinches Chunks up against the ropes.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Chunks pushes Torres back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Torres's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Torres looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Chunks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chunks's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres blocking some punches.
Chunks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Chunks scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Chunks throws an elbow that misses.
A hook to the body from Torres.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Chunks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chunks looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chunks.
Torres darts in and clinches Chunks up against the ropes.
Chunks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Chunks blocks an uppercut.
Torres is leaning against Chunks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chunks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Chunks blocks it.
Torres avoids a wild elbow strike from Chunks.
Torres lands a body punch.
Torres trying to stall but Chunks improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres blocks a body shot from Chunks.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Chunks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Torres works on Chunks's body with a couple of short punches.
Pablo Torres has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chunks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Chunks is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Torres shoots in and gets a takedown into Chunks's guard.
Chunks controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Torres trying to control but Chunks is working from the bottom.
Bobby Chunks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres looking to sit in guard and control but Chunks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chunks with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chunks won't allow Torres to get back to his feet.
Chunks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chunks throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chunks working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torres wants to control from the top but Chunks keeps moving.
Chunks trying to keep a closed guard but Torres is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chunks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chunks 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.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Torres taking some punishment here, with Chunks in his half guard.
Chunks winds up and cracks Torres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chunks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres has hold of Chunks's hands but Chunks slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chunks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chunks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chunks lands strikes from half guard.
Torres is rocked!
Torres is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chunks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Torres is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chunks is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Torres is hurt! He's hurt bad - Chunks fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Torres from any more punishment! Congratulations to Chunks! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Chunks!
Bobby Chunks is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Bobby Chunks rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Pablo Torres spoke after the fight, saying 'I will try to have great comeback!'.
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