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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JD Harmeyer (ranked 5072 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Torres (ranked 4889 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, JD Harmeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tico Torres!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harmeyer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Harmeyer shoots in for a takedown but Torres shows good takedown defense.
Torres lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harmeyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Harmeyer's head but Harmeyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harmeyer tries to counter with a takedown but Torres is quick to defend against it.
Torres scores with a body shot.
Torres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harmeyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmeyer avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harmeyer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harmeyer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Torres misses.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Harmeyer is out of range.
Harmeyer clinches.
Harmeyer drags the fight down to the ground.
Torres won't allow Harmeyer to sweep him here.
Harmeyer trying to control the position here.
Torres scoring with some ground and pound.
Torres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Torres throws an elbow that misses. Harmeyer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Harmeyer!
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harmeyer looking to pass the guard.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Harmeyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harmeyer won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Harmeyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Torres has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torres can do anything to dispel that myth.
Torres trying to control the position here.
Torres looking for a sweep. Not yet Torres, not yet.
Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harmeyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harmeyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harmeyer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Harmeyer throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harmeyer with a nice head shot there.
Harmeyer wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position.
Harmeyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harmeyer postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Harmeyer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Harmeyer from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Harmeyer postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
Harmeyer 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.
Harmeyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harmeyer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres misses with a looping right.
Harmeyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Torres.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harmeyer.
Torres cracks Harmeyer with an open hand slap.
Harmeyer blocks a jab.
Harmeyer appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harmeyer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Harmeyer wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Harmeyer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Torres dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torres cracks Harmeyer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Torres comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harmeyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Harmeyer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Harmeyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Torres.
A counter left hand to the body from Harmeyer misses its target.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Harmeyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harmeyer under the eye.
Torres throws a right and a left that Harmeyer avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harmeyer tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Harmeyer moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Harmeyer staying out of range there.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands a lovely overhand right.
Harmeyer tries to clinch up.
Harmeyer blocks a jab.
Torres misses with a looping left.
Harmeyer wants to clinch
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Harmeyer slips a jab from Torres.
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harmeyer moves away from the strike by Torres.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harmeyer slips under a jab from Torres.
A quick step to the side and Harmeyer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Torres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harmeyer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harmeyer counters with a takedown into side control.
Harmeyer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Harmeyer works to advance to full mount. Torres defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Harmeyer thowing shots but they're missing.
Harmeyer controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Harmeyer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Harmeyer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Torres is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Torres might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harmeyer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harmeyer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Harmeyer throwing strikes here but Torres is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harmeyer unloads with some shots from mount but Torres bucks and avoids them well.
Torres tries to lock up and control but Harmeyer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Harmeyer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Torres is desperately trying to improve his position but Harmeyer has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmeyer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Torres is working to get back to half guard.
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harmeyer thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harmeyer unloads with some shots from mount but Torres bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Torres throws a hook to the side of Harmeyer's head but Harmeyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harmeyer darts in and clinches Torres up against the cage.
Harmeyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harmeyer tries to pull guard but Torres forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Harmeyer.
Harmeyer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Torres after a bit of a struggle.
Harmeyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres taking a breather.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Harmeyer decides to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harmeyer is on top in guard.
Harmeyer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harmeyer is fighting to break Torres's control of his arms but Torres is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmeyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harmeyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harmeyer wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving.
Torres wants to sweep here but Harmeyer controlling him for the moment.
Harmeyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Torres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harmeyer postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is controlling Harmeyer's posture.
Torres keeping full guard, as Harmeyer tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harmeyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harmeyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
JD Harmeyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Torres misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Harmeyer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Harmeyer's shoulder, as Harmeyer tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Torres misses.
Harmeyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Harmeyer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Harmeyer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harmeyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harmeyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harmeyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Torres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harmeyer postures up in Torres's guard and throws a big left but Torres blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harmeyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Torres trying to control the position here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Torres misses with a hook
and Harmeyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Harmeyer throwing a counter right hand but Torres manages to avoid it.
Harmeyer clinches up with Torres and pushes him back against the cage.
Harmeyer trying to stall but Torres improves his position.
Harmeyer is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Torres is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JD Harmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Harmeyer scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Torres misses with some punches.
Harmeyer blocking some punches.
Tico Torres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Harmeyer.
And that's the end of the fight!
JD Harmeyer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Torres!
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