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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Canadian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tormento has chosen "Cianuro" (Tormento ft Esa) as his entrance music. Canadian Assassin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 cm
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170 lbs
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177 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canadian Assassin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tormento fails in his attempt to clinch. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch but Assassin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Assassin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tormento moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off. Massimiliano Tormento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Tormento moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off. Assassin fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Tormento looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tormento lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick from Tormento lands but Assassin takes it in his stride. The fight stays on the outside here - Tormento looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tormento connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tormento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assassin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tormento swivels and escapes. Tormento tries to clinch but Assassin is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tormento tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Tormento throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Tormento stuffs the takedown attempt from Assassin. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Canadian Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tormento throws a nice head kick!
Tormento lands with a kick to the temple. Assassin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" This has been an exciting period of action! Tormento misses with a head kick.
Tormento moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off. Tormento fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tormento stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tormento wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Massimiliano Tormento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Assassin lands a nice hook to Tormento's body. Tormento takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Tormento is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tormento lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A lazy left from Tormento finds it's target. Tormento wants to clinch up but Assassin keeps it at a distance. Tormento lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Assassin keeps the fight on the outside. Tormento tries to clinch up but Assassin circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tormento lands a front kick. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Assassin. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Tormento lands with a nice body punch. Assassin is breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Assassin looks to land a right hand but Tormento moved out of range. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tormento tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range. Nice sprawl there from Tormento as Assassin shoots in. Tormento is looking to clinch but Assassin is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tormento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tormento moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Tormento misses with a series of wild punches.
Tormento is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tormento fails in his attempt to clinch. Tormento tries to clinch there but Assassin circles away.
Assassin moves out of range as Tormento strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away. Assassin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tormento throws a front kick aimed at Assassin's knee but Assassin avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tormento is looking to clinch but Assassin is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tormento looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nice cross by Tormento. Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Tormento.
Massimiliano Tormento seems to be getting the better of the standup. Tormento throws a body punch but Assassin moves out of range. Excellent takedown into side control there by Assassin. Tormento tries to get back to half guard but can't. Assassin is working Tormento over with some ground and pound from side control. Assassin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Assassin throws a strike aimed at the side of Tormento's head but Tormento avoids it well. Tormento wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Assassin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Tormento manages to work his way to half guard, despite Assassin's best efforts. Assassin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tormento's head. Tormento wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Tormento tries to clinch up. Assassin dives in and grabs Tormento's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tormento pushes down on Assassin's head and hops out. Tormento looks to score with a jab to the body but Assassin is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tormento doesn't manage to clinch there - Assassin circles away.
Tormento throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Assassin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tormento wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Tormento wants to clinch. Tormento tries to clinch up. Assassin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tormento tries to avoid it but Assassin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tormento to the ground. Tormento escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assassin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Assassin blocks the body kick.
Tormento tries to clinch there but Assassin circles away.
Tormento moves in looking to clinch but Assassin pushes him off. Assassin fails to land the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Canadian Assassin. That's going to take a lot out of him. A head kick misses from Tormento. Tormento looks to land a right hand but Assassin moved out of range. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tormento takes a swing at Assassin's ribcage but misses. Tormento is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tormento looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tormento feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Assassin's calf. Tormento is looking to clinch. Tormento tries to clinch there but Assassin circles away.
Tormento misses with the combination.
Tormento throws a head kick but Assassin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tormento tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Assassin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tormento wants to stand up but Assassin is controlling him. Assassin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tormento's head. Assassin throws a strike but Tormento rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Tormento distracts Assassin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tormento defends well. Assassin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Tormento has picked Assassin up and slammed him! Assassin can't keep hold of the triangle and Tormento manages to pass to side control! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Assassin tries to get back to half guard but can't. Assassin taking a bit of punishment here - Tormento scoring with strikes. Assassin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tormento's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Assassin taking some punishment here, with Tormento in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tormento trying to control from half guard but Assassin is working away. Assassin punching from the bottom.
Assassin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tormento performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Tormento is looking to take a break and control but Assassin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Tormento content to control rather than advance. Tormento working over Assassin with some ground and pound. Assassin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Tormento thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Assassin actively working from the bottom here. Assassin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Assassin missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Tormento lands a slapping body shot.
Massimiliano Tormento is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. A good leg kick by Tormento. Tormento tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Tormento looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tormento tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tormento tries to clinch but Assassin moves out of range. Tormento wants to clinch up but Assassin keeps it at a distance. Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Assassin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Assassin looks for a takedown but Tormento sprawls well. Assassin dives in and grabs Tormento's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tormento pushes down on Assassin's head and hops out. Tormento scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tormento. Canadian Assassin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tormento misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Massimiliano Tormento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Tormento 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30 Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimiliano Tormento!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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