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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Tokoro (ranked 2081 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Ignacio Loyola (ranked 280 p4p, 390 weight class). Tokoro comes to the cage accompanied by Blksmiith - Gore-Tex Covers my Soul. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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176 cm 20 174 4 - 4 - 0 |
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174 cm 20 184 3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler Solid boxing Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideo Tokoro! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ignacio Loyola! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Loyola avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tokoro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Tokoro throws an overhand right that lands on Loyola's shoulder, as Loyola tries to avoid the shot. Tokoro instigates a clinch. Tokoro scores with a nice hook to the head. Tokoro lands with a short head shot on the inside. Tokoro cracks Loyola with a nice body shot. Loyola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tokoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loyola backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Tokoro. Tokoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Tokoro lands with a right to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Tokoro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tokoro lands with a left to the head.
Loyola is rocked! Tokoro lands a body shot. Loyola is still on wobbly legs! Can Tokoro finish him? Tokoro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Loyola tries to throw a body punch but Tokoro avoids it by throwing Loyola back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tokoro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Loyola backwards. Tokoro lands a body punch in the clinch. I was talking to Tokoro's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Tokoro lands a big right hand that drops Loyola! The killer instinct kicks in and Tokoro finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Tokoro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Tokoro! Hideo Tokoro managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 30th Century Beer Store, into his post fight interview.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
78% |
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