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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Booker T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cung le Theme this is my guide. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 lbs
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180 cm
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189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Booker T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Torres!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T misses with a takedown attempt - Torres sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torres lands a high kick!
T drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst T is controlling him.
T stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres pulls T in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and T moves out of range easily.
T misses with a takedown attempt - Torres sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
T is breathing heavily.
Torres keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Booker T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T avoids the head kick by Torres.
Horrible takedown by T or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres tries to bum rush T with a series of wild strikes but T uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
T closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Torres to the mat! Torres manages to get full guard.
Torres is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and T dives into side control.
Torres is trying to buck T off.
T tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no T has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Torres dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as T shoots in.
T fails with the takedown.
Booker T is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as T shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Booker T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Torres.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as T shoots in.
T closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. T pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
T has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Torres.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torres throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
T tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
T fails with the takedown.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
T shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
T shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
T fails to land the takedown.
Torres lands a high kick!
Booker T seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
T shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
T shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Torres stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres scores with a head kick.
T shoots in but no luck this time.
T shoots for a takedown but Torres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from T.
T will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and T moves out of range easily.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by T or perhaps it was just good defense by Torres which made him look bad.
Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Torres throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres throws a head kick but T moves out of range.
T fails to land the takedown.
T throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Torres's waist but Torres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing T off to one side.
T blocks a head kick by Torres.
Torres gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst T is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
T drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and T jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
T 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres wants to control but T passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Torres scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but T manages to mount him!
Torres tries to reverse the position but T maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matheus Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Torres.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for T on that attempt.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
T shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
T takes a kick to the side of the head.
Torres scores with a push kick.
T avoids the head kick by Torres.
T tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Booker T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
T feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, T changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
T drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Torres dives on top into guard.
Torres wants to stand and escape but instead T has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Torres wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on T's hips, looking to push off. But T grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Torres screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Booker T!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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