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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by Lie, Cheat, & Steal. Zeus Leonidas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 cm
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270 lbs
23 - 7 - 0 |
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195 cm
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250 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Torres cracks Leonidas with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Zeus Leonidas has been cut. Good shot there by Leonidas. Leonidas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Torres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonidas. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Torres. Leonidas scores with a jab to the jaw. Leonidas lands a nice shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Leonidas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Torres throws a shot from downtown. Leonidas moves away and avoids it. Torres looks to land a left hand but Leonidas moved out of range nicely. Torres scores with a jab to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Leonidas throws a lazy right hand but Torres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Torres tries to counter by clinching up but Leonidas breaks away and moves out of range. Torres throws a shot from downtown. Leonidas moves away and avoids it. Torres gets in close and instigates a clinch. Leonidas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonidas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Torres scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leonidas connects with a jab. Leonidas misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters by clinching up. Torres working aggressively here.
Torres has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Leonidas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. A jab lands there for Torres. Leonidas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Torres. Torres throwing a counter right hand but Leonidas manages to avoid it. Torres misses with a hook. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leonidas. Leonidas throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily. Leonidas throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it. Leonidas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Torres connects with a body shot. Torres throws a hook to the side of Leonidas's head but Leonidas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Leonidas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Torres on the side of the head. Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And Leonidas responds with a good body kick, but Torres manages to step out the way in time. Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Leonidas. A jab from Leonidas does it's job there. Torres scores with a hook to the body. Leonidas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Nice shot lands for Torres. Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Torres takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Torres forces Leonidas back against the cage and clinches. Leonidas breaks the clinch.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres. Leonidas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Leonidas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Torres has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Leonidas is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position. Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Torres lands a right hand.
That has opened up Zeus Leonidas's cut even more. Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonidas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Leonidas gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Torres blocks a body shot from Leonidas. Leonidas blocks an uppercut.
Leonidas manages to break the clinch.
Torres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Leonidas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Leonidas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Torres had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Torres throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it. Leonidas throws out a counter right but Torres avoids it with no problem. Leonidas scores with a kick to the body.
Torres misses with a double jab
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lazy left from Torres finds it's target. Leonidas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Oooooh!!! Torres has knocked Leonidas down with a huge combo! Torres steps away and waves a wobbly Leonidas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leonidas is rocked! Torres circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Leonidas to the canvas! Leonidas doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Torres keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Torres! Luis Torres retains his super heavyweight title! A relieved looking Luis Torres thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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