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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymon Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrain Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen icejjfish - on the floor as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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279 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymon Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adrain Torres!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres has closed the distance and engaged Strong in a clinch.
Strong can't break the clinch.
Torres scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strong is looking to control Torres's arms but Torres gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strong has his back to the cage.
Torres gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Strong regains guard.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Torres controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is looking to stand up but Strong won't let him.
Strong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Torres doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Torres manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Torres content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong looking to control.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Strong keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Strong working a defensive guard here.
Torres wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Strong is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to circle away but Torres has him pinned against the cage.
Strong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torres pulls his leg out and moves away.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Torres counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strong moves out of range of the body kick.
Strong looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Torres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres lands an uppercut.
Torres jumps into guard, dragging Strong to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong throws a big elbow that misses.
Strong postures up.
Torres is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Torres really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strong. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Strong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Strong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strong throws a big right hand that misses.
Strong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Strong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Strong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Strong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
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.
Torres doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Strong throws a strike but Torres rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Strong is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres forces his way into half guard.
Torres tries to stand and escape but Strong is controlling the position.
Strong controlling the position well.
Strong trying to control here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strong tries to roll over but Torres keeps him under control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrain Torres dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Torres moves into the clinch.
Torres fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strong taking a breather.
Torres wants the takedown. Strong is fighting it off but Torres persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Strong's guard against the cage.
Strong looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Torres being controlled here momentarily.
Strong wants to sweep but no luck.
Torres throws a big right hand that misses.
Strong is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Torres darts in looking for a takedown but Strong gets double underhooks and turns Torres into the cage.
Strong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Strong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Torres closes the distance and clinches up with Strong, looking for a takedown. Torres pushes Strong against the cage but Strong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raymon Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adrain Torres.
Strong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strong tries to clinch but Torres is having none of it.
Torres clinches.
Strong is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Raymon Strong has been cut.
Strong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong darts in trying to clinch
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Strong 's knee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres scores with a nice body kick.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strong sprawls well. Strong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torres gets slowly back to his feet.
Torres forces Strong back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Strong uses from the top position.
Strong scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strong throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Torres working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Torres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Strong throws a big right hand that misses.
Torres controls Strong momentarily but Strong frees himself.
Torres utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Torres. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Strong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Torres is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Torres has escaped and now he's on top!
Strong trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Torres trying to stand up but can't free himself from Strong's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrain Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raymon Strong'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. This is the final round!
Strong moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres jumps guard but Strong turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong throws a body kick that misses.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Torres circles away.
Torres moves into the clinch.
Strong tries to pull guard but Torres won't allow it.
Strong is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Torres pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Strong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Torres jumps into guard, dragging Strong to the mat.
Strong is in close to Torres's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torres can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Torres looking to control.
Torres has his hands on Strong's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adrain Torres.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strong tries to keep at a distance but Torres has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strong stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Torres wants to get back to full guard.
Torres looking for submissions off his back.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres taking some punishment here, with Strong in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Torres lands with a few short shots to the body.
Torres has hold of Strong's hands but Strong slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torres on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Strong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Torres is just riding it out for now. Strong eventually gives up the hold.
Strong prevents Torres from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Strong is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Torres moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Strong being controlled here momentarily.
Strong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Torres's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong scoring with some ground and pound.
Strong landing with the ground and pound.
Torres has momentary wrist control but Strong slips an elbow through the middle.
Strong landing some decent shots from guard.
Strong stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strong postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymon Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrain Torres!
Adrain Torres made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'we made it!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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