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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Torello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decimus comes into the arena with Monster Truck,- Righteous Smoke blaring out of the sound system. Maximus Decimus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Torello's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Decimus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Torello!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torello misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Decimus. Those never looked like landing.
Torello throws a low kick but Decimus moves out of range easily.
Torello throws a wild body kick that Decimus sees coming a mile off.
Decimus tries to clinch there but Torello circles away.
Torello lands a head kick!
It looks like Maximus Decimus has been cut.
Decimus tries for a takedown but Torello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Decimus cracks Torello with an open hand slap.
Decimus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Decimus duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torello with a nice cross.
Torello misses with a body shot.
Decimus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Torello sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Torello lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Torello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Decimus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torello scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus misses with a double jab.
Torello circles away from the clinch attempt
and Torello counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Torello misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Torello.
Decimus shoots for a double leg takedown but Torello sprawls well. He's pushed Decimus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Decimus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decimus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Decimus somewhat.
Decimus works Torello's body with a nice hook.
Decimus misses with a series of wild punches.
Decimus blocks a leg kick.
Decimus tries to clinch but Torello moves away
and Torello counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Decimus tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torello moves away from the strike by Decimus.
Torello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decimus shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Decimus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torello throws a low kick but it's checked well by Decimus.
Torello misses with a hook. Decimus ducked under it nicely.
Torello scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Torello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimus throws out the jab.
Torello scores with a crisp jab that stopped Decimus in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torello. Decimus does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Decimus. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Torello wants to land a leg kick but Decimus is out of range.
Decimus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Decimus duly obliges.
Torello lands a leg kick that knocks Decimus off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Torello throws a front kick that sends Decimus stumbling back into the cage.
Decimus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torello paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Decimus blocks the low kick.
Decimus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decimus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Torello.
Torello misses with a low kick.
Torello sizes up Decimus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maximus Decimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decimus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Torello works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Torello misses with a straight right.
Decimus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good leg kick by Torello there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Decimus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Torello misses.
Torello will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Decimus punishes Torello's body with a nice straight punch.
Decimus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torello moves out of range of the leg kick from Decimus.
Torello is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Decimus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Torello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Torello scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Decimus doesn't seem bothered though.
Torello scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Torello cracks Decimus with an open hand slap.
Torello misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torello lands with a straight right. Decimus didn't see that one coming.
Decimus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torello scores with a hook.
A low kick from Decimus misses
and Torello counters with a good low kick that Decimus was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Torello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Decimus wants to clinch.
Torello cracks a nice hook into Decimus's ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Torello in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Torello thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Decimus if he has to take too many more of those.
Decimus moves out of range of the body kick from Torello.
Torello misses with a looping right.
Decimus fails to land with a series of punches.
Torello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maximus Decimus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torello scores with a sloppy right hand. Decimus should have avoided that one.
Decimus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Decimus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decimus misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Decimus.
Decimus throws a shot from downtown. Torello moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torello is looking to score with low kicks.
Torello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Decimus.
James Torello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torello does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torello lands a jab.
Decimus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Decimus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Torello checks it well.
The fighters circling - Torello throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Decimus.
Maximus Decimus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Decimus might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Decimus moves in looking to clinch but Torello pushes him off.
Decimus misses with a hook.
Torello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decimus.
Torello throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Torello misses.
Decimus misses with a double jab.
Decimus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Decimus somewhat.
Decimus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
James Torello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decimus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torello.
Decimus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Torello.
Torello loads up on a big right hand but Decimus slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decimus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torello rushes Decimus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torello throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Decimus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Torello.
Torello tries a body shot but Decimus blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Torello slowing the pace effectively.
Torello is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Decimus is keeping busy.
Decimus tries to throw a body punch but Torello avoids it by throwing Decimus back against the cage.
Decimus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torello dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Decimus misses with a body punch.
Decimus avoiding damage as Torello throws knees to the body.
Torello lands a shoulder strike.
Decimus tries to circle away but Torello has him pinned against the cage.
Decimus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Torello misses with a punch on the inside.
Torello lands a nice uppercut.
Decimus is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torello lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torello struggles to land a body shot inside as Decimus controls his hands.
Torello lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Torello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Torello breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decimus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decimus throws a front kick aimed at Torello's knee but Torello avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torello goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Torello sizes up Decimus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Decimus thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torello lands a big head kick that sends Decimus tumbling to the mat! Torello takes a step backwards and waves Decimus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Decimus is rocked!
Torello throws a leg kick but Decimus checks it.
Oh Decimus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Decimus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Torello showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maximus Decimus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good exchange - Torello coming out on top.
Decimus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Decimus seems to have got his legs back now.
Torello tries to close the distance and clinch up but Decimus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Torello throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decimus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torello escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Decimus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Decimus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Torello is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torello wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Decimus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Torello has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Decimus has managed to get both his arms back between Torello's legs - danger averted.
Torello looking for subs off his back but Decimus has passed one foot through into half guard.
Torello takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torello actively working from the bottom here.
Decimus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Torello defending well though.
Torello gets full guard.
Decimus throwing strikes from guard but Torello blocks nicely.
Decimus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus trying to control but Torello is working from the bottom.
Decimus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Decimus advances to half guard.
Decimus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Torello does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his 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!
Decimus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Torello's head.
Decimus working Torello over with strikes.
Decimus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Torello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Torello gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Decimus throws a strike but Torello rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Decimus tries to strike from the bottom.
Decimus 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.
Maximus Decimus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Torello makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
James Torello is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Torello is stalling in the full guard.
Torello has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Decimus to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Torello is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Decimus pulls down on the head and he's put Torello to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maximus Decimus!
Maximus Decimus is the new bantamweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Maximus Decimus gave a big smile as he said 'There's a new champion in town, I will fight all challengers, anytime. '.
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