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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duje Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and arht Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
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265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duje Perkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, arht Toro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Toro counter with a right hand.
Perkovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Toro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Perkovic tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Toro has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic tries to control Toro's body but Toro pushes him off. Perkovic squirms to his side and now Toro has his back!
Perkovic trying to control the action but Toro just sinks the hooks in.
Toro controls the position.
That's two 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.
Perkovic wants to escape the position.
Toro just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Perkovic trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Perkovic's body.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. arht Toro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Toro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perkovic misses with a combination
and Toro counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Toro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toro sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Perkovic's guard.
Toro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
arht Toro 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.
Perkovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toro counters by clinching up.
Perkovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perkovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toro backwards.
Perkovic tries to circle away but Toro has him pinned against the cage.
Perkovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Toro.
Perkovic tries to break free but Toro pushes him back against the cage.
Toro stalling the fight.
Perkovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perkovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perkovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Toro looking for a takedown.
Perkovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toro has him pressed against the cage.
Perkovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toro has him pressed against the cage.
Toro has Perkovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Perkovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perkovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Toro prevents Perkovic from breaking the clinch.
Perkovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toro is breathing heavily.
Perkovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Duje Perkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of arht Toro.
Perkovic is trying to break the clinch but Toro is controlling him.
Toro takes a shot to the head.
Perkovic wants to break free but Toro has control.
Perkovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Perkovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perkovic is trying to break the clinch but Toro has him pressed against the cage.
Perkovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perkovic wants to break free but Toro has control.
Perkovic is trying to force a seperation but Toro has the dominant position.
Perkovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perkovic can't break the clinch.
Toro prevents Perkovic from breaking the clinch.
Perkovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Toro tries for a takedown but Perkovic manages to get underhooks.
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
A combination from Perkovic does no damage.
Perkovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perkovic misses with the combination.
Perkovic misses with an uppercut
and Toro counters by clinching up.
Perkovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
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.
Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkovic's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Perkovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perkovic is trying to break the clinch but Toro has him pressed against the cage.
Toro is pushing Perkovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toro is trying to drag Perkovic to the mat but Perkovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Perkovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perkovic is defending well for now.
Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkovic's efforts to push away.
Perkovic is trying to push Toro away but Toro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perkovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perkovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perkovic's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro is working for takedown but Perkovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perkovic avoids it.
Perkovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perkovic misses with a combination
and Toro counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Perkovic!
Toro controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro takes Perkovic's back.
Perkovic wants to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toro slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Duje Perkovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Perkovic misses with a left hand
and Toro counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Perkovic tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Toro has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Perkovic tries to lock up and control but Toro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perkovic looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
I would not like to be Perkovic right now.
Perkovic is in bad spot here.
Toro controls the position.
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.
Perkovic tries to escape the position.
Toro just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Perkovic rolls, trying to escape but Toro keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Perkovic trying to control the hands but Toro won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Toro controlling the position well here. Perkovic rolled but Toro kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Let's hope that Toro has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
arht Toro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toro 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... arht Toro!
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hype
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