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Event:
OFL 9
Date: Sep 16, 2018 |
#R1#
Torres tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shelby counters with a nice uppercut.
Shelby has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Torres closes the distance but Shelby moves to the side
and Shelby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Shelby.
Torres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shelby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Torres.#CL2#
Torres moves into the clinch.
Shelby wants to break free but Torres has control.
Shelby blocking some punches.
Shelby is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the ropes.
Torres tries to land knees in the clinch but Shelby avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Torres throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Torres.
Torres lands an elbow inside.
Torres lands an elbow inside that Shelby shrugs off.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Shelby is blocking nicely.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Torres trying to stall but Shelby improves his position.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shelby working hard to break the clinch.
Torres tries to land knees in the clinch but Shelby avoids the damage to the body.
Torres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Torres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Torres is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Shelby has denied him.#T2#
Torres lands a nice elbow.
Shelby jumps guard but Torres turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Torres with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
#TD#
Shelby manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB#
Torres is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Shelby has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Torres is looking to defend but Shelby has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Torres! Shelby pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Torres taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Arthur Shelby!
A pretty intense looking Arthur Shelby took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Event:
OFL 4
Date: Aug 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Torres.
Ray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Torres throws a lazy uppercut
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Juan Torres has been cut.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torres.
Ray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ray fails to land with a series of punches.
Ray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ray's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ray duly obliges.
Torres looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray throws an overhand right that has Torres reeling! Ray follows up with more punches and Torres is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buster Ray!
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Event:
OFL 3
Date: Aug 11, 2018 |
#R1#
Torres moves out of range as Bussa strikes.
Bussa misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Torres! But no joy.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Bussa throws a shot from downtown. Torres moves away and avoids it.#TD#
Bussa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Torres is trying to control Bussa's posture but Bussa avoids it.
Torres tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bussa is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bussa cracks Torres with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres is trying to control Bussa's posture but Bussa avoids it.
Torres tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bussa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#T1#
Torres trying to remain calm as Bussa controls from the top position.
Bussa is chipping away with strikes.
Torres is looking to reverse the position.
Bussa taking a breather here.
Torres is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bussa off and has taken his back!
Torres has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bussa. #SUB2#
Torres looking for the choke but no joy.
Torres is punishing Bussa with some ground and pound.
Bussa looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bussa is trying to stand back up. #T2#
Bussa rolls, trying to escape but Torres keeps control of the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bussa is working hard here to advance position.
Bussa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Torres is trying to stick to Bussa's back but Bussa is turning into Torres. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Torres's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bussa.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
#SUB2#
Bussa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bussa has managed to get both his arms back between Torres's legs - danger averted.
Bussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bussa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bussa won't allow Torres to sweep him here.
Bussa controlling from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T3#
Bussa with a nice head shot there.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Torres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torres looks winded!#SUB2#
Bussa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bussa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bussa stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bussa lands a nice forearm strike. #T4#
Bussa cracks Torres with a big elbow.
Torres being controlled for a moment.
Torres taking a bit of punishment here - Bussa scoring with strikes.
Bussa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Torres manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bussa controlling the pace.
Torres wants to improve his position but Bussa is controlling well.
Bussa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bussa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Head Bussa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nice uppercut lands for Bussa. That snapped Torres's head back.
#CUT#
It looks like Juan Torres has been cut.
Bussa throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Bussa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bussa is looking to take a break and control but Torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bussa is thwarting Torres's attempts to control the position.
Torres moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bussa controls the pace.
Bussa preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Torres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bussa defends it easily.#T1#
Bussa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Bussa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bussa is controlling him.
Bussa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Head Bussa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torres is trying to control the position but Bussa postures up.
Bussa works over Torres with some ground and pound from guard.
Bussa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bussa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bussa is one step ahead there.
Bussa is stalling in the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bussa connects with a couple of short punches.
Bussa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Torres scores with a short punch from the bottom.#T3##SUB2#
Torres looking for a guillotine here but Bussa defends easily.
Bussa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bussa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Torres's head.
Torres looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bussa is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Torres has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bussa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bussa is stalling in the full guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bussa is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bussa seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bussa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bussa not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bussa landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bussa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Head Bussa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Torres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Bussa blocks a jab.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bussa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bussa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torres was well out of range. Poor timing from Bussa.
Bussa keeps the fight on the outside.
Bussa misses with a hook. Torres ducked under it nicely.
Torres tries to clinch but Bussa is having none of it.
