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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Adagio For Strings. Lao has chosen Mortal Kombat-Techno Kombat as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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149 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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167 cm
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155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lao.
Torres is looking to clinch but Lao is avoiding it.
Lao looks to land a combination but Torres avoids it well.
Lao throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lao gets a takedown into half guard.
Lao content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Torres tries to get to full guard but Lao has control of the leg.
Lao takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lao prevents Torres from standing back up.
Torres is looking to control Lao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Torres avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stand back up but Lao is controlling him
Lao controlling the action here.
Lao works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Torres stops Lao from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Lao lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Lao.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao controlling from the full mount.
Torres wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Torres wants to hold on but Lao pushes him away.
Lao controlling the pace for now.
Torres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Torres is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lao unloads with some shots from mount but Torres bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lao looking to finish Torres with some ground and pound. This is bad for Torres!
Lao prevents Torres from getting the reversal.
Torres tries to hold on but Lao postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lao putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lao controlling from mount.
Lao lands a big elbow.
Lao content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Torres tries to lock up and control but Lao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Lao dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lao misses the jab.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Lao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lao gets the takedown into side control.
Lao tries to advance to mount but Torres denies him.
A control attempt from Torres but he's now mounted!
Lao controlling the position easily from mount.
Torres tries to lock up and control but Lao gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao landing strikes from the mount.
Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Torres is trying to stand up.
Lao controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Lao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lao lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Torres squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lao punishing his opponent with strikes.
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 is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lao's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lao is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Torres has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Torres!
Lao 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao has a closed guard, preventing Torres from standing up.
Lao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Torres can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Lao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lao.
A jab from Lao finds it's way through Torres's defenses.
Lao throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Lao is blocking nicely.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Torres tries to land knees in the clinch but Lao avoids the damage to the body.
Torres is trying to stall.
Torres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lao jumps guard but Torres stands there with Lao around his waist. Lao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Lao 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. This is the final round!
Lao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lao avoids the head kick by Torres.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lao scores with a hook to the body. Torres takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lao lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Torres on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kid Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lao keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Lao looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torres!
Lao punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lao working for a guillotine from mount but Torres is in no mood to give up.
Lao sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao won't let Torres get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Torres tries to hold on but Lao postures up.
Lao blocks Torres's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Torres taking shots to the head.
Kung Lao has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lao tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two 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.
Lao landing strikes from the mount.
Lao controlling his opponent.
Torres looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Torres is trapped and Lao is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lao is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lao landing with strikes.
Lao gets his hands free as Torres looks to control.
Lao keeps control of the position easily here as Torres tries to buck him off.
Lao is not going to allow Torres to sit and survive in this position.
Lao biding his time, looking for the opening.
Lao is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres tries to escape the position.
Lao avoiding Torres 's attempts to control his hands.
Lao trying to control.
Torres looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Torres has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Lao controlling the position well here. Torres rolled but Lao kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Lao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Kung Lao!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Kung Lao!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kung Lao!
Kung Lao wins by unanimous decision!
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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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