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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Willson (ranked 2558 p4p, 3839 weight class) and Gleyber Torres (ranked 365 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sam Willson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Willson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gleyber Torres!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres drives through and clinches with Willson against the cage.
Willson misses with some punches.
Willson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Torres walks away with a smile on his face. Willson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Willson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torres throws a counter combo.
Torres goes for a double leg but Willson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Willson continues to drive forward.
Willson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters by clinching up.
Torres is trying to trip Willson. He has hold of a leg but Willson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Torres persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Willson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Willson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres is still trying to improve position.
Willson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Willson is keeping the position.
Torres is looking to pass into half guard but Willson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Willson is in guard.
Torres wants to sweep here but Willson controlling him for the moment.
Willson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres keeps trying to improve his position.
Willson wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Willson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Willson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Torres, up you get!
Torres looks winded!
Willson is looking to clinch.
Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Willson!
Willson is looking for a sweep.
Torres has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willson wants to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Willson is desperately trying to improve his position but Torres has a good base and remains in mount.
Torres wants to take Willson's back here but Willson is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
You get the feeling that Willson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Torres swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Willson is now in Torres's guard. A big mistake from Torres there, giving up the dominant position!
Willson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Willson stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Torres is proving hard to escape from.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Willson pushes his legs off easily.
Willson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Willson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Willson tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willson swinging wildly here.
Torres unleashes a big counter combination but Willson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Willson on that attempt.
Despite the aggression on Torres's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Torres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gleyber Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Willson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torres sprawls well. Torres wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Willson gets slowly back to his feet.
Willson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torres tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Willson defends well and Torres ends up having to push Willson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Willson misses its target.
Sam Willson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torres avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Willson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willson throws a low kick but Torres avoids it.
As Willson backs off Torres throws a huge counter combo but Willson manages to avoid it all.
Willson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Willson throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres tries to roll over but Willson keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Willson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Willson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Torres will feel that in the morning.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Willson shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Willson won't be happy with that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Willson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Willson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willson tries to improve position but can't.
Willson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Willson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Torres tries to pass to full mount but Willson defends it.
Willson manages to get to full guard.
Willson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Willson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willson trying to control the position.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Willson is retaining full guard.
Willson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sam Willson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Willson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torres is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No luck for Willson with that takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sam Willson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Willson lands a high kick!
Willson wants to clinch.
Torres unleashes a big counter combination but Willson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Willson fails to land the takedown.
And Torres tries to counter it with a takedown but Willson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willson moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Willson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Willson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willson fails with the takedown.
Willson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Torres sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres throws a counter combo.
Torres closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Willson did well to prevent Torres getting side control.
Willson wants to get back to full guard.
Torres moves nicely into side control.
Torres tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Willson!
Torres wants to take his opponent's back but Willson doesn't allow it.
Torres moves to back control.
Willson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres looking for the choke but no joy.
Torres is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Willson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Willson for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willson tries to roll but Torres sticks to his back.
Torres looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Willson is controlling Torres 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Willson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Willson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to improve his position.
Willson landing a few strikes.
Willson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Willson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Torres is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Willson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Torres wants to sweep but Willson has passed to side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres is looking to regain half guard here but Willson keeps moving and retains side control.
Willson trying to control the position but Torres is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gleyber Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gleyber Torres!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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