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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Del Torro (ranked 3506 p4p, 3998 weight class) and Elvis Milissis (ranked 282 p4p, 315 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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172 cm 29 150 9 - 6 - 1 |
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172 cm 28 156 3 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arturo Del Torro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Milissis! The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Milissis misses with an uppercut. Del Torro saw that one coming. Milissis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Arturo Del Torro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Del Torro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milissis moves away. Del Torro throws a lazy right hand but Milissis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Del Torro throws a right hand that Milissis ducks under and follows up with a left that Milissis also avoids with ease. Del Torro thuds a left hand into Milissis's body. Milissis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Milissis blocks a jab. Del Torro throws a lazy right hand but Milissis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Del Torro throws a quick inside leg kick. Del Torro tries to score with a low kick but Milissis moves his leg out of the way. Del Torro looks to land a left hand but Milissis moved out of range nicely. Milissis is looking for the big counter here. Del Torro throws a body shot but no joy. Milissis is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Del Torro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Del Torro throws a body punch but Milissis moves out of range. Milissis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Milissis throws a series of punches but Del Torro moves out of range. Good exchange - Del Torro coming out on top. Milissis scores with a one two! Del Torro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Arturo Del Torro has been cut. Del Torro throws a right hand that misses
and Milissis counters with a stiff right hand. Milissis ducks under a wild hook from Del Torro. Del Torro stuns Milissis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Milissis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Milissis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Del Torro counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Milissis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Del Torro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Milissis manages to avoid it. The fight stays on the outside here - Del Torro looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Milissis unleashes a big counter combination but Del Torro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Del Torro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Del Torro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Del Torro moves into the clinch successfully.
Del Torro has a couple of punches blocked by Milissis.
A right handed body shot lands from Del Torro.
Del Torro misses with a hook from the clinch. Del Torro working some nice short punches in the clinch. A quick uppercut on the inside from Del Torro. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Torro. Milissis tries to break free but Del Torro pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Milissis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Milissis has had enough of the clinch but Del Torro keeps him there for the moment. Del Torro breaks the clinch.
Del Torro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Milissis misses with a left hand and Del Torro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Del Torro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milissis backwards. Del Torro scores with a shot to the side of Milissis's head. Del Torro misses with some punches.
Del Torro is working Milissis over against the cage. Del Torro breaks the clinch.
Milissis throws a series of punches but Del Torro moves out of range. Del Torro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Torro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milissis moves away. Decent striking displayed by Del Torro there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Del Torro connects with an inside leg kick. Del Torro misses with a jab to the body
enabling Milissis to counter with a crisp jab. Del Torro connects with a solid leg kick. Del Torro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Milissis. Del Torro misses with a wild body shot. Milissis lands a leg kick that knocks Del Torro off balance momentarily. Milissis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Del Torro.
Milissis throws a series of punches but Del Torro avoids them all with ease. Del Torro throws a lazy head kick and Milissis counters with a one-two to the body. Del Torro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Del Torro dominated that round. The cut man is working on Arturo Del Torro's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Del Torro throws a big shot that misses. Milissis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Good work by Milissis as he checks the leg kick. Milissis misses with a double jab
and Del Torro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nice shot by Del Torro. Milissis tries to work over Del Torro's front leg with a kick but Del Torro checks it. Del Torro half committed to a counter leg kick. Del Torro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Milissis. Del Torro throws a chopping leg kick but Milissis manages to avoid taking any serious damage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Del Torro throws a leg kick that is checked and Milissis counters with a three punch combo that has Del Torro backing up. Del Torro nods at Milissis to acknowledge the strikes. Milissis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Del Torro's hands. Del Torro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Milissis is looking for the big counter here. Del Torro throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Milissis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Milissis tries to land a body kick and Del Torro counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Milissis breaks from the clinch.
Milissis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Del Torro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Milissis.
A low kick from Del Torro is predictable there and Milissis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Del Torro is lucky that one didn't land flush. Del Torro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Milissis finds it's way round the side to connect with Del Torro's head.
Arturo Del Torro's cut is getting worse. Del Torro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Del Torro scores with a nice head shot. Del Torro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Elvis Milissis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Del Torro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A shot to the body from Del Torro misses and Milissis counters with a three punch combo that has Del Torro backing up. Del Torro nods at Milissis to acknowledge the strikes. Del Torro throws a lazy uppercut
and Milissis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Del Torro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milissis circles away quickly and effectively. Milissis throws a right hand that Del Torro ducks under and follows up with a left that Del Torro also avoids with ease. Del Torro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Del Torro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Milissis's sensitive parts. Del Torro jabbing away but nothing is landing. Milissis is looking for the big counter here. Milissis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Del Torro backs up against the cage.
Arturo Del Torro's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Del Torro connects with a jab. Del Torro lands a really nice looking cross but Milissis seems unphased.
Milissis checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Milissis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Del Torro. That did some damage! Del Torro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Milissis counters with a right hand to the body. Del Torro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Milissis throws out the jab. Del Torro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Milissis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Del Torro is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Milissis darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Milissis lands a head kick!
A good leg kick by Milissis.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Milissis throws a shot from downtown. Del Torro moves away and avoids it. Milissis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Del Torro throws a shot from downtown. Milissis moves away and avoids it. A combination from Milissis does no damage. Del Torro scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Milissis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Milissis throws a combination that misses and Del Torro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Milissis thinking. Milissis misses with a few strikes there.
Del Torro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milissis moves away. Del Torro cracks Milissis with a good jab. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elvis Milissis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Arturo Del Torro's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. Del Torro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milissis unleashes a big counter combination but Del Torro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Del Torro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Milissis moves away. That kick from Milissis tenderised Del Torro's leg. Del Torro is trying to keep his angry face on. Del Torro scores with a leg kick.
Milissis misses with a few strikes there.
Milissis moves forwards but Del Torro connects with a nice, crisp jab. Del Torro throws a hook to the side of Milissis's head but Milissis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Milissis lands a jab-cross combination. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A swing and a miss from Del Torro. Del Torro misses the shot to the body. Milissis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Del Torro.
That's one minute gone in the round. Del Torro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Milissis lands a nice hook to Del Torro's body. Del Torro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Milissis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Milissis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Milissis misses with a double jab
and Del Torro counters with a good low kick that Milissis was not able to check. Del Torro lands with a good body shot. Del Torro swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Milissis to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeez, Arturo Del Torro's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Del Torro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Del Torro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Milissis was well out of range. Poor timing from Del Torro. Del Torro misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Del Torro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Milissis moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Del Torro throws a quick inside leg kick. Del Torro lands a leg kick that knocks Milissis off balance momentarily. Milissis throws a sloppy body shot
and Del Torro counters with a good low kick that Milissis was not able to check. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Del Torro misses with a low kick. Milissis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Torro misses with a combination
and Milissis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Milissis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Del Torro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Del Torro throws a body shot but no joy. Milissis misses with a combination
and Del Torro counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Del Torro misses with a straight left. Milissis unleashes a big counter combination but Del Torro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Del Torro throws a hook but Milissis blocks it. Elvis Milissis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Milissis throws a chopping leg kick but Del Torro manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Del Torro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Del Torro with a body punch. A glancing blow. Milissis tries to land a leg kick but Del Torro saw it coming and moves away.
Del Torro cracks Milissis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Del Torro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Milissis is able to avoid easily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Del Torro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Milissis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Milissis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Milissis scores with a head kick. Del Torro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arturo Del Torro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elvis Milissis!
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energy
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RATING
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