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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Oneal (ranked 2131 p4p, 3088 weight class) and Victor Torrente Torrente (ranked 273 p4p, 377 weight class). Victor Torrente Torrente has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Oneal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Torrente Torrente!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oneal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Torrente moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Torrente wants to counter with a clinch but Oneal pushes him away.
Torrente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oneal moves away.
Torrente walks into a jab.
Torrente misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Oneal there.
Torrente bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torrente tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oneal throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Torrente.
Nice defenses there by Oneal.
Oneal jabs at Torrente's body.
Oneal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oneal misses the shot to the body.
Torrente avoids the body shot from Oneal.
Torrente is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Torrente tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Torrente.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oneal lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal moves into the clinch.
Oneal successfully pulls guard.
Oneal pulls Torrente in close to his closed guard and prevents Torrente from doing any damage or advancing position.
Torrente stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oneal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oneal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Oneal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oneal being controlled here, momentarily.
Oneal pulls Torrente in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oneal is trying to control the action in half guard but Torrente is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Torrente wants to control but Oneal is keeping busy.
Oneal stalling.
Oneal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torrente is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oneal in particular looking to stall.
Oneal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torrente blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oneal.
Oneal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oneal is trying to control. Torrente wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Oneal prevents Torrente from standing back up.
Torrente is not content to let Oneal control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Torrente is looking for a sweep. Oneal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torrente wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Torrente takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oneal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oneal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torrente.
Oneal misses with a hook.
Torrente steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Oneal.
Torrente fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrente punishes Oneal's body with a nice straight punch.
Torrente slips under a jab from Oneal.
Torrente is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Torrente takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Torrente on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oneal. Torrente does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Oneal dominated that 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.
Oneal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Torrente moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Torrente as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Torrente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oneal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Torrente prevents a body shot from Oneal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torrente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oneal's brow.
Oneal avoids the elbow strike from Torrente, against the cage.
Torrente throws a punch but it's blocked by Oneal.
Oneal avoids a wild elbow strike from Torrente.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torrente misses with an elbow strike.
Oneal blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Oneal.
Oneal blocks an elbow strike.
Oneal blocks the elbow strike.
Torrente throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mason Oneal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrente fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oneal is looking to wear down Torrente with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Torrente tries to clinch up but Oneal circles away and keeps his distance.
Torrente avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oneal misses the jab.
Oneal keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Oneal.
Torrente lunges at Oneal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oneal's hand.
Oneal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torrente moves out of range of the strikes.
Oneal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Torrente's head.
Torrente throws a sloppy body shot
and Oneal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oneal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torrente can do to turn this around?
Jab from Oneal.
Oneal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oneal swats away the attempt to clinch by Torrente.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Torrente.
Torrente is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Torrente uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneal.
Oneal sets himself, and Torrente steps forward looking for the clinch! Oneal avoids it this time.
Torrente takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mason Oneal is winning the standup battle so far.
Torrente tries to clinch but Oneal is having none of it.
Oneal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torrente.
Oneal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Torrente.
Torrente tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oneal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oneal is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Oneal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torrente ducks under a wild hook from Oneal.
Victor Torrente Torrente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torrente misses with a wild body shot.
Torrente looks to land a right hand but Oneal moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrente ducks under a wild hook from Oneal.
Oneal works Torrente's body with a nice hook.
Torrente ducks right into an uppercut from Oneal.
Nice defenses there by Torrente.
Nice shot by Oneal.
Oneal connects with a looping right hand.
Torrente tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oneal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torrente as he jumps to the side.
Torrente tries to clinch but Oneal moves out of range.
Oneal moves into range and clinches up with Torrente.
Oneal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Oneal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oneal blocks an uppercut.
Oneal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torrentes head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oneal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torrente misses with the head strike.
Oneal dodges an elbow strike from Torrente.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Torrente.
Oneal tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Oneal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oneal lands a shoulder strike.
Oneal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oneal.
Torrente tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oneal's elbow.
Oneal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Torrente lands a nice elbow.
Torrente has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Oneal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Torrente can turn it around.
Oneal is working Torrente over against the cage.
Torrente is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oneal.
Torrente throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Torrente stops a takedown attempt from Oneal.
Oneal lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Oneal dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Oneal misses the shot to the body.
Victor Torrente Torrente has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oneal cracks Torrente with an open hand slap.
Torrente bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oneal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oneal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oneal catches Torrente napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Torrente to the canvas!
Torrente is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oneal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Torrente is still in real trouble! Can Oneal finish him?
Oneal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torrente is keeping the position for now.
Torrente seems to have recovered his senses.
Torrente is trying to keep Oneal in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oneal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oneal 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oneal pushing down on Torrente's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Oneal content to control rather than advance.
Oneal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Oneal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two 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.
Well, if Oneal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Torrente tries to get to full guard but Oneal has control of the leg.
Oneal works his way into side control.
Oneal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Torrente really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oneal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Torrente's face as Oneal controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Torrente keeps working.
Oneal sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torrente is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oneal takes a little break here. Torrente wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Oneal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oneal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oneal misses with the ground and pound.
Oneal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oneal wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torrente, who protects the arm well.
Torrente wants to control but Oneal postures up.
Oneal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Torrente is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A lull in the action here as Oneal stalls from top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Oneal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oneal 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Oneal!
Mason Oneal managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bloodbath MMA Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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