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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Nates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erwin Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Nates!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nates shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Nates tries for a takedown but Torres circles away easily
and Torres counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nates manages to break the clinch.
Nates gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Torres moves into the clinch.
Erwin Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Nates.
Nates tries to pull guard but Torres won't allow it.
Torres is trying to trip Nates. He has hold of a leg but Nates is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Torres persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Torres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nates works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres tries to stand but Nates is controlling from the bottom.
Torres lands a couple of elbows.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Nates blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nates trying to strike off his back.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nates's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nates looking for a sweep. Not yet Nates, not yet.
Nates utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres gets tackled into the cage by Nates. Nates maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nates misses with a head kick.
Torres changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nates looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nates sneaks out the side door and pushes Torres away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Nates misses with a takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Torres thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres wants to get up but he can't break Nates's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres postures up.
Torres is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nates looks winded!
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nates has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Nates's legs - danger averted.
Torres controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Torres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nates pushes Torres off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nates rushes Torres and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nates escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Torres fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nates to the ground. Torres is now in Nates's guard.
Torres scoring with some ground and pound.
Torres distracts Nates with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Torres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Torres gets to his feet. Nates looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erwin Torres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Torres looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres winds up and cracks Nates with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Torres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nates wants to get back to his feet.
Nates is looking for a sweep. Torres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nates is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres controlling the action here.
Nates is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres seems to be working for a kimura but Nates defends the submission attempt.
Erwin Torres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Torres will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Torres is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nates defends it well.
Torres controlling the pace.
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 working Nates over with strikes.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nates wants to get back to his feet.
Torres lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nates wants to get back to his feet.
Nates is looking for a sweep. Torres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Erwin Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nates throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Nates is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nates closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nates is trying to pull guard but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Nates is trying to pull guard but Torres turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Torres.
Torres jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nates walks away with a smile on his face. Torres gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Torres keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Erwin Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Nates.
Torres goes for a double leg but Nates avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nates continues to drive forward.
Torres takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres tries to pull guard but Nates forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nates gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torres.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nates sprawls well. Nates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nates is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Nates circles away and we're back to standing.
Nates shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nates sprawls well. Nates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Torres dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nates fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torres avoids it really well and circles away.
Nates changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torres tries to avoid it but Nates manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torres to the ground. Torres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nates looks for a takedown but Torres sprawls well.
As Nates tries to get set, Torres tries to push him back and clinch up but Nates manages to avoid the attempt.
Erwin Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Nates.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Nates shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nates is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Torres asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Torres landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nates is being controlled here.
Nates is working to avoid the ground and pound but Torres connects with a decent elbow.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
Torres happy to just control the position for now.
Torres lands a decent elbow from side control.
Torres landing a few strikes.
Torres lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres controls the position.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nates can do to turn this around?
Torres is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nates knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Torres tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Torres has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nates is looking to reverse the position.
Nates is letting Torres control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Torres scoring with punches from side control.
Nates taking a bit of punishment here - Torres scoring with strikes.
Nates taking a bit of punishment here - Torres scoring with strikes.
Nates is looking to regain half guard here but Torres keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A lull in the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Torres lands a nice forearm strike.
Torres lands a few punches from side control.
Nates looking for a sweep but Torres has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erwin Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erwin Torres!
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energy
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RATING
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