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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Torres (ranked 3877 p4p, 4124 weight class) and Arthur Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthur Horton has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Horton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Horton with that takedown attempt.
As Horton backs away, Torres returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Torres works Horton's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Torres finds it's way through Horton's defenses.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres scores with a jab to the head.
Horton misses with a head kick.
Torres swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horton tries for a takedown but Torres sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Torres throws out a powerful jab.
Horton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diego Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Horton.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Torres looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Torres with the inside leg kick.
Horton's coach down at Bang Bang Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Horton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
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 punishes Horton's body with a nice straight punch.
Torres catches Horton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
Torres scores with a crisp jab that stopped Horton in his tracks.
Torres lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Horton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diego Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Horton on the side of the head.
Horton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Torres works Horton's body with a nice hook.
Horton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Torres is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Torres.
Torres lands with a nice body punch.
Horton looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres lands with a nice body kick.
Torres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Torres scores with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Horton's head back.
Torres moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Torres scores with a leg kick.
Torres scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Torres.
Horton takes a kick to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Torres.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diego Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horton has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Horton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body kick there by Torres.
Torres bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Horton's head.
Torres darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horton tries to bum rush Torres with a series of wild strikes but Torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horton takes one to the side of the head.
Torres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Horton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Horton at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Torres checks a leg kick nicely.
Horton misses with a takedown
and Torres counters with a left and a right that stings Horton.
Horton 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 Horton.
Torres lands a body shot.
Torres throws a nice head kick!
Torres lands a right hook to the body.
Torres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Torres scores with a hook to the body. Horton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres throws a head kick that Horton semi-blocks.
Torres works the jab nicely.
Torres lands a head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Torres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torres moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Horton has his takedown stuffed
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Torres to score with a decent uppercut.
Torres thumps Horton with a low kick.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horton's sensitive parts.
Horton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horton misses with the body kick
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick from Torres lands but Horton takes it in his stride.
Diego Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Torres. Horton shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres cracks Horton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horton is breathing heavily.
Horton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Torres darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torres.
Torres stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Torres jabs at Horton's body.
Horton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torres but Torres pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diego Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Horton.
Torres scores with a kick to the body.
Torres moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horton 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.
Horton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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!
Horton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Torres lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Torres.
Horton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torres lands with an uppercut that bounces Horton off the cage and back into range.
Horton loads up on a big right hand but Torres slips the punch.
Torres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Horton might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Torres has got the better of the exchanges.
Torres clobbers Horton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Horton moves out of range easily.
Horton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Horton tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arthur Horton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Torres lets loose with a powerful body kick. Horton will feel that in the morning.
Torres cracks Horton with an open hand slap.
Horton is rocked!
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Horton can do to turn this around?
Nice body punch from Torres.
Horton is still on wobbly legs! Can Torres finish him?
Horton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horton scrambles back to his feet.
Torres cracks Horton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torres thows a body kick. Horton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Horton seems to have recovered his senses.
Horton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four 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!
Horton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Horton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horton wants to counter the offense by Torres and move into the clinch position.
Torres throws a good cross that connects.
Torres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Horton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick lands for Torres.
Torres connects with a solid leg kick.
Horton misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres tests Horton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Horton misses with a takedown attempt - Torres sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Torres dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres thumps Horton with a low kick.
Horton fails with the takedown
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torres sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Horton somewhat.
Horton fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Torres was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Horton.
Diego Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Horton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres lands with a shot to the body.
Horton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Horton with a poor takedown
and Horton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torres scores with a jab.
Horton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torres with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Torres. That's going to slow Horton down.
Torres digs a good body shot into Horton's ribs.
Horton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torres lands a right hook to the body.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres jabs at Horton's body.
Horton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres clobbers Horton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice straight punches there by Torres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Torres.
Torres throws out a powerful jab.
Torres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Horton if he has to take too many more of those.
Horton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Torres.
Torres goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Horton's head back.
Horton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Horton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Torres.
Horton misses with an uppercut. Torres saw that one coming.
Torres scores with a nice right hand.
Diego Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Horton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Torres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Horton.
Torres lands the left hand.
Torres lands a nice looking body kick.
Torres scores with a jab to the head.
Torres wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Torres lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Torres connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Horton scrambles back to his feet.
Horton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Horton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four 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!
Torres thows a body kick. Horton tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Horton or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres, which made it look bad.
Torres lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Horton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Horton's sensitive parts.
Horton takes one on the button.
Torres with a jab.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arthur Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horton looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torres has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Torres!
A relieved looking Diego Torres thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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