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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ferocido Del Toro (ranked 3066 p4p, 4153 weight class) and Isai Malaki (ranked 345 p4p, 421 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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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ferocido Del Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Isai Malaki!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Del Toro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Malaki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Del Toro with the inside leg kick.
Del Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Malaki throws a hook but Del Toro avoids it easily.
Malaki works Del Toro's body with a nice hook.
A left lands for Del Toro.
Del Toro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Del Toro misses with a kick to the body
and Malaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Toro lands with a nice body punch.
Del Toro misses with an uppercut. Malaki saw that one coming.
Del Toro lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Del Toro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malaki! But no joy.
Good exchange - Del Toro coming out on top.
A nice leg kick from Del Toro, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Toro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Malaki swings for the body but Del Toro moves out of range.
Del Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick by Del Toro misses
and Malaki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Del Toro avoids the body shot from Malaki.
Malaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Malaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malaki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro loads up on a big right hand but Malaki slips the punch.
Malaki throws a head kick that misses.
Del Toro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Del Toro with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Del Toro counters with a straight right hand.
Malaki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Del Toro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malaki throws a leg kick but Del Toro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malaki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Malaki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Del Toro.
Ferocido Del Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaki misses with a low kick.
Malaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro scores with a jab. Malaki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Del Toro lands a nice shot to the body.
Del Toro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Del Toro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Malaki appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Malaki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Del Toro. That one must have hurt.
Del Toro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malaki. Malaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Del Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Del Toro. Beautiful body shot.
Del Toro scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick by Del Toro misses
and Malaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Del Toro does it's job there.
It looks like Del Toro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Del Toro.
Jab, jab by Del Toro - just one landing.
Malaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Del Toro.
A countering left hand to the body from Malaki misses.
Del Toro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malaki misses the body punch
and Del Toro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Malaki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malaki throws a right hand that misses
and Del Toro counters with an outside leg kick.
Malaki takes a swing at Del Toro's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Del Toro misses.
Malaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Toro is just out of range.
Malaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ferocido Del Toro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Del Toro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Toro connects with an inside leg kick.
Malaki walks into a stiff left hand from Del Toro.
Malaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Malaki misses with a hook
letting Del Toro counter with a right hand.
Del Toro wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Del Toro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Del Toro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malaki can do to turn this around?
Malaki throws a leg kick but Del Toro sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Malaki backs away, Del Toro returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malaki connects with a body shot that sends Del Toro's belly button to the back.
Malaki avoids the head kick by Del Toro.
Del Toro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Del Toro wants to slow Malaki down by chopping away at his legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Malaki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro misses with a leg kick
enabling Malaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Del Toro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Malakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Del Toro looks to land a body kick but Malaki moved away.
Del Toro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malaki will feel that in the morning.
Del Toro scores with a nice strike.
Malaki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Malaki slips a jab from Del Toro.
Malaki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Malaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Malaki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Malaki moves out of range of the body kick from Del Toro.
Del Toro moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Del Toro.
Del Toro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Malaki counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Malaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Del Toro is predictable there
and Malaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Toro loads up on a big right hand but Malaki slips the punch.
Malaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Del Toro.
A slapping leg kick lands for Del Toro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Toro.
Ferocido Del Toro is winning the standup battle so far.
Del Toro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Del Toro connects with a body shot.
Del Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Malaki throws out a counter right but Del Toro avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro lands a slapping body shot.
Malaki throws a combination that misses
and Del Toro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Del Toro avoids the body shot from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a straight left.
Malaki misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Malaki misses
and Del Toro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Toro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Del Toro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malaki misses with a lunging right hand
and Del Toro counters with a left to the body.
Malaki misses with a shot to the body
and Del Toro counters with a nice body kick.
Malaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaki moves away.
Del Toro connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Del Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Del Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Malaki.
Malaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Del Toro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Del Toro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malaki momentarily.
Malaki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Malaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Toro feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malaki.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ferocido Del Toro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Malaki throws a low kick but Del Toro moves out of range easily.
Malaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Toro manages to avoid it.
Malaki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Del Toro.
A good leg kick by Del Toro.
Malaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Malaki throws a looping overhand right but Del Toro ducks down to avoid it.
Del Toro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Del Toro lands a nice shot that snaps Malaki's head back.
Del Toro cracks Malaki with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Toro misses with a leg kick.
Malaki cracks a nice hook into Del Toro's ribs.
Del Toro checks a low kick from Malaki.
Del Toro moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Toro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Del Toro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Del Toro avoids the head kick by Malaki.
Del Toro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malaki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Del Toro.
Malaki throws an overhand right that lands on Del Toro's shoulder, as Del Toro tries to avoid the shot.
Malaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Del Toro's head.
A low kick from Malaki is predictable there
and Del Toro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Malaki looks to land a body kick but Del Toro moved away.
Del Toro connects with a jab.
Del Toro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaki throws the left hand but Del Toro avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro thows a leg kick but Malaki checks it
and Malaki counters with a head kick.
Malaki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malaki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Malaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Malaki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Del Toro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Malaki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Del Toro throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Malaki counters with a left to the body.
Malaki swings for the body but Del Toro moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Del Toro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Del Toro connects with a solid leg kick.
Malaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ferocido Del Toro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Del Toro throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malaki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Del Toro.
The crowd cheers as Del Toro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malaki doesn't seem phased though.
Del Toro is looking to slow Malaki down with leg kicks.
Del Toro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Del Toro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Malaki has time to react.
Malaki avoids the head kick by Del Toro.
Some bone on bone action there as Del Toro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Del Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Malaki is able to avoid easily.
Del Toro sizes up Malaki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malaki throws a solid leg kick but Del Toro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malaki.
Malaki lands a really nice looking cross but Del Toro seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malaki's sensitive parts.
Del Toro scores with a jab.
Isai Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Del Toro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Malaki.
Del Toro throws a lazy right hand but Malaki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Del Toro.
Malaki dips to his left and cracks Del Toro with an uppercut!
Del Toro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Del Toro throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Malaki's head.
Del Toro lands a leg kick that knocks Malaki off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferocido Del Toro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Del Toro 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferocido Del Toro!
Ferocido Del Toro thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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