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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bariles comes to the cage accompanied by Thriller by Michael Jackson. Torres is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Old Way's. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
27
135 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Bariles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bariles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Torres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bariles missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bariles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Bariles throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bariles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torres is defended easily by Bariles.
Bariles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Bariles misses with a wild body shot.
Bariles thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres staying out of range there.
Torres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bariles but Bariles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Torres.
Bariles swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Bariles.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bariles swivels and escapes.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres dives in and grabs Bariles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bariles pushes down on Torres's head and hops out.
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Bariles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres ducks under a wild hook from Bariles.
A left and a right from Bariles both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Bariles.
Bariles catches Torres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bariles slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bariles stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bariles tries to avoid it but Torres manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bariles to the ground. Bariles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bariles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bariles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bariles throws a good cross that connects.
Bariles misses with a series of wild punches.
Bariles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles misses with a two punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bariles, as that shot connected.
Bariles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Torres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Bariles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bariles lands a slapping body shot.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt - Bariles sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bariles misses the jab.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bariles dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bariles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Torres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Torres tries for a takedown but Bariles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bariles pinned against the cage. Bariles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres dives in and grabs Bariles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bariles pushes down on Torres's head and hops out.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Torres.
Torres shoots for a double leg takedown but Bariles sprawls well. He's pushed Torres's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles is trying to get back to half guard.
Torres misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bariles is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Torres asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Torres throws a strike aimed at the side of Bariles's head but Bariles avoids it well.
Bariles tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Torres wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Torres scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bariles to see if he's OK.
Bariles tries to bench press Torres off him but Torres keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Torres crashes against the mat.
Bariles is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Torres working the ground and pound but Bariles is defending the strikes.
Bariles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.
Bariles is trying to control Torres's posture but Torres avoids it.
Torres working the ground and pound.
Torres tries to advance to mount but Bariles denies him.
Torres slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres moves into full mount!
Torres raining down hammerfists from mount.
Torres controlling from mount.
Torres lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bariles hang on?
Torres working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torres is landing with some decent strikes but Bariles is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Miguel Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bariles really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bariles takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Torres pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Torres controlling from the full mount.
Bariles is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres cracks Bariles with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bariles connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bariles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres moves out of range as Bariles strikes.
Bariles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bariles won't be happy with that.
Torres creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Torres is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bariles's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bariles managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Torres.
Torres landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres taking a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles trying to remain calm as Torres controls from the top position.
Torres scores with punches from side control.
Bariles is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Torres asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Torres cracks Bariles with a big right hand but Bariles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Torres is working Bariles over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bariles tries to buck Torres off but Torres is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres just content to control the position.
Bariles struggling a bit here.
Bariles on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bariles tries to get out of the position.
Torres in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bariles struggling a bit here.
Bariles is being controlled here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres trying to control the position but Bariles is working away.
Torres advances to mount.
Torres lands a big shot there that rocks Bariles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Torres landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Torres.
Torres landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bariles is rocked!
Torres working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bariles turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Torres off and cradles Bariles's limp body as Torres celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Miguel Torres!
After winning the bout, Miguel Torres thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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