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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Torrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gracie barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torrence's entrance music is I Remember You. A fine choice. barra has chosen rock with you as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that gracie barra was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph Torrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, gracie barra!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torrence!
Torrence shoots in and bounces barra off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
barra is rocked!
Torrence trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torrence wants to stand but barra is controlling his posture from full guard.
barra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torrence doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torrence manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
barra is trying to keep Torrence in close.
barra keeping full guard, as Torrence tries to pass.
Torrence is looking to work some ground and pound but barra has wrist control.
Torrence advances to half guard.
Torrence perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Torrence tries to stand but can't do so whilst barra controls his leg.
Torrence prevents barra from improving his position.
barra gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrence trying to control but barra is working from the bottom.
barra looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torrence is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
barra is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Torrence is controlling him.
barra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
barra is working an open guard so Torrence takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - barra looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
barra closes the distance and clinches up with Torrence, looking for a takedown. barra pushes Torrence against the cage but Torrence circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
barra looks gassed!
Torrence throws a series of punches but barra moves out of range.
barra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Torrence clinches but barra breaks the clinch
and barra counters with a single leg into guard. Torrence didn't expect that.
Torrence wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
barra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and barra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
barra tries to free his leg and advance position but Torrence is retaining full guard.
Torrence thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Torrence is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst barra is controlling him.
barra trying to control the position from guard on top but Torrence is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torrence has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but barra can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
barra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torrence changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. barra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
barra sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Torrence knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for barra on the ground.
barra works his way to full guard. Good work.
Torrence pushes down on barra's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
barra wants to get back to full guard.
barra slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torrence content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
barra has a closed guard, preventing Torrence from standing up.
Torrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
barra controls Torrence momentarily but Torrence frees himself.
Torrence cracks barra with a solid left hand.
Torrence trying to control the position from guard on top but barra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torrence drops back looking for a leg! barra is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and barra manages to kick Torrence off! Torrence jumps back into barra's guard.
barra can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torrence controls the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torrence tries to clinch but barra is having none of it.
barra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torrence is looking to clinch.
barra wants to clinch up but Torrence keeps it at a distance.
barra shoots in for a double leg but Torrence sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
barra shoots for a double leg takedown but Torrence sprawls well. He's pushed barra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joseph Torrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gracie barra.
Torrence swats away the attempt to clinch by barra.
barra circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
barra doesn't manage to clinch there - Torrence circles away.
Torrence wants to clinch up but barra keeps it at a distance.
barra closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Torrence is looking to improve his position.
Torrence trying to control here.
Torrence is trying to stand up here but barra is controlling him well.
Torrence gets full guard.
Torrence pushes barra off and gets back to his feet.
barra circles away from the clinch attempt.
barra tries to clinch but Torrence moves out of range.
barra moves in looking to clinch but Torrence pushes him off.
barra has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
barra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Torrence misses with a knee strike.
barra breaks from the clinch.
barra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
barra closes the distance and clinches.
barra successfully pulls guard.
Torrence throwing strikes from guard but barra blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joseph Torrence will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Torrence swinging wilding here.
barra looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Torrence is looking to improve his position.
Torrence on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Torrence tries to get out of the position.
Torrence gets full guard.
Torrence had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. barra is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Torrence Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take barra's back instead.
Torrence has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, barra has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Torrence is trying to stick to barra's back but barra is turning into Torrence. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Torrence's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by barra.
Torrence is looking for a triangle here but barra uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Torrence gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Torrence trying to control but barra postures up.
barra is breathing heavily.
Torrence is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrence wants to get back to full guard.
barra trying to pass the guard but Torrence defending well.
Torrence makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Torrence.
Torrence manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Torrence looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Torrence unloading with bombs!
barra is looking to improve his position but Torrence isn't that keen on the idea.
barra regains half guard.
Torrence wants to stand up but barra is controlling the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Torrence lands a nice short elbow.
