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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faded Faded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethanael Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faded Faded has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faded Faded! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethanael Torres! The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Faded avoids the body shot from Torres.
Torres stuffs the takedown. Faded shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Faded throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres. Torres misses with a hook. Faded fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faded Faded. That's going to take a lot out of him. Faded shoots in but no luck this time. Torres misses with an uppercut. Faded saw that one coming. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The fighters circling - Torres throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Torres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Faded Faded has been cut. Faded lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Torres circles away quickly and effectively. Torres scores with a sloppy right hand. Faded should have avoided that one. Torres lands with a shot to the body. Faded feints and as Torres raises his hands in defense, Faded changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Faded is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. 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. Faded passes Torres's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Torres is doing well to control the position and prevent Faded from advancing to side control. Faded not landing any meaningful shots this time. Faded stands up from half guard. Torres cracks Faded with a right hand to the side of the head. Faded shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Faded drops his hands momentarily and Torres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Torres thows a body shot but no joy. Torres stuffs the takedown attempt from Faded. Faded gets slowly back to his feet. Torres misses with a wild body shot. Torres takes a swing at Faded's ribcage but misses. Torres lands with an uppercut that bounces Faded off the cage and back into rage. No luck for Faded with that takedown attempt. Faded doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
A punch combination from Torres misses. Faded shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Torres misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Faded decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Faded. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Faded thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torres's head. Faded gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Faded shoots for a takedown but Torres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Torres loads up on a big right hand but Faded slips the punch. Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faded decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard. Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faded is controlling him. Torres doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Torres is working an open guard so Faded takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. A good leg kick by Faded. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Faded looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Faded persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Faded takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faded fails to land the takedown. Ethanael Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Faded will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Faded shoots for a double leg takedown but Torres sprawls well. He's pushed Faded's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Torres stuffs the takedown attempt from Faded. Faded gets slowly back to his feet. Faded throws a leg kick but Torres checks it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Torres lands with a nice body punch. Faded fails with a takedown attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ethanael Torres will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Faded Faded's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Torres throws a right and a left that both miss. Faded Faded is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Faded darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Torres is trying to get back to full guard. Torres is not content to let Faded control the position. Torres is trying to stand up here but Faded is controlling him well. Torres is staying active underneath Faded, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Faded looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faded stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Faded closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Faded pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Faded is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faded moves away. Faded gets in close and instigates a clinch. Faded prevents Torres from breaking the clinch. Faded fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Torres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faded digs a good body shot into Torres's ribs. Faded looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Faded persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Faded Faded. That's going to take a lot out of him. Faded moves out of range of the strikes. Faded tries to clinch up. Faded shoots in for a double leg but Torres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Faded looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Faded throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease. Faded on the wrong end of a nice jab. Faded shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Torres can't escape the position.
Torres tries to hold on but Faded postures up. Faded get's back to his feet. Faded scores a takedown into full mount! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Torres is trying to escape the mount.
Faded Faded overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Torres is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Faded throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Faded is working for a guillotine from mount but Torres frees his head quite easily.
Faded working for a submission but Torres is keeping him at bay. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Faded wants to control the pace but Torres is squirming around nicely. Faded working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. Faded gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Torres fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Faded closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away. Faded closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Faded drives through with a takedown into guard. Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faded wants to control from the top but Torres keeps moving. Faded wants to pass the guard but Torres is keeping the position. Faded trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Faded Faded dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Faded Faded's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Torres looks to score with a jab to the body but Faded is just out of range. Torres takes a swing at Faded's ribcage but misses. Torres throws a hook but Faded avoids it easily. Faded misses with a takedown attempt - Torres sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Torres misses with a jab to the body
so Faded counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Faded pushing down on Torres's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Faded trying to control from half guard but Torres is working away. Faded working Torres over with strikes. Torres is in trouble now - Faded has advanced to mount! Torres really wants to buck Faded off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faded thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Faded thowing shots but they're missing. Faded controlling from the full mount. Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Torres wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Faded.
Torres is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Faded is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Torres can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Torres wants to hold on but Faded pushes him away. Torres is in all sorts of trouble here.
Faded looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Faded quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Faded but it's paid off an Torres is forced to tap! Nice work by Faded.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Faded Faded!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
96% |
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