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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian has chosen Limp Bizkit - My Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
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146 lbs
25 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Kazarian!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian staying out of range there.
Torres throws the left hand but Kazarian avoids the punch easily.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Torres misses with a low kick.
Kazarian blocks a low kick nicely.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Kazarian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alfredo Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Kazarian.
Torres connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kazarian momentarily.
Kazarian throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazarian gets caught flat footed, as Torres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Torres wants to stand but Kazarian is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
Torres wants to stand and escape but instead Kazarian has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kazarian distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kazarian trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres controls Kazarian momentarily but Kazarian frees himself.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazarian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres trying to control the position.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazarian sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Torres's guard.
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Torres actively working from the bottom here.
Kazarian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian slips a nice elbow through Torres's hands, connecting with Torres's forehead.
Torres manages to get to full guard.
Kazarian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kazarian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kazarian landing some decent shots from guard.
Kazarian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kazarian stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Kazarian throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kazarian wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres wants to stand but Kazarian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kazarian lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torres!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian with good strikes from the mount here!
Kazarian prevents Torres from getting the reversal.
Kazarian can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Torres is looking to escape.
The referee warns Torres that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kazarian cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kazarian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torres hang on?
Kazarian breaks from Torres's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazarian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Torres wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazarian raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Kazarian dominated that round.
That's time! Torres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Kazarian walks into a stiff left hand from Torres.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Torres sprawls well. Torres wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kazarian gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazarian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Torres as he avoids it easily.
Alfredo Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Kazarian.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kazarian was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kazarian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Torres's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian prevents Torres from standing back up.
Kazarian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torres regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kazarian chips away with some ground and pound.
Kazarian tries to free his leg and advance position but Torres is retaining full guard.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Kazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazarian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres can't keep his opponent in guard - Kazarian advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kazarian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kazarian trying to work for an americana but Torres has managed to regain full guard.
Torres 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.
Kazarian is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kazarian won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Kazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazarian is one step ahead there.
Torres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kazarian is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torres is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torres has escaped and now he's on top!
Kazarian working a defensive guard here.
Kazarian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Torres is aware though and is defending well.
Kazarian looking to control.
Torres stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres throws a leg kick but Kazarian checks it.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres throws a hook but Kazarian avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazarian.
Torres throws a hook but Kazarian avoids it easily.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kazarian's sensitive parts.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Kazarian shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres cracks the inside of Kazarian's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alfredo Torres will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torres but Torres pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Kazarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alfredo Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres misses with a jab to the body
and Kazarian counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torres moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Torres looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazarian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Torres blocks nicely.
Torres is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kazarian distracts Torres with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Torres working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kazarian has passed into half guard!
Kazarian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Torres with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Kazarian.
Torres looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kazarian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Torres is looking to improve his position.
Kazarian working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian working the head and body with strikes.
Torres is staying active underneath Kazarian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kazarian is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Torres has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian winds up and cracks Torres with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Torres is looking for a sweep. Kazarian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazarian is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torres defends it well.
Torres looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kazarian tries to pass the half guard into mount. Torres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
Kazarian sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kazarian seems to be working for a kimura but Torres defends the submission attempt.
Kazarian throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Torres is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kazarian there.
Kazarian is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Torres!
Kazarian landing punches.
Kazarian raining down shots from the mount!
Kazarian with the ground and pound from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kazarian lands a couple of good shots and Torres has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kazarian is trying to stick to Torres's back but Torres is turning into Kazarian. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kazarian's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Torres.
Tony Kazarian has got the better of the ground game so far.
Torres wants to stand but Kazarian is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazarian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Kazarian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kazarian has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Kazarian!
A very excited looking Tony Kazarian made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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