Bussa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Torres manages to avoid it.
As Bussa backs off Torres throws a huge counter combo but Bussa manages to avoid it all.
Bussa throws an off balance right hand
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bussa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bussa misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bussa lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Torres falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bussa dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Head Bussa!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 16, 2018 |
#R1##CL#
Whitehead forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Torres tries to land knees in the clinch but Whitehead avoids the damage to the body.
Whitehead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitehead throws a head punch that misses.
Torres looking to throw knees to the head but Whitehead is blocking nicely.
Torres stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Whitehead misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres working Whitehead over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehead tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
Torres lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
It looks like Lucien Whitehead has been cut.
Torres trying to land knees to the body.
Torres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whitehead is defending well for now.#T1#
Whitehead misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Torres.
Whitehead jumps guard but Torres turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Whitehead avoids a wild elbow strike from Torres.
Torres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whitehead tries to pull guard but Torres holds him up against the cage and eventually Whitehead drops back down to his feet.
Whitehead tries to pull guard but Torres forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucien Whitehead. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Whitehead jumps guard.
#SUB#
Whitehead is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Torres defends well.
Whitehead utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Whitehead preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitehead swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Whitehead wants to get back to his feet but Torres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torres wants to control from the top but Whitehead keeps moving.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitehead is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Torres connects with a couple of short punches.
Torres being controlled here momentarily.
Whitehead preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Whitehead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitehead trying to control the position here. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Whitehead avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres wants to control from the top but Whitehead keeps moving.
Torres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitehead will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Whitehead managing to control the position.
Torres throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitehead keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Whitehead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Torres has Whitehead up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Whitehead's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD2#
Torres shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Whitehead is trying to defend but Torres finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Whitehead keeping hold of Torres's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throwing shots but Whitehead is blocking nicely.
Whitehead is staying active underneath Torres, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T1#
Whitehead is concentrating on defense, preventing Torres from advancing position.
Torres throws a strike but Whitehead avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Torres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitehead seems keen to control Torres's posture.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whitehead is keeping the position for now.
Whitehead lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T2#
Torres working a defensive guard but Whitehead manages to pass into side control anyway.
Torres can't do much from the bottom here.
Torres tries to bench press Whitehead off him but Whitehead keeps the position.
Torres tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Whitehead presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Whitehead working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whitehead working the ground and pound effectively.
#T3#
Torres is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Whitehead.
BOOM! Whitehead connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whitehead with a couple of short strikes.
Whitehead landing punches.
Torres is wriggling around trying to escape.
Whitehead lands a heavy elbow.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lucien Whitehead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Whitehead blocks Torres's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. #T4#
Whitehead landing punches.
Whitehead lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torres hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whitehead lands a nice shot to the head.
Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whitehead. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torres is trying desperately to improve position.
Whitehead dominating with strikes here.
Whitehead dominating with strikes here.
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Whitehead cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Whitehead punishing his opponent with strikes.
Whitehead is landing with some decent strikes but Torres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Whitehead trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien Whitehead dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Whitehead's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
A punch lands to the side of Whitehead 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Torres connects with a looping right hand.
Juan Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres moves in looking to clinch but Whitehead pushes him off.
As Torres tries to get set, Whitehead tries to push him back and clinch up but Torres manages to avoid the attempt.
Whitehead throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitehead feinted with a counter takedown.
Lucien Whitehead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torres tries to clinch up.
Whitehead tries to counter by clinching up but Torres breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Torres shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whitehead defends it nicely.
Torres tries to clinch but Whitehead is having none of it.
As Torres looks to move away, Whitehead throws a big counter combo but Torres just gets out of the way.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres tries to clinch but Whitehead moves out of range. #CL2#
Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Torres wants to stall.
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Torres tries a knee to the head but Whitehead blocks it.
Good body shot from Whitehead.
Torres wants to stall.
Torres looking to slow down the pace here.#T3#
Whitehead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Whitehead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres scoring well with a low kick there.
Torres goes for a double leg but Whitehead avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Whitehead continues to drive forward.
Whitehead is looking for a counter combo.
Lucien Whitehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Torres.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Whitehead tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
And Torres tries to counter it with a takedown but Whitehead pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL2#
Torres rushes Whitehead and presses him up against the cage.
Whitehead lands with a light punch inside.
Whitehead doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Torres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whitehead's brow.
Whitehead jumps guard but Torres stands there with Whitehead around his waist. Whitehead gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Torres throws an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Torres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Torres!
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