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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samurai Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. Jack has chosen Jungle as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Samurai Jack!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Toriyama keeps the fight on the outside.
Toriyama misses the shot to the body.
Jack throws out a counter right but Toriyama avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Jack misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jack, as that shot connected.
Toriyama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Toriyama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Toriyama coming out on top.
It looks like Samurai Jack has been cut.
Toriyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toriyama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Jack.
As Toriyama backs off Jack throws a huge counter combo but Toriyama manages to avoid it all.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Samurai Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toriyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toriyama.
Toriyama slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a leg kick
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Toriyama looks to land a body kick but Jack moved away.
Jack unleashes a big counter combination but Toriyama bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Toriyama is predictable there
and Jack counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Toriyama. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Toriyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Jack connects with a body shot that sends Toriyama's belly button to the back.
Jack throws a hook but Toriyama blocks it.
Jack catches Toriyama with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Toriyama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toriyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jack.
Toriyama appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jack throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jack slips a jab from Toriyama.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jack tries to land a leg kick but Toriyama saw it coming and moves away.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Toriyama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been informed that Jack has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jack swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toriyama counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Jack slams his shin into Toriyama's torso.
Toriyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Jack misses.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Jack.
Jack blocks the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Toriyama!
Jack misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Jack scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Toriyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Toriyama's hands.
Good shot there by Toriyama.
Toriyama keeps the fight on the outside.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Toriyama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toriyama looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toriyama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick from Toriyama.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Toriyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack cracks a nice hook into Toriyama's ribs.
A big right from Jack misses.
A head kick misses from Jack.
Toriyama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Toriyama throws a body kick that misses.
Jab by Jack.
Jack moves into the clinch.
Toriyama managing to block the knees to the body from Jack.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
Toriyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Toriyama lands an elbow inside that Jack shrugs off.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack trying to control the position but instead, Toriyama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jack into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toriyama can't break the clinch.
Toriyama stalling in the clinch but Jack improves position.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Jack controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samurai Jack will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samurai Jack'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.
Toriyama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jack lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jack feints and then cracks Toriyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toriyama down.
Toriyama throws a solid leg kick but Jack takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Toriyama.
Jack swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toriyama looks to land a combination but Jack avoids it well.
Jack connects with a leg kick. Toriyama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jack is looking to score with low kicks.
Toriyama appears to be looking for a big counter.
Jack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Toriyama finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jack takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jack throws a low kick but Toriyama moves out of range easily.
Jack lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toriyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jack.
Toriyama misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Toriyama misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toriyama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack.
Jack scores with a decent looking hook.
Jack tries to clinch there but Toriyama circles away.
Samurai Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jack takes a swing at Toriyama's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toriyama.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Toriyama's shoulder, as Toriyama tries to avoid the shot.
Toriyama thuds his shin into the meat of Jack's side.
Toriyama looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toriyama thuds a left hand into Jack's body.
Jack 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.
Toriyama throws a shot from downtown. Jack moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Jack on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jack looks to throw the jab but Toriyama is out of range.
Toriyama fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jack just manages to avoid it.
Toriyama wants to land a leg kick but Jack is out of range.
Jack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Toriyama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jack on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toriyama. Toriyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Jack throws a chopping leg kick but Toriyama manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jack.
A decent looking cross lands there for Toriyama.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Toriyama was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jack cracks Toriyama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jack throws a hook to the side of Toriyama's head but Toriyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toriyama throwing a counter right hand but Jack manages to avoid it.
Jack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jack scores with a shot to the body.
Toriyama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toriyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toriyama tries to work over Jack's front leg with a kick but Jack checks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jack crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Toriyama - the referee stops the clock and Jack gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Toriyama. Jack manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama misses the shot to the body.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Jack.
Toriyama lands a jab to the nose.
Toriyama moves out of range as Jack strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Toriyama misses its target.
Toriyama throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toriyama.
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toriyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack moves out of range of the leg kick from Toriyama.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a jab to Jack's midsection.
Jack misses with an uppercut
and Toriyama counters with a good low kick that Jack was not able to check.
Jack connects with a right hand. Toriyama shakes it off.
Jack cracks Toriyama with an open hand slap.
Toriyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jack darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jack moves away from the strike by Toriyama.
Jack lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toriyama keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Jack moves into the clinch.
Jack lands a shot to the body.
Jack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Toriyama avoids it.
Jack struggles to land a body shot inside as Toriyama controls his hands.
Jack avoids the elbow strike from Toriyama, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack tries a body shot but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toriyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Toriyama as the two fighters clinch.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Jack with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jack working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samurai Jack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Samurai Jack'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Jack.
A slow jab from Toriyama misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Jack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jack is looking to slow Toriyama down with leg kicks.
Toriyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Toriyama wants to slow Jack down by chopping away at his legs.
As Toriyama backs off Jack throws a huge counter combo but Toriyama manages to avoid it all.
Jack cracks a nice hook into Toriyama's ribs.
Jack misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toriyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Toriyama gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Toriyama's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jack under the eye.
Jack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jack lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
Toriyama takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Toriyama lands a right hook to the body.
Jack throws a series of punches but Toriyama moves out of range.
Jack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toriyama throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Jack counters with a body kick.
Toriyama lands a slapping body shot.
Jack throws a big shot that misses.
Toriyama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Jack tenderised Toriyama's leg. Toriyama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.
Toriyama avoids the head kick by Jack.
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!
Jack digs a good body shot into Toriyama's ribs.
Toriyama misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toriyama.
Akira Toriyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Toriyama misses the target.
Jack throws a leg kick but Toriyama moved away.
Toriyama listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Toriyama cracks Jack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Toriyama.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Toriyama.
That kick from Toriyama tenderised Jack's leg. Jack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toriyama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toriyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Jack scores with a spinning back kick!
Jack works Toriyama's body with a nice hook.
Toriyama throws a nice looking combination but Jack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands with a good body shot.
Toriyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
Jack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toriyama doesn't seem bothered though.
Jack scores with a hook.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Jack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toriyama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toriyama punishes Jack's body with a nice straight punch.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Toriyama misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toriyama missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toriyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jack throws an off balance right hand
and Toriyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack drops his hands momentarily and Toriyama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jack is rocked!
That has opened up Samurai Jack's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a head kick that misses.
Jack checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Toriyama misses with a body shot.
Jack thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Toriyama looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jack lands with a cross.
No joy there for Jack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jack checks a leg kick.
Toriyama has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
The fighters circle, before Toriyama throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Jack's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Toriyama lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Akira Toriyama!
Akira Toriyama managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 8$), into his post fight interview.
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