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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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189 cm
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174 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steel Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Torres misses.
Maguire clinches.
Maguire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Torres throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maguire has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Maguire tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maguire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maguire looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Maguire.
Maguire lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maguire displaying some good clinch control by pressing Torres up against the cage.
Maguire blocks an uppercut.
Maguire jumps guard.
Maguire looking to control.
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maguire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Maguire's legs - danger averted.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maguire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Maguire escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maguire has a closed guard, preventing Torres from standing up.
Torres controlling from the top position.
Torres won't allow Maguire to get back to his feet.
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.
Torres controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Maguire is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maguire manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torres is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire with good strikes from the mount here!
Maguire misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maguire throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Torres because Maguire loaded up on that one.
Torres defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Maguire.
Torres blocking the ground and pound.
Torres is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to hold on but Maguire pushes him away.
Maguire misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Maguire misses with a head shot.
Maguire looking to finish with strikes here!
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maguire.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Maguire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Torres lands with a right hand.
Torres stalks Maguire and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Maguire's face. Maguire staggers backwards, shaken.
Maguire moves into the clinch.
Maguire lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Maguire 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.
Torres is holding on to half guard well.
Maguire seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Maguire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maguire is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Maguire content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres trying to control but Maguire postures up.
Maguire seems to be looking for submissions.
Torres on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torres tries to get out of the position.
Torres tries to roll over but Maguire keeps him under control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maguire gets a clinch.
Maguire tries to score a body lock takedown but Torres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maguire tries to land a knee to the head but Torres blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maguire is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torres working hard to break the clinch.
Maguire has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Torres uses from the top position.
Torres controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torres trying to control but Maguire is working from the bottom.
Torres has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maguire is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maguire working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres wants to control from the top but Maguire keeps moving.
Torres avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maguire is keeping the position for now.
Torres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maguire on the ground.
Torres slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maguire controls Torres momentarily but Torres frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Maguire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernando Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maguire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maguire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Maguire persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Maguire scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Torres is trying to improve his position.
Maguire looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Maguire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torres tries to clinch up but Maguire circles away and keeps his distance.
Maguire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Maguire is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torres pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maguire fails to pull guard.
Maguire looking to stall.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Maguire uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Maguire as the two fighters clinch.
Maguire changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torres fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fernando Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steel Maguire.
A jab lands there for Torres.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernando Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maguire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Maguire will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres drops Maguire with a left and a right! Oh, Maguire is hurt - Torres dives into side control looking to finish!
Maguire is rocked!
Torres tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Maguire is still in real trouble! Can Torres finish him?
Maguire tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Torres easily slips into full mount!
Maguire seems to have recovered his senses.
Maguire tries to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maguire manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maguire wants to control but Torres passes into side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.
Maguire regains half guard.
Maguire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Torres is looking to advance position but Maguire won't allow it.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Maguire is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maguire is looking to improve his position.
Maguire wants to control but Torres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Torres is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maguire takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Maguire wants to clinch.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Maguire moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maguire shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maguire tries to close the distance and clinch but Torres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good exchange - Torres coming out on top.
Torres misses with a two punch combination.
Maguire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Torres does no damage.
Maguire wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Maguire defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Maguire.
Fernando Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maguire forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Maguire has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Torres regains guard immediately.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torres looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maguire puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Torres controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres clearly takes that round.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Maguire.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Maguire swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres lands with a shot to the body.
Maguire avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres cracks Maguire with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Torres stuffs the takedown attempt from Maguire. Maguire gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice combo by Torres! Oh, that's hurt him - Maguire falls to the canvas and Torres follows him into side control.
Maguire is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Torres just content to control the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tries to stand but Maguire is controlling his head.
You can see the frustration on Maguire's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maguire tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
Maguire is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Torres decides to stand back up.
Torres cracks Maguire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Maguire tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maguire has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Torres is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Torres fails to land.
Maguire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Torres blocks it with crossed arms.
Torres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maguire has him pressed against the cage.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Maguire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fernando Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steel Maguire.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Maguire pushes him off.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Maguire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torres is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Maguire gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire gets control of Torres's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maguire will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Maguire is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maguire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maguire is keeping the position for now.
Maguire looking to control.
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.
Maguire is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maguire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Maguire's legs - danger averted.
Maguire throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Torres's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maguire keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres throws a series of punches but Maguire moves out of range.
Torres works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres had his way with Steel Maguire in 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. This is the final round!
Maguire clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Maguire misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maguire drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torres pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab-cross combination lands for Torres and sends Maguire crashing to the mat! Torres follows him down to the mat - Maguire regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Maguire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maguire is looking to control Torres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maguire avoid being mounted?
Maguire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maguire is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is thwarting Maguire's attempts to control the position.
Torres tries to stand and escape but Maguire is controlling the position.
Torres trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Maguire tries to get to full guard but Torres has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Maguire shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Maguire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to clinch.
Maguire takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Maguire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Torres blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maguire.
Torres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maguire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Maguire prevents Torres from improving his position.
Maguire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maguire is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torres has managed to free his arm - good work.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Maguire has control of the leg.
Torres trying to hold on to Maguire's head to control him but Maguire postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maguire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
Maguire creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Torres sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maguire.
Maguire trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres parries the strikes from Maguire easily there. Maguire is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Torres to escape.
Maguire is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Torres is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Torres holding on.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steel Maguire.
I think Maguire has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steel Maguire! Steel Maguire retains his welterweight title!
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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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