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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jose Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Liva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the ring accompanied by When the Shit Goes Down . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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181 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Very quick
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World class MT
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jose Torres! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahmed Liva! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Liva connects with a high kick. Torres needs to keep his hands up - Liva had a free shot at his head there. Torres is looking to clinch. Liva with a body punch. A glancing blow. Torres fails in his attempt to clinch. Jose Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Torres takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. 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! Torres lands with a hook. Liva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Torres is looking to clinch. Torres tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Liva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Torres tries to clinch but Liva is having none of it. Liva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres swings for the body but Liva moves out of range.
Torres is looking to clinch. Torres misses with a straight right. A good leg kick by Liva. Liva throws a sloppy head kick and Torres moves out of range easily. Liva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Torres scores with a hook. Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liva manages to avoid it. Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Liva works the jab nicely. Liva forces Torres back against the ropes and clinches. Liva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liva prevents a body shot from Torres. Liva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Liva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres closes the distance but Liva moves to the side and Liva counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Torres misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Torres wants to clinch and Liva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Liva's shoulder, as Liva tries to avoid the shot. Torres blocks a head kick by Liva.
Torres wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Liva circles away from the clinch attempt and Liva counters with a low kick, right behind Torres 's knee. Torres tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liva swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jab by Liva. Torres swings for the body but Liva moves out of range.
Liva scores with a sloppy right hand. Torres should have avoided that one. Liva scores with a leg kick.
Liva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Torres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Torres is breathing heavily. Torres sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Liva lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Torres goes down! The ref sends Liva to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Torres is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action! Liva lands a nice hook to Torres's body. Torres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Torres is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Liva tests Torres's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Torres is rocked! Torres walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ahmed Liva! Ahmed Liva thanked the fans post fight for their support. Jose Torres spoke after the fight, saying 'Ill be Back'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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