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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thoth Chontamenti (ranked 1172 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Ali Amir (ranked 179 p4p, 169 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thoth Chontamenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Amir!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amir ducks under a wild hook from Chontamenti.
Chontamenti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thoth Chontamenti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Amir misses.
Amir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Amir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chontamenti was well out of range. Poor timing from Amir.
Chontamenti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chontamenti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chontamenti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Chontamenti lands a really nice looking cross but Amir seems unphased.
Amir has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Chontamenti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chontamenti closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chontamenti lands in his opponent's guard.
Amir looking to control.
Amir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chontamenti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti throwing strikes but missing.
Amir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chontamenti defends it easily.
Amir looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chontamenti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chontamenti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Amir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chontamenti's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chontamenti's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chontamenti tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Chontamenti is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chontamenti has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chontamenti working to try and regain half guard.
Amir controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir looking to control but Chontamenti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Amir wants to take Chontamenti's back here but Chontamenti is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chontamenti is desperately trying to improve his position but Amir has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chontamenti stops Amir from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Amir controlling his opponent.
Chontamenti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thoth Chontamenti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Amir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chontamenti.
Amir tries a quick counter leg kick but Chontamenti is wise to it.
Chontamenti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Chontamenti misses.
Amir throws a counter combo.
Amir slips a straight right by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti throws a hook but Amir blocks it.
Chontamenti avoids the body shot from Amir.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Amir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chontamenti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chontamenti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chontamenti tries to counter with a takedown but Amir is quick to defend against it.
Chontamenti gets the takedown into side control.
Chontamenti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Amir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Amir gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Amir tries to hold on but Chontamenti postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chontamenti has hold of Amir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Amir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Amir tries to hold on but Chontamenti pushes him away.
Thoth Chontamenti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amir is squirming around, avoiding Chontamenti's attempts to control the action.
Chontamenti is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Amir has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chontamenti moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Amir has worked his arm free - good work by Amir!
Chontamenti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amir can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chontamenti is trying to get an arm triangle but Amir is defending well.
Amir wants to control but Chontamenti postures up.
Chontamenti is trying to get an arm triangle but Amir is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amir is looking to regain half guard here but Chontamenti keeps moving and retains side control.
Amir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chontamenti off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Amir looking to control but Chontamenti is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chontamenti working to try and regain half guard.
Amir tries to control but Chontamenti wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Amir with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Chontamenti is working to get back to half guard.
Amir controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Amir works his way to his opponent's back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Thoth Chontamenti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chontamenti shoots in for a takedown but Amir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chontamenti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chontamenti feints and then cracks Amir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amir down.
Chontamenti with a nice calf kick.
Chontamenti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amir.
Chontamenti throws a lazy uppercut
and Amir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Thoth Chontamenti has been cut.
Chontamenti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amir moves away.
Amir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Amir avoids the head kick by Chontamenti.
Chontamenti tries for a takedown but Amir sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chontamenti misses with a left hand
and Amir counters with a series of strikes. Chontamenti will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chontamenti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amir as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Amir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thoth Chontamenti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chontamenti with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Amir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice cross by Chontamenti.
Amir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amir throws a leg kick that misses.
Chontamenti closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Amir quickly recovers to half guard.
Chontamenti is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Amir is just riding it out for now. Chontamenti eventually gives up the hold.
Amir is trying to control but can't.
Ali Amir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chontamenti is looking for submissions but instead, Amir has regained full guard.
Chontamenti wants to pass the guard but Amir is keeping the position.
Amir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amir thows a huge punch but Chontamenti dodges it nicely.
Amir wants to take a breather but Chontamenti is having none of it.
Amir wants to work for an arm triangle but Chontamenti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amir working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Chontamenti's thigh. Chontamenti counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Amir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Amir looking to pass the guard.
Amir stopping the sweep attempt from Chontamenti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amir is looking to advance position but Chontamenti has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Amir is looking to get to half guard.
Chontamenti has hold of Amir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Amir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Chontamenti unloads with some shots from mount but Amir bucks and avoids them well.
Amir tries to improve his position but instead Chontamenti has taken his back!
Thoth Chontamenti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amir preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Chontamenti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thoth Chontamenti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chontamenti has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thoth Chontamenti!
A victorious Thoth Chontamenti 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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