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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rio Nakisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rio Nakisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Tornado!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakisaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tornado showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakisaki.
Tornado wants to clinch.
Nakisaki throws a series of punches but Tornado avoids them all with ease.
Tornado is looking to clinch but Nakisaki is avoiding it.
Nakisaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tornado throws a head kick but Nakisaki moves out of range.
Tornado looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tornado is looking to clinch.
Nakisaki blocks a head kick by Tornado.
Tony Tornado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tornado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tornado tries to clinch but Nakisaki moves out of range.
Tornado tries to clinch but Nakisaki is having none of it.
Nice body kick there by Nakisaki.
Tornado tries to bum rush Nakisaki with a series of wild strikes but Nakisaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tornado doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakisaki circles away.
Nakisaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tornado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakisaki pushes Tornado up against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tornado just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nakisaki's brow.
Nakisaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tornado looks gassed!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nakisaki jumps guard and drags Tornado to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nakisaki has his foot on Tornado's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tornado works his way back into a safe position though.
Nakisaki wants to sweep here but Tornado controlling him for the moment.
Tornado wants to stand but Nakisaki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nakisaki seems keen to control Tornado's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tornado stopping the sweep attempt from Nakisaki.
Nakisaki is controlling Tornado's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakisaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakisaki landing strikes from the mount and Tornado is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakisaki landing punches.
Nakisaki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Tornado is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Tornado and Nakisaki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Nakisaki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tornado to his feet.
Tornado wants to clinch but Nakisaki slips to the side
and Nakisaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tornado's guard.
Nakisaki gets to his feet - Tornado follows without any prompting.
Tornado tries to clinch but Nakisaki moves away
and Nakisaki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tornado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakisaki's face.
Nakisaki manages to break the clinch.
Tornado tries to clinch
and Nakisaki counters by moving into the clinch.
Nakisaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tornado tries to clinch
so Nakisaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Nakisaki dominated that 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.
Tornado tries to clinch
and Nakisaki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tornado won't be happy with that.
Nakisaki decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Tornado tries to clinch
and Nakisaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tornado lands a knee to the head.
Tornado tries a knee to the head but Nakisaki blocks it.
Nakisaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tornado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nakisaki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tornado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nakisaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tornado is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nakisaki is controlling him.
Nakisaki gets to his feet - Tornado follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakisaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tornado misses with a double jab
and Nakisaki moves into the clinch.
Tornado throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tornado tries to land a knee to the head but Nakisaki blocks with his arms.
Tornado tries a knee to the head but Nakisaki blocks it.
Tornado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakisaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakisaki breaks from the clinch.
Tornado closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nakisaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tornado's guard now.
Nakisaki stops Tornado from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakisaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tornado is looking to stand back up but Nakisaki counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tornado.
Tornado wants to get back to his feet.
Nakisaki stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tornado to get to his feet.
A combination from Nakisaki does no damage.
A left and a right from Tornado both land. Nice combination.
Tornado tries to clinch but Nakisaki moves away
and Nakisaki counters with a three punch combo that has Tornado backing up. Tornado nods at Nakisaki to acknowledge the strikes.
Tornado clinches but Nakisaki breaks the clinch
and Nakisaki counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakisaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Tornado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakisaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tornado closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nakisaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakisaki distracts Tornado with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tornado is looking to stand up but Nakisaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Nakisaki wants to pass the guard but Tornado is keeping the position.
Nakisaki chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakisaki is looking to work some ground and pound but Tornado has wrist control.
Tornado wants to stand but Nakisaki is controlling the position.
Nakisaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Tornado is looking to stand up but Nakisaki isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tornado clinches but Nakisaki breaks the clinch
and Nakisaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tornado is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tornado clinches but Nakisaki breaks the clinch
and Nakisaki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nakisaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakisaki gets to his feet - Tornado follows without any prompting.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tornado closes the distance but Nakisaki moves to the side
and Nakisaki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tornado is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Nakisaki dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tornado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nakisaki.
Nakisaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tornado tries to clinch up
and Nakisaki makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tornado really felt that one!
Nakisaki clinches.
Nakisaki has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tornado clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tornado holding both Nakisaki 's hands and preventing any damage.
Nakisaki lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Tornado hold on?!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nakisaki is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tornado. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakisaki looking for the choke but no joy.
Tornado avoids the strikes from Nakisaki.
Rio Nakisaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tornado looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Nakisaki throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Tornado!
Tornado manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Nakisaki throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakisaki throws a head kick that misses.
Tornado scores with a head kick.
Nakisaki swinging wilding here.
Nakisaki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nakisaki working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tornado's thigh. Tornado counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Nakisaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakisaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tornado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakisaki stands up and waves to Tornado to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nakisaki lands a jab to Tornado's midsection.
Nakisaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tornado can do to turn this around?
Tornado tries to clinch up
and Nakisaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tornado!
Tornado is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rio Nakisaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tornado is squirming around, avoiding Nakisaki's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nakisaki controlling the position easily from mount.
Tony Tornado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rio Nakisaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakisaki 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rio Nakisaki!
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energy
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hype
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