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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by All the Above - Maino. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Chase!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Chase pushes him off.
Torres wants to clinch up but Chase keeps it at a distance.
Torres stuffs the takedown attempt from Chase. Chase gets slowly back to his feet.
John Chase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torres wants to clinch up but Chase keeps it at a distance.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Chase with that takedown attempt.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Chase circles away.
Torres tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres lands with a nice combination. Chase backs away looking to recover.
Chase darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Torres makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Torres.
Torres is looking to stand up but Chase isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chase trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chase is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torres is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torres has escaped and now he's on top!
Chase has a closed guard, preventing Torres from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Chase keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Chase looking for a sweep. Not yet Chase, not yet.
Chase is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chase 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.
Chase looking for a guillotine here but Torres defends easily.
Chase is breathing heavily.
Torres won't allow Chase to sweep him here.
Torres trying to stand up but can't free himself from Chase's guard.
Chase has an active guard here but Torres has managed to pass into half guard.
It looks like Torres is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chase looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Torres controlling the action here.
Torres tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Torres is keen to just control but Chase is a slippery customer.
Chase is looking for a sweep. Torres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
Torres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chase keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chase avoiding damage as Torres throws knees to the body.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres tries to work over Chase's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chase blocks it with crossed arms.
Chase lands a takedown into guard.
Chase is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torres is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torres has escaped and now he's on top!
Torres wants to stand but Chase is controlling his posture from full guard.
Torres won't allow Chase to sweep him here.
Torres wanted to stand there but Chase had control of the position.
Torres stands up from Chase's guard - Torres perhaps looking for a knockout.
Torres tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres tries to clinch but Chase is having none of it.
Kid Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torres tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres tries to clinch there but Chase circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Chase has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chase paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chase shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chase scores with a takedown into Torres's guard.
Chase stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chase thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Torres wants to get back to his feet but Chase is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chase drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chase jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chase pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kid Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torres but Torres pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torres tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Chase fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres tries to clinch there but Chase circles away.
Torres tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Torres scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chase shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Chase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Chase swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt - Torres sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres crunches a lovely knee into Chase's ribcage.
Torres connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chase's face.
Torres lands a nice knee to the body.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torres trying to land knees to the body.
Chase tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chase can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Torres.
Torres scores a nice knee to the body.
Torres is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chase is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Torres.
A knee to the head by Torres.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chase.
Torres landing knees to the head.
Chase tries to score a body lock takedown but Torres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chase goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torres prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chase lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres tries to clinch but Chase is having none of it.
Torres lands a high kick!
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chase. Chase circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torres tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Chase shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chase's sensitive parts.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres tries to clinch up but Chase circles away and keeps his distance.
Chase tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chase swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chase scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chase wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torres, who protects the arm well.
Chase is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Torres is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chase is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Torres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Torres has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chase swings around for an armbar but Torres sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Chase's guard.
Chase has his foot on Torres's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Torres works his way back into a safe position though.
Torres stands up and waves to Chase to follow him.
Chase looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Chase persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kid Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chase shoots in and bounces Torres off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chase looking to pass the guard.
Torres trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chase prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Torres controls Chase momentarily but Chase frees himself.
Chase looking to pass the guard.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chase is controlling him.
Chase looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chase fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Chase circles away.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Chase circles away.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Torres tries to clinch but Chase moves out of range.
Chase looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Chase persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Chase circles away.
Chase shoots in looking for a takedown. Torres tries to sprawl out of it but Chase keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torres manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
Chase shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chase shoots in but no luck this time.
Torres gets a clinch.
Chase drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres misses with a knee strike.
Chase changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torres fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Torres doesn't manage to clinch there - Chase circles away.
Torres is looking to clinch but Chase is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Chase shoots in.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chase misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chase darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chase moves into full mount! Torres won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chase closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Torres has Chase up against the cage in a clinch.
Chase blocking some punches.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Chase has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torres gets caught flat footed, as Chase shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chase advances position into side control!
Chase wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torres, who protects the arm well.
Torres can't do much from the bottom here.
Torres prevents Chase from improving position.
Chase goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Torres has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chase but great work by Torres.
Torres stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Chase swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Chase shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres has his feet on Chase's thighs here. He's pushed Chase off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Chase screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kid Torres!
Kid Torres is the new featherweight champion!
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