Torrence thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
barra manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrence throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
barra is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Torrence gets to his feet. barra looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
barra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torrence decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in barra's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
barra manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Torrence manages to get himself to full guard.
Torrence seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
barra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torrence's guard.
Torrence is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute barra jumps into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
barra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torrence, who protects the arm well.
barra wants to stand but Torrence is controlling his arm.
barra working the ground and pound but Torrence is defending the strikes.
Torrence is throwing a few token shots, despite barra being in side control.
Torrence is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrence is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Torrence manages to get back to half guard.
Torrence is trying to control but can't.
Joseph Torrence overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torrence manages to get to full guard.
Torrence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
barra wants to pass the guard but Torrence is keeping the position.
Torrence 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.
Torrence trying to control the position here.
Torrence controls barra momentarily but barra frees himself.
barra slips nicely into half guard.
Torrence is looking to control barra's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torrence avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
barra trying to pass the guard but Torrence defending well.
barra seems to be looking for submissions.
Torrence trying to control from the bottom.
barra is looking for a kimura but Torrence is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for barra to get the leverage.
barra uses his free foot to push down on Torrence's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Torrence.
barra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Torrence keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Torrence is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
barra with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Torrence tries to hold on but barra postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but gracie barra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Torrence connects with a body shot.
Joseph Torrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
barra shoots in and drives through. Torrence sprawls well.
Torrence scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torrence performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Torrence is looking to take a break and control but barra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
barra wants to control but Torrence is keeping busy.
Torrence looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Torrence postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for barra to stand up.
Torrence throws a head kick but barra moves out of range.
barra fails with the takedown
and Torrence counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torrence.
Come on Torrence - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torrence breaks from the clinch.
barra blocks a head kick by Torrence.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
barra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
barra tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torrence counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in barra's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
barra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torrence missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torrence lands a couple of digs.
Torrence gets to his feet - barra follows without any prompting.
Horrible takedown by barra or perhaps it was just good defense by Torrence which made him look bad.
Joseph Torrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gracie barra.
Torrence gets the takedown into side control.
barra is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Torrence off and has taken his back!
Torrence trying to get back to his feet but barra is in full control for now.
Torrence tries to escape the position.
barra has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Torrence has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Torrence trying to get back to his feet but barra is in full control for now.
barra is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Torrence knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Torrence for a finish.
Torrence wants to get back to his feet.
Torrence is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - barra's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Torrence is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - barra's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
barra doesn't have the hooks in and Torrence manages to turn into his guard.
barra working for a triangle but Torrence defends it easily.
barra had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Torrence is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. barra Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Torrence's back instead.
barra is trying to stick to Torrence's back but Torrence is turning into barra. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in barra's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Torrence.
Torrence seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Torrence stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torrence has taken the fight to the clinch.
Torrence lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrence looking to throw knees to the head but barra is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Torrence as the two fighters clinch.
Torrence is looking to control barra's arms but barra gets an underhook and turns him. Now Torrence has his back to the cage.
barra tries to pull guard but Torrence won't allow it.
Torrence ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Torrence no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Torrence looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
barra thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
barra would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torrence wants to stand up but barra is controlling him.
Torrence keeping moving, preventing barra from controlling successfully.
Torrence has a closed guard, preventing barra from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
barra tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torrence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrence shoots in for a double leg but barra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
barra 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.
barra advances to half guard.
Torrence is trying to maintain the position but barra is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrence wants to get back to his feet.
barra is pressing down on Torrence's thigh, looking to free his foot. Torrence is holding on for now.
barra is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Torrence manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Torrence looking to hit a scissor sweep but barra is one step ahead there.
Torrence keeping moving, preventing barra from controlling successfully.
barra drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and barra jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torrence swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
barra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torrence counters with a takedown into side control.
barra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torrence is looking to escape.
barra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Torrence!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Torrence showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torrence 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joseph Torrence!
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energy
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hype
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