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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juhani Torso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Torso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ameno. Fighter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. RENEGADE MASTER kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 Montreal, Juhani Torso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter moves out of range of the strikes.
Fighter tries to clinch but Torso moves out of range.
Torso lands a jab to Fighter's midsection.
Torso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torso scores with a nice strike.
Fighter drives through and clinches with Torso against the cage.
Torso manages to break the clinch.
Torso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torso misses with an uppercut. Fighter saw that one coming.
Fighter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Torso.
Fighter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torso.
Torso misses with a double jab.
Fighter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fighter trying to control from half guard but Torso is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fighter trying to control the action but Torso is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Fighter seems content to control.
Fighter stops Torso from getting back to his feet.
Fighter trying to control from half guard but Torso is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torso pushes Fighter off looking to stand but Fighter dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fighter.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torso misses with the combination.
Torso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fighter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Torso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juhani Torso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fighter closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torso to the mat! Torso manages to get full guard.
Torso wants to get back to his feet but Fighter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fighter lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter stops Torso from standing up.
Fighter trying to control but Torso is working from the bottom.
Fighter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Torso looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Torso looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Torso!
Torso working away.
Torso decides to stand back up.
Torso circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Torso leaves Fighter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torso rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fighter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab by Torso.
Torso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torso scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Torso throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
Fighter avoids the body shot from Torso.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fighter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torso is keeping the position for now.
Torso keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juhani Torso will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fighter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fighter tries a low kick but Torso avoids it.
Torso throws a right and a left that Fighter avoids nicely.
Torso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Torso fails to land with a series of punches.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torso.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torso. Fighter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torso scores with a one two! Fighter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Juhani Torso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fighter dodges the punch combination from Torso.
Torso loads up on a big right hand but Fighter slips the punch.
Torso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torso lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torso throws out the jab.
Torso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Torso.
Torso lands a body shot.
Torso fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fighter on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Fighter.
Fighter gets the takedown into side control.
Torso is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighter trying to control the action but Torso is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torso, who protects the arm well.
Fighter is looking to take a break and control but Torso is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torso, who protects the arm well.
Torso is trying to get back to his feet.
Fighter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Torso is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fighter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Torso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fighter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown but Torso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Juhani Torso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Fighter.
Torso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fighter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torso paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torso throws a jab but it's blocked by Fighter.
Torso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fighter is looking to clinch but Torso is avoiding it.
Torso scores with a punch to the head.
Torso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fighter circles away quickly and effectively.
Torso misses with the combination.
Torso misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juhani Torso dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Torso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fighter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fighter shoots in for a takedown but Torso shows good takedown defense.
Torso misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fighter prevents Torso from getting back to his feet.
Torso keeping moving, preventing Fighter from controlling successfully.
Fighter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torso swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fighter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter trying to control but Torso is working from the bottom.
Fighter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fighter trying to control but Torso is working from the bottom.
Fighter looking to sit in guard and control but Torso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fighter wants to sweep here but Torso controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torso misses with a hook.
Torso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torso with a hook.
Fighter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torso.
Juhani Torso is winning the standup battle so far.
Fighter shoots in and drives through. Torso sprawls well.
Juhani Torso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fighter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torso misses with a straight right.
Torso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fighter counters by moving into the clinch.
Torso breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fighter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Torso tries to bum rush Fighter with a series of wild strikes but Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torso.
Torso misses with a double jab
and Fighter counters with a takedown into side control.
Steve Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fighter tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fighter happy to just control the position for now.
Juhani Torso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torso wants to get back to his feet but Fighter is dominant here and he's now got Torso's back!
Fighter trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Fighter working for a choke but Torso reverses nicely into Fighter 's guard.
Torso stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Fighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torso has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juhani Torso!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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