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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathias Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yavor Iliev Iliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iliev has chosen Likin Park - Bleed it out as his entrance music. Mathias Torres has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathias Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yavor Iliev Iliev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iliev circles away quickly and effectively.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Iliev. Iliev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torres looks to land a combination but Iliev avoids it well.
Iliev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Iliev persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Iliev doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Iliev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Torres tries to bum rush Iliev with a series of wild strikes but Iliev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Iliev with that takedown attempt.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iliev tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Iliev tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Iliev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iliev decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Torres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ilievs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iliev circles away quickly and effectively.
Iliev throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Iliev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Iliev.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Iliev wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks to land a combination but Iliev avoids it well.
Iliev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iliev looks gassed!
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Torres.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torres.
Torres connects with a body shot that sends Iliev's belly button to the back.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Torres throws a series of punches but Iliev moves out of range.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Iliev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torres tries to kick Iliev off but Iliev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Torres has one foot on Iliev's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Torres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Iliev circles away quickly and effectively.
Iliev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iliev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Iliev shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torres sprawls well. Torres wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Iliev gets slowly back to his feet.
Mathias Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yavor Iliev Iliev.
Torres scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Iliev shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Iliev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iliev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Torres misses.
Torres could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iliev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Torres. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathias Torres dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Iliev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mathias Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iliev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iliev wants to clinch.
Iliev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Torres as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Iliev shoots in.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iliev is breathing heavily.
Torres's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Torres duly obliges.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iliev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Torres, as that shot connected.
Torres misses with the combination.
Torres throws a right and a left that Iliev avoids nicely.
Torres misses with a combination
and Iliev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Iliev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Iliev is looking to stand up but Torres won't let him.
Torres scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a one two combo.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Mathias Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Iliev's head.
Torres lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Iliev is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Mathias Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Iliev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Torres's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Torres duly obliges.
Iliev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Iliev scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iliev shoots in but no luck this time.
Mathias Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yavor Iliev Iliev.
Torres looks to land a combination. Iliev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Torres throws a right and a left that Iliev avoids nicely.
Iliev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Iliev misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a one-two to the body.
Torres leaves Iliev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iliev.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Iliev misses with a wild combination.
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.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Torres leaves Iliev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torres looks to land a combination but Iliev avoids it well.
Iliev misses with a few strikes there.
Torres connects with a crisp jab.
Iliev shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torres but Torres pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathias Torres dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A left and a right from Torres both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Iliev misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Iliev slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iliev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iliev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iliev looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a right and a left that Iliev avoids nicely.
Torres lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iliev backs up against the cage.
Iliev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torres.
Torres throws a right and a left that Iliev avoids nicely.
Iliev thuds his shin into the meat of Torres's side.
Iliev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iliev tries to clinch up but Torres circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres throws a series of punches but Iliev avoids them all with ease.
Iliev shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres throws a series of punches but Iliev moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torres throws a series of punches but Iliev avoids them all with ease.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Iliev.
Torres misses with a few strikes there.
Iliev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torres paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iliev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iliev fails with a takedown attempt.
Mathias Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yavor Iliev Iliev.
Torres tries to bum rush Iliev with a series of wild strikes but Iliev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iliev slips a jab and a cross from Torres.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Iliev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Iliev moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Iliev lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Torres.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iliev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Iliev.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Torres throws a series of punches but Iliev moves out of range.
Iliev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Torres falls off balance throwing a combination
and Iliev counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres stuffs the takedown attempt from Iliev. Iliev gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres misses with the combination.
Torres swinging wildly here.
Mathias Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Iliev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yavor Iliev Iliev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mathias Torres.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathias Torres!
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hype
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pop
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