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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lenzie Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Thunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes into the arena with SWC by Murs blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lenzie Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Thunders!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Thunders shoots in.
Torres scores with a kick to the body.
Thunders keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thunders takes a step back to recover.
Thunders looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunders is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thunders's sensitive parts.
Thunders stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Torres.
Torres throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Torres fakes the leg kick and cracks Thunders in the body.
Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Torres.
Thunders tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres pushes Thunders up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres lands a damaging elbow.
Torres lands a damaging elbow.
Thunders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunders fails with a takedown attempt.
Lenzie Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Thunders.
Torres darts in and clinches Thunders up against the cage.
Torres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thunders 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. Thunders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Torres feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thunders's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Torres.
It looks like Johnny Thunders has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunders throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thunders off to one side.
Torres thows a body kick. Thunders tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lenzie Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunders takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Thunders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thunders is trying desperately to land a takedown but Torres is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Thunders.
Torres lands a head kick!
Thunders throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunders changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torres tries to avoid it but Thunders manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torres to the ground. Torres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thunders's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunders looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thunders trying to mount his opponent but Torres defends it.
Thunders is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to hold on to Thunders's head to control him but Thunders postures up.
Thunders is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torres defends it well.
Torres trying to hold on to Thunders's head to control him but Thunders postures up.
Thunders trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Thunders is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Torres has managed to free his arm - good work.
Torres wants to control but Thunders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres checks the leg kick.
Torres is looking to slow Thunders down with leg kicks.
Thunders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Torres closes the distance and pushes Thunders back into the cage.
Torres lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Torres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunders swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thunders shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thunders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Torres lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenzie Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thunders fails with the takedown
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunders with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Torres has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torres stops a takedown attempt from Thunders.
Lenzie Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Thunders.
Torres comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thunders 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. Thunders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thunders takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunders misses with a combination
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thunders tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thunders has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres keeps control of Thunders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thunders shoots and misses
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Thunders was not able to check.
Thunders is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Torres.
Torres lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Thunders.
Torres lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thunders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Thunders was not able to check.
Torres scores with a kick to the body.
Torres avoids the body shot from Thunders.
Thunders has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thunders tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres counters with a series of strikes. Thunders will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunders closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Thunders pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lenzie Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torres connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Thunders shoots in.
Torres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Thunders shoots in but no luck this time.
Thunders on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Thunders thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres scores with a kick to the midsection.
Torres pushes Thunders up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thunders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thunders wants to get back to striking at distance but Torres won't allow it.
Thunders is trying to drag Torres to the mat but Torres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres lands an elbow that stopped Thunders in his tracks for a moment.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thunders can do to turn this around?
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thunders shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torres gets a clinch.
Torres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thunders is trying to break free.
Thunders 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. Thunders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Thunders shoots in.
Torres thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thunders if he has to take too many more of those.
Thunders takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Torres throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A left and a right from Torres both land. Nice combination.
Nice body kick there by Torres.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Thunders.
Thunders throws a lazy head kick
and Torres counters with a body kick that stops Thunders in his tracks momentarily.
Torres jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torres keeps Thunders at a distance using the push kick.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunders. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunders wants to clinch but Torres slips to the side
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lenzie Torres dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Thunders's cut.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Thunders swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Thunders with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
Torres scores with a kick to the body.
Thunders gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Thunders 's knee.
Torres with a jab.
Torres lands a two punch combo.
Torres throws a leg kick which misses Thunders's front leg but catches the back leg as Thunders tries to avoid it.
Torres clinches.
Torres holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Torres manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres pushes Thunders away with a front kick.
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!
Thunders shoots and misses
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
Lenzie Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Thunders.
Torres displaying some good clinch control by pressing Thunders up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres crunches a lovely knee into Thunders's ribcage.
Torres is trying to break the clinch but Thunders has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thunders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thunders jumps guard but Torres stands there with Thunders around his waist. Thunders gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thunders looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
Lenzie Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunders moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunders shoots and misses
and Torres counters with a nice body kick.
That's two 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.
Thunders looks to land a right hand but Torres moved out of range.
Thunders fails to land the takedown.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thunders looking to stall.
Thunders is working for takedown but Torres is calmly controlling the position for now.
Torres effectively controlling the action here.
Thunders is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Torres connects with a knee to the head.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Torres landing knees to the head.
Thunders can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunders can't get the takedown.
Torres scores with a knee to the head.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thunders tries to score a body lock takedown but Torres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thunders lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Thunders misses with a double jab.
Thunders decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Thunders is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thunders prevents Torres from improving his position.
Thunders is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Thunders is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torres is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunders tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Torres is staying active underneath Thunders, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thunders misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Thunders shrugs it off.
Johnny Thunders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thunders fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torres lands a head kick!
Thunders shoots and misses
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lenzie Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lenzie Torres!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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