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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Paderes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Torrealba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Paderes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikko Paderes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Torrealba!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paderes fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Torrealba.
Torrealba darts in and clinches Paderes up against the cage.
Paderes's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Paderes on the inside.
Torrealba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paderes avoids it.
Paderes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paderes misses with a punch on the inside.
Paderes takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Mikko Paderes has been cut.
Torrealba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paderes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paderes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Torrealba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Torrealba's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Torrealba is trying to buck Paderes off.
Torrealba manages to work his way to half guard, despite Paderes's best efforts.
Paderes throwing shots but Torrealba is blocking nicely.
Paderes is thwarting Torrealba's attempts to control the position.
Torrealba kicks off Paderes and gets to his feet.
Paderes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paderes moves into the clinch.
Torrealba looking to slow down the pace here.
Paderes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Torrealba is trying to push Paderes away but Paderes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Paderes to work.
Paderes manages to break the clinch.
Paderes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Torrealba.
Paderes gets tackled into the cage by Torrealba. Torrealba maintains the clinch.
Paderes is trying to break the clinch but Torrealba has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torrealba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paderes to keep the fight standing.
Mikko Paderes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Torrealba.
Paderes misses with the head strike.
Paderes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Torrealba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Torrealba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paderes.
Torrealba fails to pull guard.
Paderes cracks Torrealba with a nice body shot.
Torrealba breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paderes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Torrealba clinches up against the cage.
Paderes swings wildly with an uppercut but Torrealba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paderes scores with a shot to the side of Torrealba's head.
Paderes is breathing heavily.
Torrealba tries to score a body lock takedown but Paderes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Paderes fails to land.
Paderes prevents the takedown attempt.
Paderes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torrealba is trying to pull guard but Paderes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paderes is pressed up against the cage. Torrealba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paderes down to the mat. Paderes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torrealba swats away the attempt to clinch by Paderes.
Torrealba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Paderes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paderes stalling.
Paderes is trying to control. Torrealba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paderes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Torrealba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Paderes is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Paderes in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Paderes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Paderes's cut.
That's time! Paderes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torrealba.
Torrealba has managed to clinch.
Paderes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torrealba tries to pull guard but Paderes won't allow it.
Paderes has Torrealba pressed against the cage, preventing Torrealba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Torrealba tries for a takedown but Paderes manages to get underhooks.
Mikko Paderes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Torrealba.
Paderes breaks from the clinch.
Paderes pushes Torrealba up against the cage in a clinch.
Torrealba is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Paderes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Torrealba is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Paderes is defending well.
Paderes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Torrealba is breathing heavily.
Paderes slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paderes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paderes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Paderes.
Paderes lands a nice uppercut.
Paderes tries to circle away but Torrealba has him pinned against the cage.
Torrealba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paderes.
Torrealba goes for a takedown in the clinch but Paderes prevents it.
Torrealba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Paderes walks away with a smile on his face. Torrealba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Paderes gets a double leg takedown into Torrealba's guard.
Torrealba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Paderes is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrealba looking to control.
Paderes cracks Torrealba with a solid left hand.
Paderes throws an elbow that misses. Torrealba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Paderes's guard. Nice move by Torrealba!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrealba slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Torrealba looking to pass the guard.
Paderes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paderes tries to get out of the position.
Eduardo Torrealba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Paderes moves in looking to clinch but Torrealba pushes him off.
Mikko Paderes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paderes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torrealba pinned against the cage. Torrealba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Torrealba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paderes.
Paderes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torrealba.
Torrealba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Paderes instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Paderes.
Paderes is pushing Torrealba up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrealba lands a nice shot to the body.
Torrealba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paderes is keeping busy.
Paderes can't find room to land a body shot as Torrealba controls the action.
Torrealba wants to take the fight to the mat but Paderes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Paderes is trying to force a seperation but Torrealba has the dominant position.
Torrealba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Paderes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Torrealba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paderes after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Torrealba is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Paderes.
Paderes lands a hook that snaps the head of Torrealba backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Paderes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikko Paderes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Paderes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paderes showed some decent athleticism there.
Torrealba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torrealba is looking to stand up but Paderes isn't so interested in that idea.
Torrealba pulls Paderes in close to prevent any damage.
Paderes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torrealba working a defensive guard here.
Torrealba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torrealba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paderes is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrealba has his foot on Paderes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paderes works his way back into a safe position though.
Paderes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paderes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Paderes is working Torrealba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paderes chips away with some ground and pound.
Torrealba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paderes is working Torrealba over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paderes wants to pass the guard but Torrealba is keeping the position.
Torrealba is looking to stand up but Paderes isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrealba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mikko Paderes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paderes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Torrealba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paderes is aware though and is defending well.
Paderes trying to control but Torrealba is working from the bottom.
Paderes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torrealba on the ground.
Paderes throwing strikes but missing.
Paderes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paderes content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Mikko Paderes just wasn't active enough.
Paderes instigates a clinch.
Paderes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paderes lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Paderes.
Torrealba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Paderes to keep the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Paderes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Torrealba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Paderes swings wildly with an uppercut but Torrealba uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrealba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mikko Paderes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torrealba jumps guard but Paderes stands there with Torrealba around his waist. Torrealba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mikko Paderes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Torrealba.
Paderes is trying to push Torrealba away but Torrealba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee is keeping an eye on Paderes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torrealba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paderes after a bit of a struggle.
Paderes is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Torrealba can't fight it off and eventually Paderes manages to take the fight to the floor. Torrealba looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paderes wants to control from the top but Torrealba keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikko Paderes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paderes has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Paderes!
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energy
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hype
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