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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Gontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Torre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gontier comes into the arena with Three Days Grace - Break blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Adam Gontier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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276 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Gontier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Torre!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gontier.
Torre blocks a head kick by Gontier.
Gontier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torre's waist but Torre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gontier off to one side.
Gontier shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torre's guard.
Torre is controlling Gontier's posture.
Torre controls Gontier momentarily but Gontier frees himself.
Torre wants to sweep here but Gontier controlling him for the moment.
Torre has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gontier postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Torre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gontier, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torre with a flurry of punches that miss.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gontier holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gontier 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.
Torre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gontier is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Torre is defending against the submission attempts here by Gontier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gontier tries to pass to full mount but Torre defends it.
Gontier seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gontier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gontier is pressing down on Torre's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torre is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torre trying to hold on to Gontier's head to control him but Gontier postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gontier is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gontier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gontier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gontier is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Torre is trying to escape and Gontier transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Torre is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gontier! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Gontier!
Adam Gontier retains his heavyweight 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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FIGHT
RATING
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