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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dana o brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angel Torres has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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131 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angel Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, dana o brian!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
o brian shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from o brian.
Torres misses with a takedown
and o brian counters with a nice double leg into guard.
o brian wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
o brian postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells o brian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
o brian trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
o brian wants to stand but Torres is controlling his posture from full guard.
o brian looking to sit in guard and control but Torres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
o brian is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
o brian is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o brian tries to pull guard but Torres won't allow it.
Torres is trying to work for a single leg takedown but o brian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from o brian.
o brian tries to pull guard but Torres holds him up against the cage and eventually o brian drops back down to his feet.
Angel Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dana o brian.
o brian gets control of Torres's arms and successfully pulls guard. o brian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Torres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres preventing the sweep.
o brian working a defensive guard here.
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.
o brian wants to sweep here but Torres controlling him for the moment.
o brian trying to strike off his back.
Torres passes into half guard.
o brian tries to kick Torres off but Torres keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
dana o brian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
o brian shoots and misses
so Torres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
o brian has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Torres off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Torres.
o brian struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
o brian is trying to buck Torres off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Torres is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, o brian has escaped the position, nice work there.
o brian sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
o brian wants to control but Torres is keeping busy.
Torres works his way into full mount!
o brian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o brian is looking to get to half guard.
Torres is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, o brian has managed to escape the submission attempt.
o brian is working to get back to half guard.
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.
o brian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
o brian is trying to escape the mount.
o brian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Torres has control of o brian's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and o brian regains control of the situation pretty easily.
o brian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angel Torres dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
o brian doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres.
o brian wants to get back to his feet but Torres passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres scoring with strikes to the body and head.
o brian is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Torres jumps into side control!
Angel Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
o brian tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
o brian tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, o brian has escaped the position, nice work there.
o brian can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
o brian sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
o brian is looking for a sweep. Torres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
o brian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torres is working away from the top position though.
o brian is trying to control but Torres manages to pass to mount!
Torres prevents o brian from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
o brian wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
o brian turns into Torres and is now in his guard.
Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
o brian is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but o brian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres is looking for a triangle but o brian pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
o brian advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Angel 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angel Torres!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
30% |
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