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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Tono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Barathian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeshi Tono has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Tono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Barathian!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tono bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barathian throws a body punch but Tono moves out of range.
Barathian listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barathian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barathian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tono avoids the body shot from Barathian.
Tono bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barathian's head.
Tono bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tono gets a clinch.
Barathian working hard to break the clinch.
Barathian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barathian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tono moves away.
Tono seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tono throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Tono scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Tono takes one to the side of the head.
Barathian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tono 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.
Barathian blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Barathian catches Tono right on the button with a cross.
Tono uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barathian.
Barathian takes a swing at Tono's ribcage but misses.
Tono misses with a looping left.
Max Barathian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Barathian misses the target.
Tono throws a quick counter head kick but Barathian was just out of range.
A shot to the body from Barathian misses
and Tono counters with a leg kick.
Barathian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barathian misses with an uppercut. Tono saw that one coming.
Tono misses with a few strikes there.
Barathian throws a body punch but Tono moves out of range.
Barathian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tono can pounce on him.
Barathian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tono misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barathian. Tono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barathian loads up on a big right hand but Tono slips the punch.
Barathian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tono moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian misses with an uppercut.
Tono misses with an uppercut. Barathian saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barathian looks to land a combination. Tono sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barathian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tono.
Barathian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tono connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barathian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tono moves away.
Tono lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tono pushes Barathian away with a front kick.
Tono motions for Barathian to come forward. Tono throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barathian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tono throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barathian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barathian feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tonos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Barathian misses.
Tono feints and then cracks Barathian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barathian down.
Tono jabs Barathian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tono misses with a hook
and Barathian counters with a nice uppercut.
Barathian throws a one two combo.
Tono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barathian throws out the jab.
Barathian misses with a straight left.
Tono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barathian.
Barathian cracks Tono with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Barathian takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barathian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barathian.
Barathian stalks Tono and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tono's face. Tono staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barathian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tono in his tracks.
Barathian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barathian throws a looping overhand right but Tono ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Tono misses its target.
Tono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tono looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tono with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barathian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tono gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barathian has had enough of the clinch but Tono keeps him there for the moment.
Tono tries a body shot but Barathian blocks it.
Barathian wants to get back to striking at distance but Tono won't allow it.
Tono trying to land knees to the body.
Tono misses with an elbow over the top.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Barathian can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tono working aggressively here.
Tono misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Barathian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice cross by Barathian.
Tono fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barathian swings for the body but Tono moves out of range.
Barathian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tono is looking to slow Barathian down with leg kicks.
Barathian scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barathian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barathian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Barathian misses its intended target.
Tono looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Barathian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tono throws the left hand but Barathian avoids the punch easily.
Barathian throws out a counter right but Tono avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tono wants to land a leg kick but Barathian is out of range.
Barathian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tono throws a sloppy head kick and Barathian moves out of range easily.
Tono throws a body punch but Barathian moves out of range.
Tono tries a head kick but it misses.
Barathian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tono with a body shot.
Tono dives in and grabs Barathian's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barathian pushes down on Tono's head and hops out.
Tono throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barathian throws a nice looking combination but Tono bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick by Tono misses
and Barathian counters with a straight right hand.
Some wild striking there from Barathian.
Barathian moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Tono.
Tono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barathian.
Tono misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tono.
Tono throws a right and a left that Barathian avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Barathian.
That's two 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!
Barathian lands a jab.
Barathian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barathian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tono.
Max Barathian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barathian staying out of range there.
Tono throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barathian counters with a one-two to the body.
Barathian stuns Tono with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Barathian misses.
Tono throws the kick towards the body but Barathian avoids it.
Barathian appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Barathian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tono uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barathian.
Barathian misses with the combination.
Barathian with a hook.
Barathian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tono misses with a low kick.
Tono avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tono misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barathian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tono connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barathian. Tono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tono is looking to counter with a body kick.
Tono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barathian scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tono scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tono defending well as Barathian loads up on a big left hand.
Barathian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barathian tries to bum rush Tono with a series of wild strikes but Tono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barathian is breathing heavily.
Tono scores with a leg kick.
Max Barathian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barathian misses with a wild body shot.
Barathian throws a lazy right hand but Tono sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tono throws a shot from downtown. Barathian moves away and avoids it.
Barathian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tono with a body shot.
A jab from Tono misses.
Barathian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tono throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tono closes the distance and clinches.
Tono digs a right hand underneath Barathian's ribcage. Barathian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tono has Barathian pressed against the cage.
Tono controlling the action here for a moment.
Tono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barathian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tono taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Barathian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tono throws a nice looking combination but Barathian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tono throws a leg kick but Barathian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barathian blocks a jab.
Barathian lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeshi Tono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barathian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barathian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tono.
A good leg kick by Tono.
Some wild striking there from Barathian.
Tono looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tono scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tono misses the shot to the body.
Barathian checks a low kick from Tono.
Barathian swinging wildly here.
Barathian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tono.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tono takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barathian looks to score with a jab to the body but Tono is just out of range.
Barathian misses with a double jab.
Barathian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barathian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tono fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barathian.
Barathian misses with a body punch
and Tono counters with an outside leg kick.
Tono lands a really nice looking cross but Barathian seems unphased.
Tono moves out of range as Barathian strikes.
Barathian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A combination from Tono does no damage.
Barathian throws a hook but Tono avoids it easily.
Tono connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barathian slips under a jab.
Barathian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tono backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Tono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tono slips a straight right by Barathian.
Tono scores with a head kick. Barathian tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barathian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tono or perhaps it was just good defense by Barathian, which made it look bad.
Good shot there by Barathian.
Tono throws a sloppy head kick and Barathian moves out of range easily.
Barathian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tono scores with a nice head shot.
Tono tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barathian defends well and Tono ends up having to push Barathian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Barathian scores with a punch to the head.
Tono thows a leg kick but Barathian checks it
and Barathian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian takes one to the chin there.
Barathian swings widly with a right hand
and Tono counters with a nice uppercut.
Barathian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tono in his tracks.
Tono keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barathian ducks under a wild hook from Tono.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tono. That's going to slow Barathian down.
Barathian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tono wants to land a leg kick but Barathian is out of range.
Good shot there by Barathian.
Tono is looking to clinch.
Barathian slips a jab from Tono.
Barathian 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.
Some wild striking there from Barathian.
Tono throws a big counter combination but Barathian scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tono is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barathian's half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barathian trying to control but Tono postures up.
Takeshi Tono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in half guard, Tono seems content to control.
Tono seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barathian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Max Barathian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barathian pushes Tono off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Max Barathian.
I've got Barathian winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Barathian!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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