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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Torzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonqw Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torzoni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arsone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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160 cm
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170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Francesco Torzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonqw Fray!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torzoni clinches up against the cage.
Fray gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Torzoni is looking to escape.
Torzoni is defending against the submission attempts here by Fray.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fray looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Torzoni wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fray swings for the body but Torzoni moves out of range.
As Fray tries to get set, Torzoni tries to push him back and clinch up but Fray manages to avoid the attempt.
Fray jabs Torzoni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fray lands a lovely overhand right.
Francesco Torzoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fray misses the jab.
Torzoni throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fray avoids it.
Torzoni ducks right into an uppercut from Fray.
Fray swats away the attempt to clinch by Torzoni.
Torzoni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fray tries a low kick but Torzoni avoids it.
A jab from Fray does it's job there.
Torzoni moves out of range of the strikes.
Fray swings widly with a right hand
and Torzoni counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torzoni is trying to stand back up but Fray is controlling him
Fray throwing shots but Torzoni is blocking nicely.
Torzoni is trying to stand up here but Fray is controlling him well.
Fray wants to free his trapped foot but Torzoni is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fray is stalling here. Torzoni is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fray seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Torzoni has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni tries to get to his feet but Fray is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Torzoni in his guard.
Fray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torzoni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torzoni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torzoni decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Fray, up you get!
Fray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fray throws a looping overhand right but Torzoni ducks down to avoid it.
Torzoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fray misses with a wild body shot.
Torzoni instigates a clinch.
Fray jumps guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Torzoni tries to free his leg and advance position but Fray is retaining full guard.
Torzoni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fray keeping moving, preventing Torzoni from controlling successfully.
Torzoni postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fray is working an open guard so Torzoni takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Torzoni tries to clinch there but Fray circles away.
Torzoni moves in looking to clinch but Fray pushes him off.
Torzoni wants to clinch.
Fray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonqw Fray dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Torzoni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torzoni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Fray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fray drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Torzoni defends it well.
Torzoni tries to clinch up but Fray circles away and keeps his distance.
Fray lands a nice shot to the body.
Fray lands a jab to Torzoni's midsection.
Fray throws a right hand that misses
and Torzoni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Torzoni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fray backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torzoni manages to break the clinch.
Fray throws the left hand but Torzoni avoids the punch easily.
Torzoni tries to clinch but Fray moves out of range.
Fray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fray misses the jab.
Jonqw Fray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torzoni pushes Fray up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torzoni manages to break the clinch.
Fray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torzoni is looking to clinch but Fray is avoiding it.
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fray.
Torzoni has managed to clinch.
Fray lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fray is keen to just control but Torzoni is a slippery customer.
Fray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Torzoni tries to kick Fray off but Fray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fray wants to control but Torzoni is keeping him busy.
Fray stops Torzoni from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torzoni defending well though.
Torzoni makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torzoni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torzoni wants to stall.
Torzoni can't break the clinch.
Fray tightens his grip and picks Torzoni up, before dumping him to the ground. Torzoni manages to land in guard.
Torzoni wants to get back to his feet but Fray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fray throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni wants to stand up but Fray is controlling him.
Fray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fray won't allow Torzoni to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torzoni takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Fray lands an impressive looking overhand right. Torzoni doesn't seem phased though.
Fray swats away the attempt to clinch by Torzoni.
Fray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torzoni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torzoni walks into a stiff left hand from Fray.
Torzoni has managed to clinch.
Torzoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fray avoids it.
Fray is trying to trip Torzoni. He has hold of a leg but Torzoni is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fray persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fray passes Torzoni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torzoni is trying to stand back up but Fray is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonqw Fray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fray misses with a looping left.
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice defenses there by Torzoni.
Torzoni tries to close the distance and clinch but Fray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Torzoni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Torzoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fray jabs Torzoni right on the nose. Torzoni blinks but takes it well.
Torzoni gets a clinch.
Torzoni can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fray works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fray is looking to work some ground and pound but Torzoni has wrist control.
Fray trying to control the position from guard on top but Torzoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torzoni wants to stand but Fray is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fray wants to pass the guard but Torzoni is keeping the position.
Torzoni wants to stand but Fray is controlling the position.
Fray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fray postures up in Torzoni's guard and throws a big left but Torzoni blocks it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Francesco Torzoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Fray throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Torzoni tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fray is in Torzoni's guard.
Torzoni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fray.
Fray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fray trying to control the position from guard on top but Torzoni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fray with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torzoni is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fray defends well.
Torzoni is looking to stand up but Fray isn't so interested in that idea.
Fray scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fray won't allow Torzoni to get back to his feet.
Fray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torzoni is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fray throws a solid leg kick but Torzoni takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fray.
Torzoni quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Torzoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torzoni gets caught flat footed, as Fray shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Torzoni is pushing Fray's head away, looking to escape. Fray manages to hold on to the position though.
Torzoni misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torzoni is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Torzoni tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fray tries to control but Torzoni wriggling away.
Torzoni trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fray cracks Torzoni with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Torzoni is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Torzoni throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonqw Fray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fray 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonqw Fray!
In his post fight interview, Jonqw Fray gave a big smile as he said 'You were saying Mon Ami.'.
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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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