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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 528 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Hiroki Tomori (ranked 56 p4p, 178 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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20 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori rushes Donde and presses him up against the cage.
Donde wants to take the fight to the mat but Tomori manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tomori is pressed up against the cage. Donde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tomori down to the mat. Tomori avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tomori tries to clinch up but Donde circles away and keeps his distance.
Tomori moves into range and clinches up with Donde.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donde.
Tomori can't break the clinch.
Donde blocking some punches.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Donde prevents a body shot from Tomori.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori effectively controlling the action here.
Tomori lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tomori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomori swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tomori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donde avoids it.
Donde blocking some punches.
Donde is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tomori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donde.
Donde dodges an elbow strike from Tomori.
Donde avoids the elbow strike from Tomori, against the cage.
Tomori is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Donde tries for a takedown but Tomori manages to get underhooks.
Donde has Tomori pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tomori manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomori.
Tomori has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donde seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tomori can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donde is looking to take this one to the mat.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tomori prevents it.
Donde gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tomori is trying is best to control the position here.
Tomori is looking for a sweep. Donde is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donde is working for a submission of some sort.
Tomori scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Donde manages to mount him!
Tomori is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde prevents Tomori from getting the reversal.
Donde is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Tomori has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Tomori!
Donde keeping moving, preventing Tomori from controlling successfully.
Donde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tomori trying to control but Donde is working from the bottom.
Tomori got a little sloppy there for a moment and Donde has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomori has managed to get both his arms back between Donde's legs - danger averted.
Donde is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Tomori's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Donde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tomori would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde has his foot on Tomori's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tomori works his way back into a safe position though.
Donde keeping moving, preventing Tomori from controlling successfully.
Tomori preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomori not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Donde looking for a guillotine here but Tomori defends easily.
Tomori throws a big right hand that misses.
Donde escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tomori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tomori engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori dominated that round.
That's time! Donde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tomori tries to clinch but Donde is having none of it.
Donde lands with a kick to the temple. Tomori shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tomori has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donde lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tomori regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tomori controls Donde momentarily but Donde frees himself.
Tomori looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Donde stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomori swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori wants to stand but Donde is controlling the position.
Donde drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Donde jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde passes Tomori's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tomori makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tomori.
Tomori wants to stand and escape but Donde is having none of it.
Donde forces his way into half guard.
Donde stops Tomori from getting back to his feet.
Donde looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Donde is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Tomori still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Tomori has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori wants to control but Donde is keeping him busy.
Tomori controls the position.
Tomori decides to stand back up. Tomori steps back and let's Donde get back to his feet.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Donde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomori pushes Donde up against the cage in a clinch.
Donde drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomori gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short uppercut from Tomori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde blocks an elbow strike from Tomori.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tomori misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donde has picked Tomori up - he's going for a ride! Donde dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Tomori wants to get back to his feet.
Tomori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donde is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tomori is trying to stand up here but Donde is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori is trying to get back to full guard.
Donde prevents Tomori from standing back up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Donde seems to be working for a kimura but Tomori defends the submission attempt.
Raymond Donde overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tomori is trying to stand up here but Donde is controlling him well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tomori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donde drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tomori sprawls and moves away.
Tomori drives through and clinches with Donde against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tomori gets underhooks to prevent Donde's takedown attempt.
A right hook to the body lands for Tomori.
Donde drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tomori gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tomori shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donde defends it nicely.
Tomori moves into the clinch.
Donde blocks an uppercut.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donde blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tomori throws an elbow but misses.
Donde avoids a wild elbow strike from Tomori.
Tomori gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Donde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donde.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tomori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tomori effectively controlling the action here.
Tomori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donde blocks it with crossed arms.
Donde blocking some punches.
Donde is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tomori is defending well.
Tomori misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tomori prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donde blocks an uppercut.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
Tomori throws a head punch that misses.
Tomori is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tomori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tomori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori throws an elbow but it misses.
Donde avoiding damage as Tomori throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tomori fails to land.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomori moves into the clinch.
Tomori landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tomori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Tomori tries a body shot but Donde blocks it.
Tomori is stalling here.
Tomori gets underhooks to prevent Donde's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tomori creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donde's defenses.
Donde dodges an elbow strike from Tomori.
Hiroki Tomori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donde blocks an uppercut.
Donde is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donde has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tomori after a bit of a struggle.
Raymond Donde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomori pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donde blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroki Tomori comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tomori 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroki Tomori!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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