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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and david torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). david torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Fabiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, david torres!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - torres looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
torres closes the distance and clinches up with Fabiano, looking for a takedown. torres pushes Fabiano against the cage but Fabiano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fabiano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
torres blocks a jab.
torres is looking to clinch.
Fabiano throws a head kick that misses.
Fabiano tries to bum rush torres with a series of wild strikes but torres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fabiano drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fabiano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fabiano wants to get up but he can't break torres's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
torres working a defensive guard but Fabiano manages to pass into side control anyway.
Fabiano decides to stand back up. Fabiano steps back and let's torres get back to his feet.
Fabiano drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
torres sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
torres wants to control but Fabiano is keeping busy.
Fabiano tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
torres gets back to full guard.
Fabiano stopping the sweep attempt from torres.
torres throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
torres wants to sweep here but Fabiano controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fabiano wants to stand but torres has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
torres stuffs the takedown.
torres tries to clinch but Fabiano moves out of range.
torres doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fabiano counters with a nice double leg into side control. torres won't be happy with that.
torres is not content to let Fabiano control the position.
torres throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano trying to control the action but torres is working from the bottom.
torres throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
torres can't do much from the bottom here.
Fabiano tries to stand but torres is controlling his head.
Fabiano is breathing heavily.
torres is looking to regain half guard here but Fabiano keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
torres lands a nice shot to the head.
Fabiano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
torres working the head and body with strikes.
torres is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fabiano moves into full guard.
torres tries to free his leg and advance position but Fabiano is retaining full guard.
torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Fabiano dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fabiano lands with a kick to the ribs.
torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Fabiano closes the distance and clinches.
Fabiano can't break the clinch.
Fabiano breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Fabiano.
Nice sprawl there from Fabiano as torres shoots in.
Junior Fabiano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
torres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of torres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
torres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fabiano has torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Fabiano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
torres is breathing heavily.
Fabiano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
torres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
david torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
torres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fabiano scores with a crisp jab that stopped torres in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabiano shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fabiano wants to get back to his feet.
torres is trying to maintain the position but Fabiano is very close to passing his half guard.
torres is looking for a sweep. Fabiano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fabiano passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabiano controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fabiano controlling the position easily from mount.
torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fabiano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
torres bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fabiano looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
torres pushing down on Fabiano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four 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 frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fabiano taking shots to the head.
torres controlling from the full mount.
torres throwing strikes but Fabiano uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fabiano is looking to escape.
Fabiano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but torres scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Fabiano dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
torres scores with a takedown into Fabiano's guard.
torres sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fabiano's guard.
Fabiano kicks torres off and gets back to his feet.
torres misses with a double jab.
Fabiano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fabiano throws a combination but it was largely blocked by torres.
torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fabiano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabiano connects with the punch.
Fabiano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fabiano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
torres closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fabiano moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fabiano just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fabiano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fabiano scores a takedown into full mount!
Junior Fabiano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fabiano prevents torres from getting the reversal.
torres is squirming around, avoiding Fabiano's attempts to control the action.
torres is looking to improve his position but Fabiano isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano controlling from mount.
torres is trying desperately to improve position.
torres tries to lock up and control but Fabiano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fabiano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fabiano prevents torres from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano controlling from mount.
Fabiano wants to control the pace but torres is squirming around nicely.
torres throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fabiano. What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fabiano can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as torres is looking to escape.
torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabiano looking to control but torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
david torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee stands the fighters back up. Junior Fabiano just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fabiano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of torres's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Fabiano.
Well Fabiano 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Fabiano!
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