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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tor Treng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drape Shorts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tor Treng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Drape Shorts!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treng fails with the takedown.
Shorts looks to land a left hand but Treng moved out of range nicely.
Treng ducks under a wild hook from Shorts.
Shorts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Treng.
Treng ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shorts misses with a shot to the body
and Shorts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Treng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shorts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Treng.
Shorts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Treng. Treng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Treng missing with a left hand there. Shorts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shorts takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Treng misses with a looping right.
Treng looks to score with a jab to the body but Shorts is just out of range.
Shorts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Treng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shorts, as that shot connected.
Treng rushes Shorts and presses him up against the cage.
Shorts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shorts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Treng fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Treng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shorts swings wildly with an uppercut but Treng uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shorts.
Treng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shorts backwards.
Treng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Treng misses with a punch to the body.
Shorts throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Treng.
A short right from Shorts.
Treng tries to stall but Shorts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shorts misses with a punch on the inside.
Shorts misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Treng.
Treng is trying to maintain a safe position but Shorts gets an underhook and turns Treng into the cage.
Shorts misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shorts.
Treng displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shorts up against the cage.
Treng is leaning against Shorts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Treng goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shorts prevents it.
Treng lands a hook that snaps the head of Shorts backwards.
Treng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts throws a punch but it's blocked by Treng.
Shorts gets through Treng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shorts misses with the head strike.
Treng drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Treng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shorts throws a punch but it's blocked by Treng.
Shorts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Treng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Treng tries to pull guard but Shorts holds him up against the cage and eventually Treng drops back down to his feet.
Treng manages to break the clinch.
Treng takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shorts throws a sloppy body shot
and Treng counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shorts misses with a jab to the body
and Treng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Treng, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shorts misses with a body shot
and Treng counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shorts's guard now.
Treng is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Treng scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Treng in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Treng has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Treng thows a big elbow that misses.
Treng trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shorts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shorts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Treng throws a big right hand that misses.
Treng trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Treng accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four 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.
Shorts is adopting a defensive guard.
Treng throwing strikes from guard but Shorts blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Treng accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Treng forces his way into half guard.
Treng missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Treng not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Treng dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Treng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shorts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shorts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Treng was well out of range. Poor timing from Shorts.
Treng fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shorts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Treng.
Shorts throws a looping overhand right but Treng ducks down to avoid it.
Shorts misses with a combination
and Treng counters with a two punch combo.
Shorts moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Treng lands with a right to the head.
Shorts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Shorts on the inside.
Treng pushes Shorts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Treng tries to land knees in the clinch but Shorts avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Shorts.
Shorts tries to throw a body punch but Treng avoids it by throwing Shorts back against the cage.
Treng blocking some punches.
Treng drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shorts pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts just misses with a punch to the body.
Treng clinches up against the cage.
Shorts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Treng is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shorts misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Treng.
Treng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shorts.
Shorts lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Treng backwards.
Shorts throws a punch but it's blocked by Treng.
Treng trying to land knees to the body.
Shorts misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Shorts on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shorts fails to land.
Treng tries to stall but Shorts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shorts is working Treng over against the cage.
Treng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shorts throws a head punch that misses.
Shorts prevents Treng from breaking the clinch.
Shorts lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treng manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shorts works the jab nicely.
Treng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shorts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shorts lands a slapping body shot.
Treng throws a jab when Shorts was well out of range.
Shorts misses with a body shot.
Shorts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drape Shorts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shorts is looking to clinch but Treng is avoiding it.
Shorts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Treng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shorts.
Shorts connects with a body shot.
Shorts fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts throws a hook to the side of Treng's head but Treng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shorts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Treng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shorts.
Shorts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shorts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Treng uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shorts.
A shot to the body from Shorts misses
and Treng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shorts lunges at Treng with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Treng's hand.
Treng takes a swing at Shorts's ribcage but misses.
Shorts is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Treng rather than just go for the knockout.
Shorts feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trengs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Shorts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shorts throws a sloppy body shot
and Treng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shorts misses the target.
Treng looks to land a right hand but Shorts moved out of range.
Shorts tries to clinch there but Treng circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shorts. Treng does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Shorts. Beautiful body shot.
Shorts looks to score with a jab to the body but Treng is just out of range.
Shorts lands a nice hook to Treng's body. Treng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shorts digs a good body shot into Treng's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shorts walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Treng dodges the punch combination from Shorts.
Treng throws an overhand right that lands on Shorts's shoulder, as Shorts tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drape Shorts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shorts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Treng swats away the attempt to clinch by Shorts.
Treng loads up on a big right hand but Shorts slips the punch.
Shorts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Treng counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Treng.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Treng accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Treng with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shorts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Treng is working Shorts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Treng pushing down on Shorts's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Treng throwing shots but Shorts is blocking nicely.
Shorts blocking the ground and pound attempt from Treng.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Treng connects with a nice short shot to Shorts's temple.
Shorts is looking to improve his position.
Treng thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Treng is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Treng looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Treng missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Treng is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shorts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Treng tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shorts knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Treng scores with a couple of nice shots.
