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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Todd Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuito torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd Kimble has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Kimble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, chuito torres!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimble lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but torres circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimble scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like chuito torres has been cut.
Kimble moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
torres is rocked!
torres shoots in for a takedown but Kimble shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimble shoots in and drives through. torres sprawls well.
Kimble misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
torres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kimble.
torres shoots in for a double leg but Kimble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kimble looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kimble misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kimble throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kimble throws a looping overhand right but torres ducks down to avoid it.
Kimble rushes torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
torres is trying to break the clinch but Kimble has him pressed against the cage.
Kimble lands a body shot.
Kimble has torres pressed against the cage, preventing torres from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kimble jumps guard.
Kimble 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.
Kimble is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and torres defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
torres trying to control but Kimble is working from the bottom.
Kimble is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
torres is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
torres is looking to stand up but Kimble won't let him.
Kimble keeping moving, preventing torres from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimble is breathing heavily.
Kimble lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for torres!
Kimble tries to control but torres wriggling away.
torres is looking to improve his position but Kimble isn't that keen on the idea.
Kimble controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
torres really wants to buck Kimble off and get back to his feet.
Kimble 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 wants to hold on but Kimble pushes him away.
Kimble postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. torres looks a forlorn figure.
Kimble content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
torres wants to control but Kimble is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Kimble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on chuito torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kimble counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. torres manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kimble controls from within his opponent's guard.
torres 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on torres, up you get!
Kimble closes the distance and clinches.
torres working hard to break the clinch.
Kimble pushes torres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kimble ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kimble no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kimble looking for a sweep. Not yet Kimble, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimble working for a triangle but torres defends it easily.
torres must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
torres advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimble is trying to escape the position but torres is controlling the position.
torres has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kimble tries to clinch up but torres circles away and keeps his distance.
torres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimble paws at him with a jab and circles away.
torres moves in looking to clinch but Kimble pushes him off.
Kimble swinging wildly here.
Kimble has torres up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
torres has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kimble avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
torres is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kimble pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Todd Kimble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuito torres.
torres is trying to force a seperation but Kimble has the dominant position.
Kimble pulls guard successfully.
torres postures up in Kimble's guard and throws a big left but Kimble blocks it.
Kimble manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. torres manages to get himself to full guard.
torres has Kimble pulled in close to control his posture.
Kimble won't allow torres to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
torres wants to stand and escape but Kimble is having none of it.
Kimble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kimble controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kimble trying to control but torres is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kimble fails with the takedown
so torres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimble swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Todd Kimble dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on chuito torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
torres clinches but Kimble breaks the clinch
and Kimble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kimble rushes torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kimble digs a right hand underneath torres's ribcage. torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kimble 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.
Kimble wants to sweep but no luck.
torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimble is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimble manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
torres is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble tries to control but torres wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
torres is squirming around, avoiding Kimble's attempts to control the action.
torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kimble sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
torres is trying desperately to improve position.
Kimble avoids the attempt from torres to control.
Kimble controlling his opponent.
Kimble looking to control but torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
torres wants to control but Kimble is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble controlling the pace for now.
torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kimble wants to control the pace but torres is squirming around nicely.
torres working to try and regain half guard.
Kimble controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Todd Kimble just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kimble misses with a hook.
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.
Kimble throws an overhand right that lands on torres's shoulder, as torres tries to avoid the shot.
Todd Kimble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
torres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kimble sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimble. torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
chuito torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
torres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimble throws out the jab.
Kimble 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Kimble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kimble 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Kimble!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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