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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuvraj Singh (ranked 1624 p4p, 204 weight class) and Ricco Torres (ranked 3021 p4p, 321 weight class). Yuvraj Singh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuvraj Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricco Torres!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh staying out of range there.
Torres keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Torres misses.
Singh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Singh fakes the leg kick and cracks Torres in the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torres throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres misses the jab.
Singh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at mickeyharts the greatest in the buildup to the fight.
A big right from Torres misses.
We've been informed that Torres has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Singh counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Singh.
Singh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Singh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Singh. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres misses with a body shot
and Singh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Torres misses
and Singh counters with an outside leg kick.
Ricco Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres cracks Singh with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Singh's head back.
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!
A big right from Torres misses.
Singh appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Singh counters with a solid body kick.
Singh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Singh cracks Torres with a good jab.
Singh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
As Torres backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Singh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Torres.
Torres misses with a hook. Singh ducked under it nicely.
As Torres backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Singh throws a leg kick which misses Torres's front leg but catches the back leg as Torres tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricco Torres will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Torres takes a swing at Singh's ribcage but misses.
Singh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Singh was looking to counter with a kick there.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Torres misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Singh was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Singh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Singh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Singh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Torres cracks a nice hook into Singh's ribs.
Torres looks to throw a body kick
letting Singh counter with a right hand.
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No joy there for Torres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singh throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Singh wants to land a leg kick but Torres is out of range.
Torres throws out a counter right but Singh avoids it with no problem.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres misses with the combination.
Singh jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A jab from Torres misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricco Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Torres swings away with a body shot that misses
and Singh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Torres throws an overhand right that lands on Singh's shoulder, as Singh tries to avoid the shot.
Torres feints and then cracks Singh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Singh down.
Torres throws the left hand but Singh avoids the punch easily.
As Torres backs away, Singh returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Singh slips a jab from Torres.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Singh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yuvraj Singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, Singh is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Singh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torres misses the body punch
and Singh counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
Torres with a jab.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Singh blocks a jab.
Singh dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Singh looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Torres blocks the body kick.
Torres digs a good body shot into Singh's ribs.
Singh attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torres misses with an uppercut. Singh saw that one coming.
Singh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Singh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torres appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Singh, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Singh.
Singh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Singh throws a leg kick but Torres checks it.
Torres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuvraj Singh.
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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ricco Torres!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Ricco Torres!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ricco Torres!
Ricco Torres wins by unanimous decision!
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