Treng trying to control from half guard but Shorts is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Treng missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Treng thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Treng thows a huge punch but Shorts dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Treng not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Treng looking for a submission but Shorts manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Treng missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Treng advances position into side control!
Shorts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Treng connects with a decent elbow.
Shorts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Treng landing strikes.
Treng is putting a hurting on Shorts here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treng throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Treng tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Treng postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Treng is chipping away with strikes.
Treng working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Treng working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Treng working the ground and pound but Shorts is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Treng are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Treng scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Treng throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Treng clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Treng lands a jab.
Shorts swings for the body but Treng moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Treng.
Shorts moves into the clinch.
Shorts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Treng tries a body shot but Shorts blocks it.
Treng taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drape Shorts seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shorts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shorts throws a punch but it's blocked by Treng.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shorts throws a head punch that misses.
Treng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorts moves in looking to clinch but Treng pushes him off.
Treng looks to score with a jab to the body but Shorts is just out of range.
Shorts throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shorts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shorts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Treng under the eye.
Shorts scores with a hook to the body. Treng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Treng looks to land a combination but Shorts avoids it well.
Shorts lands a jab to Treng's midsection.
Treng misses the jab.
Treng shoots in for a takedown but Shorts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Treng throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shorts misses with a body punch
and Treng counters with a series of strikes. Shorts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shorts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Treng thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drape Shorts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shorts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Treng at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shorts jabs at Treng's body.
Shorts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Treng moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shorts. Treng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shorts throws a jab but it's blocked by Treng.
Shorts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shorts gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shorts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Treng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Treng misses with a combination
and Shorts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Treng throws a shot from downtown. Shorts moves away and avoids it.
Treng throws a body punch but Shorts moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shorts takes a swing at Treng's ribcage but misses.
Shorts moves in looking to clinch but Treng pushes him off.
Shorts has closed the distance and engaged Treng in a clinch.
Treng lands a left hand.
Shorts scores with a shoulder strike.
Shorts lands an uppercut.
Shorts has a couple of punches blocked by Treng.
Shorts has Treng pressed against the cage, preventing Treng from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Treng blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Shorts fails to land.
Shorts swings wildly with an uppercut but Treng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shorts connects with a body shot that sends Treng's belly button to the back.
Drape Shorts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shorts doesn't manage to clinch there - Treng circles away.
Treng throws a jab but it's blocked by Shorts.
Shorts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Treng doesn't seem bothered though.
Shorts throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Treng throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Treng looks for a takedown but Shorts sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tor Treng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shorts cracks Treng with a good jab.
Shorts jabs Treng to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shorts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Treng at a distance.
Treng tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shorts was well out of range. Poor timing from Treng.
Shorts stuffs the takedown attempt from Treng. Treng gets slowly back to his feet.
Shorts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shorts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drape Shorts dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Shorts lands a nice hook to Treng's body. Treng takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shorts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Treng manages to avoid it.
Shorts lands a nice shot to the body.
Shorts moves to clinch but Treng breaks away
and Treng counters with a three punch combo that has Shorts backing up. Shorts nods at Treng to acknowledge the strikes.
Shorts cracks a nice hook into Treng's ribs.
Treng misses with a hook. Shorts ducked under it nicely.
Shorts comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shorts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shorts tries to clinch up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Treng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Treng takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shorts.
Shorts thows a body shot but no joy.
Shorts drives through and clinches with Treng against the cage.
Shorts swings wildly with an uppercut but Treng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Treng can't find room to land a body shot as Shorts controls the action.
Treng tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shorts's elbow.
Treng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Treng blocking some punches.
Treng misses with a body punch.
Shorts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shorts has a couple of punches blocked by Treng.
Shorts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shorts scores with a shot to the side of Treng's head.
Shorts lands a right hand.
Treng tries to break free but Shorts pushes him back against the cage.
Shorts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Treng working hard to break the clinch.
Treng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shorts tries to close the distance and clinch but Treng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Treng tries to move into range but Shorts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Treng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shorts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shorts. Treng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Treng avoids the body shot from Shorts.
Nice sprawl there from Shorts as Treng shoots in.
Shorts wants to clinch.
Treng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shorts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shorts fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Shorts misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shorts. Treng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shorts throws a body punch but Treng moves out of range.
Treng missing with a left hand there. Shorts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shorts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Treng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shorts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shorts looks to clinch
and Treng counters with a one-two to the body.
Shorts misses with a straight left.
Shorts misses with a looping left.
Shorts wants to clinch but Treng slips to the side
and Treng connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shorts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shorts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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.
Treng waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shorts.
Shorts just misses with a punch to the body.
Shorts throws a jab when Treng was well out of range.
Shorts falls off balance throwing a combination
and Treng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shorts scores with a jab.
Shorts throws a body punch but Treng moves out of range.
Treng gets the takedown into side control.
Treng tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Treng tries to score with some ground and pound. Shorts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drape Shorts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shorts 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 47:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:47
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a draw!
Tor Treng retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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