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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Refn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Torrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torrance has chosen Shadow on the Sun by Audioslave as his entrance music. Torrance has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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174 lbs
13 - 10 - 1 |
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181 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Refn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Torrance!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Refn throws a lazy right hand but Torrance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Refn ducks under a wild hook from Torrance.
Refn tests Torrance's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Refn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Refn misses with a straight right.
Refn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torrance walks into a jab.
Refn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torrance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Refn.
Torrance connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Refn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Torrance lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Torrance.
Torrance steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Refn.
Refn misses with a looping right.
Refn throws a series of punches but Torrance moves out of range.
Torrance throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Refn catches Torrance right on the button with a cross.
Refn throws a right hand that misses
and Torrance makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Refn dips to his left and cracks Torrance with an uppercut!
Refn throws a jab when Torrance was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrance slips under a jab from Refn.
Refn misses with an uppercut
and Torrance counters with a nice uppercut.
Torrance thows a body shot but no joy.
Refn misses with a straight right.
Torrance ducks under a wild hook from Refn.
Torrance avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torrance throws a hook but Refn blocks it.
Refn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Refn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A combination from Refn does no damage.
Refn lands with an uppercut that bounces Torrance off the cage and back into range.
Torrance staying out of range there.
Refn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torrance.
Torrance throws a hook but Refn avoids it easily.
Refn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torrance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Refn looks to throw the jab but Torrance is out of range.
Refn swinging wildly here.
Refn punishes Torrance's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Refn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torrance looks gassed!
Refn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Torrance 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Refn scores with a sloppy right hand. Torrance should have avoided that one.
Refn lands with an uppercut that bounces Torrance off the cage and back into range.
Refn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torrance is rocked!
Refn throws a jab but it's blocked by Torrance.
Torrance is still on wobbly legs! Can Refn finish him?
Torrance lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torrance blocks a jab.
Refn misses with a wild combination.
Torrance throws a hook but Refn avoids it easily.
Torrance throws a nice looking combination but Refn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Refn moves out of range of the leg kick from Torrance.
Torrance seems to have recovered his senses.
Torrance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Refn tries to bum rush Torrance with a series of wild strikes but Torrance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slow jab from Refn misses its intended target.
Torrance jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Refn misses with a hook
and Torrance counters with a two punch combo.
Torrance walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrance clinches up against the cage.
Torrance misses with some punches.
Refn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Refn looks to land a left hand but Torrance moved out of range nicely.
Refn lands a jab.
Refn throws a good cross that connects.
Torrance throws a looping overhand right but Refn ducks down to avoid it.
Refn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torrances jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Refn misses with a body shot
and Torrance counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Refn thinking.
Refn swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Refn.
Refn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Torrance!
Refn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torrance cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Refn misses its intended target.
Refn thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Refn misses with a few strikes there.
Refn staying out of range there.
Torrance is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torrance dodges the punch combination from Refn.
Refn scores with a jab to the body.
Torrance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Refn.
Refn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Torrance to the canvas! Torrance doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Refn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Refn!
A relieved looking Nicolas Refn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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pop
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