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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio De Toro (ranked 1067 p4p, 2244 weight class) and Garry Almeida (ranked 136 p4p, 269 weight class). De Toro comes into the arena with KHALED - FINITO blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio De Toro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Garry Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Toro leaves Almeida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Almeida moves away from the strike by De Toro.
De Toro throws the left hand but Almeida avoids the punch easily.
Almeida shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almeida is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Toro defends it well.
Almeida is working for an americana but De Toro has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Almeida was thinking about the submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida wants to control from the top but De Toro keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Toro is looking for a triangle but Almeida pushes his legs off easily.
My spies in Danaher Death Squad inform me that Almeida has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Almeida drops back, looking for a kneebar! De Toro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. De Toro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from De Toro!
Almeida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Well, if De Toro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Almeida works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Toro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Almeida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
De Toro controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Toro continues to stall.
De Toro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
De Toro wants to control from the top but Almeida keeps moving.
Almeida controlling the position.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Almeida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and De Toro defends well.
De Toro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. De Toro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Almeida is trying to keep De Toro in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almeida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
De Toro slips nicely into half guard.
Almeida wants to get back to full guard.
De Toro is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Toro uses his free foot to push down on Almeida's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Almeida.
De Toro looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Almeida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
De Toro content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio De Toro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Almeida.
De Toro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Almeida.
De Toro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Almeida appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Almeida has a takedown stuffed.
De Toro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almeida at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Almeida.
Antonio De Toro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garry Almeida.
Jab, jab by De Toro - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Toro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Almeida.
De Toro throws out a powerful jab.
Almeida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garry Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida shoots in for a double leg but De Toro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Almeida takes a jab right on the kisser.
Almeida is rocked!
A slow jab from De Toro misses its intended target.
Almeida is still on wobbly legs! Can De Toro finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida shoots in and drives through. De Toro sprawls well.
De Toro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Toro cracks Almeida with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Almeida falls to his knees and De Toro doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio De Toro!
Antonio De Toro retains his lightweight title!
A victorious Antonio De Toro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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