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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Lie, Cheat, & Steal as his entrance music. Thomas Bannon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luis Torres's chin.
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275 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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270 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Bannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Torres!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bannon.
Bannon throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Bannon lands with a nice body kick.
Torres is looking to clinch but Bannon is avoiding it.
Bannon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bannon misses with a hook
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Torres blocks a jab.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Torres misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bannon looks to throw a body kick
and Torres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Torres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bannon.
Bannon throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Torres steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bannon.
Torres throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bannon's head.
It looks like Thomas Bannon has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws out a leg kick but Bannon moves out of range and Torres only half commits.
Bannon throws a wild body kick that Torres sees coming a mile off.
Bannon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Bannon throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.
Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bannon misses with some punches.
Bannon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Torres breaks from the clinch.
Torres throws a sloppy body shot
and Bannon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bannon misses with a hook.
Bannon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Torres.
Torres's coach down at Phoenix Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Torres's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bannon throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Bannon misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Bannon avoids the head kick by Torres.
A quick step to the side and Bannon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bannon takes a swing at Torres's ribcage but misses.
Bannon misses with an uppercut.
Bannon misses with a looping left.
Thomas Bannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bannon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bannon.
Torres on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bannon looks to land a left hand but Torres moved out of range nicely.
Torres clinches up with Bannon and pushes him back against the cage.
Bannon lands a nice uppercut.
Torres tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bannon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Bannon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bannon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon misses with a kick to the body.
Torres chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bannon can pounce on him.
Bannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bannon.
Torres replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bannon blocks it well.
Bannon keeps the fight on the outside.
Bannon throws a push kick but Torres slaps the foot to one side.
Torres lands a nice shot to the body.
Bannon throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Torres moves out of range of the leg kick from Bannon.
Bannon lands a front kick.
Torres avoids a kick to the body.
Bannon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bannon lands a really nice looking cross but Torres seems unphased.
Bannon throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bannon thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannon throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bannon thinking.
Bannon throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Torres blocks the leg kick.
Bannon throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a three punch combo that has Bannon backing up. Bannon nods at Torres to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Bannon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bannon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Torres pushes Bannon away with a front kick.
Bannon is breathing heavily.
Bannon misses with a hook to the body
and Torres counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bannon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters with a nice body shot.
Torres scores with a leg kick.
Torres darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Torres.
Torres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bannon.
Torres throws a fast counter high kick but Bannon manages to duck under it in time.
Bannon misses with a shot to the body
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bannon's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luis Torres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bannon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Bannon throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
Torres dodges the punch combination from Bannon.
Bannon is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bannon throws a body punch but Torres moves out of range.
A nice side step and Torres releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bannon slips a straight right by Torres.
Bannon throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres forces Bannon back against the cage and clinches.
Torres is leaning against Bannon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bannon.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Bannon controls the action.
Bannon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bannon's elbow.
Torres pushes Bannon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Torres managing to block the knees to the body from Bannon.
Torres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bannon backwards.
Torres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Torres lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Torres - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Torres struggles to land a body shot inside as Bannon controls his hands.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bannon misses with some punches.
Bannon has a couple of punches blocked by Torres.
Torres has Bannon pressed against the cage, preventing Bannon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bannon wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Bannon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Torres.
Bannon can't break the clinch.
Torres controlling the action here for a moment.
Luis Torres seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Torres pushes Bannon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torres prevents a body shot from Bannon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bannon lands a knee to the body.
Bannon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bannon throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Torres.
Bannon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Bannon misses with a punch on the inside.
Bannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bannon if he has to take too many more of those.
Torres throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres misses the jab.
Bannon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Torres can pounce on him.
Bannon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Bannon throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Bannon. Those never looked like landing.
Bannon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Torres is looking to slow Bannon down with leg kicks.
Torres checks a leg kick.
Bannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torres tries to counter with a clinch but Bannon shakes him off and moves away.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bannon manages to avoid it.
Torres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bannon.
Bannon misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bannon throws a low kick, looking for Torres's leg but Torres calmly moves out of range.
Torres lands with a kick to the temple. Bannon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Torres lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bannon takes a step back to recover.
Torres lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres throws a nice head kick!
Torres slips a jab from Bannon.
Torres lands a big head kick that sends Bannon tumbling to the mat! Torres takes a step backwards and waves Bannon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Torres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bannon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bannon misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters by clinching up.
Torres scores with a nice hook to the head.
Torres keeps control of Bannon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Bannon's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Torres gets a clinch.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Bannon controls the action.
Torres can't find room to land a body shot as Bannon controls the action.
Torres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bannon throws a head punch that misses.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bannon lands a front kick.
Torres throws a head kick that Bannon semi-blocks.
Bannon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Torres is looking to slow Bannon down with leg kicks.
Luis Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from Torres lands but Bannon takes it in his stride.
Bannon throws an overhand right that lands on Torres's shoulder, as Torres tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Bannon is just out of range.
Bannon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bannon throws a push kick but Torres slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Torres catches Bannon right on the button with a cross.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Bannon lands a glancing blow to the side of Torres's head.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bannon tries to counter by clinching up but Torres breaks away and moves out of range.
Bannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres flicks out a counter leg kick but Bannon steps away.
Torres takes one on the button.
Bannon walks into a straight right hand from Torres.
Bannon scores with a jab to the head.
Torres lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bannon takes a step back to recover.
Bannon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bannon throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bannon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Bannon lands with a good body shot.
Bannon works the jab nicely.
Bannon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bannon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.
Bannon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torres slips under a jab.
Torres follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bannon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Torres moves out of range as Bannon strikes.
Bannon avoids the head kick by Torres.
Bannon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bannon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bannon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bannon throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Torres is looking to score with low kicks.
Torres takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bannon throws a predictable looking body shot
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Luis Torres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bannon.
Bannon moves forwards but Torres connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bannon misses the shot to the body.
Bannon tried to score with a low kick but Torres checks it.
Torres follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bannon to score with a decent uppercut.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bannon.
Bannon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres scores with a shot to the body.
Torres is looking to clinch.
Bannon misses with an uppercut
and Torres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bannon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Torres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Torres is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Thomas Bannon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luis Torres.
Well Torres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Torres!
Luis Torres spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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