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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 1044 p4p, 52 weight class) and Diego Carlitto (ranked 1504 p4p, 73 weight class). Carlitto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Painkiller. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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142 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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147 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Carlitto!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlitto missing with a left hand there. Tomori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomori moves in looking to clinch but Carlitto pushes him off.
Carlitto connects with a looping right hand.
Carlitto keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlitto.
Carlitto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carlitto, as that shot connected.
Tomori staying out of range there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carlitto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carlitto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomori struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlitto controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Tomori.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlitto backwards.
Tomori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomori lands a left hand.
I was talking to Tomori's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
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!
A short left from Carlitto.
Tomori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlitto backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Carlitto.
Carlitto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori misses with a punch on the inside.
Tomori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carlitto breaks the clinch.
Carlitto lands a body shot.
Carlitto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tomori holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carlitto misses with the head strike.
Tomori blocking some punches.
Tomori doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carlitto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab by Carlitto.
A shot to the liver by Carlitto. Beautiful body shot.
Carlitto takes a swing at Tomori's ribcage but misses.
Diego Carlitto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlitto's corner calls for a 1-2. Carlitto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomori thuds his right hand into Carlitto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlitto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlitto pushes Tomori back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomori is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlitto blocks an uppercut.
Tomori struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlitto controls his hands.
Carlitto just leaning against Tomori, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Tomori.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carlitto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Tomori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carlitto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomori seems to have got his legs back now.
Tomori throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlitto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Carlitto misses its intended target.
Carlitto misses with a wild body shot.
Carlitto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tomori clinches up with Carlitto and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carlitto.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Tomori.
Tomori lands a right hand.
Tomori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlitto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlitto backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
Carlitto working aggressively here.
Tomori misses with the head strike.
Carlitto breaks the clinch.
Carlitto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomori blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Carlitto.
Carlitto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomori.
Tomori has closed the distance and engaged Carlitto in a clinch.
Carlitto is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomori gets an underhook and turns Carlitto into the cage.
Tomori pushes Carlitto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tomori scores with a hook to the body.
Tomori lands a left hand.
Carlitto blocking some punches.
Tomori presses Carlitto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carlitto blocks a body shot from Tomori.
Carlitto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomori.
Tomori digs a right hand underneath Carlitto's ribcage. Carlitto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carlitto looks winded!
Tomori misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
Tomori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori can't find room to land a body shot as Carlitto controls the action.
Carlitto throws a punch but it's blocked by Tomori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carlitto.
Carlitto swings wildly with an uppercut but Tomori uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomori.
Tomori misses with the head strike.
Tomori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tomori.
Tomori misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Carlitto.
Carlitto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tomori backwards.
Carlitto lands a hook that snaps the head of Tomori backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hiroki Tomori will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carlitto moves out of range as Tomori strikes.
Carlitto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomori manages to avoid it.
Carlitto 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.
Carlitto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomori.
A left lands for Tomori.
Carlitto throws a big shot that misses.
Carlitto connects with a body shot.
Tomori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomori avoids the body shot from Carlitto.
Tomori keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tomori instigates a clinch.
Tomori tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlitto's elbow.
Tomori struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlitto controls his hands.
Carlitto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlitto lands with an uppercut that bounces Tomori off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Tomori.
Tomori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tomori checks a low kick from Carlitto.
Tomori is looking to counter the offense by Carlitto and move into the clinch.
Carlitto throws a monster overhand right that drops Tomori! Carlitto follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Carlitto!
A very excited looking Diego Carlitto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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