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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pesho Talpata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toro comes to the cage accompanied by Te Dejo Madrid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pesho Talpata!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talpata drives through with a takedown into guard.
Toro looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Talpata trying to control but Toro is working from the bottom.
Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Talpata missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Talpata landing some decent shots from guard.
Talpata throwing strikes but missing.
Talpata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talpata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toro's head.
Talpata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Toro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Talpata thows a big elbow that misses.
Talpata scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talpata landing some decent shots from guard.
Talpata stands up over Toro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Talpata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talpata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talpata postures up and lands a big shot to Toro's brow.
Talpata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toro's head.
Talpata really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Toro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talpata lands a couple of digs.
Talpata working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Talpata landing with the ground and pound.
Talpata throwing strikes from guard but Toro blocks nicely.
Talpata lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talpata postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Toro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Talpata is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Talpata in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Talpata chips away with some ground and pound.
Talpata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talpata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talpata postures up and lands a big shot to Toro's brow.
Talpata is in close to Toro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Talpata is looking to work some ground and pound but Toro has wrist control.
Talpata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Talpata's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Toro keeping moving, preventing Talpata from controlling successfully.
Talpata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Talpata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toro keeping moving, preventing Talpata from controlling successfully.
Talpata is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Talpata is in close to Toro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Talpata landing with the ground and pound.
Toro keeping moving, preventing Talpata from controlling successfully.
Talpata working some strikes from top position.
Talpata throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Toro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Talpata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Toro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Talpata with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pesho Talpata dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Talpata darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Talpata thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toro's head.
Talpata is looking to take a break and control but Toro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talpata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Talpata slips a nice elbow through Toro's hands, connecting with Toro's forehead.
Talpata throwing shots but Toro is blocking nicely.
Talpata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Toro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Talpata.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Talpata.
Talpata scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talpata scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Talpata takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Toro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Talpata.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Talpata is keen to just control but Toro is a slippery customer.
Toro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Toro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Talpata.
Talpata is pressing down on Toro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Toro is holding on for now.
Toro is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Talpata fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Toro avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Talpata takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talpata changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Toro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Talpata working the body and head with strikes.
Talpata connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Toro some visible discomfort.
Talpata in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Talpata working the ground and pound but Toro is defending the strikes.
Toro wants to control but Talpata postures up.
Talpata scores with a couple of short elbows.
Talpata lands a decent elbow from side control.
Talpata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toro keeps working.
Pesho Talpata has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talpata throws a strike aimed at the side of Toro's head but Toro avoids it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talpata feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Toro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Talpata doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Talpata manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Talpata keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Toro's head.
Talpata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toro's head.
Toro is trying to control the position but Talpata postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talpata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talpata lands a couple of digs.
Talpata is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Talpata must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Talpata is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Toro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Talpata shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Toro's guard.
Talpata cracks Toro with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pesho Talpata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Toro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Talpata shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Toro is trying to defend but Talpata finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Talpata working over Toro with some ground and pound. Toro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Talpata not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Talpata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Toro is trying to maintain the position but Talpata is very close to passing his half guard.
Talpata lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Talpata.
Talpata is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Talpata.
Talpata winds up and cracks Toro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Talpata perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Toro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Talpata sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toro defending well though.
Toro is looking to control Talpata's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toro avoid being mounted?
Talpata thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toro's head.
Talpata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Talpata wants to take a breather but Toro is having none of it.
Toro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two 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.
Talpata thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Talpata scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Check out the look on Talpata's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Talpata lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Toro down.
Toro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Toro is trying to control Talpata's posture but Talpata avoids it.
Talpata tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Talpata in side control, throwing shots but Toro defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Talpata.
Talpata throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talpata.
Toro misses with a takedown
and Talpata counters with a shoot takedown. Toro fights it but they end up in guard.
Toro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Talpata is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talpata throwing strikes but missing.
Toro keeping moving, preventing Talpata from controlling successfully.
Talpata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Talpata scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Talpata landing some decent shots from guard.
Talpata connects with a couple of short punches.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Talpata shoots in and bounces Toro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Toro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Talpata!
Talpata tries to lock up and control but Toro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pesho Talpata comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Talpata winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pesho Talpata!
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