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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 84 p4p, 294 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 16 p4p, 50 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25 - 4 - 0 |
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Torres crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Anderson - the referee stops the clock and Torres gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Anderson. Torres manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice jab there from Torres.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Anderson counters with a one-two to the body.
Torres has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Torres jabs at Anderson's body.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Torres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Torres.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Torres there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Torres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Anderson looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres lands the left hand.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torres.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson thinks about the counter body kick.
Pablo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres swings away with a body shot that misses
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Torres swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a solid body kick.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Noah Anderson's cut even more.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Anderson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Torres throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson unleashes a big counter combination but Torres bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Anderson throws the kick towards the body but Torres avoids it.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson slips a jab from Torres.
A little jabbing left from Anderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Torres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Torres! Anderson lets Torres back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Torres.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Torres sprawling to the canvas! Torres rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Anderson finish him?!
Torres is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Anderson slips under a jab.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
Torres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson drops Torres with a straight right hand, right on the button! Anderson follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Anderson!
Our winner, Noah Anderson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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