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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dr Francoise Petit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tormento comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Cianuro" (Tormento ft Esa) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dr Francoise Petit has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dr Francoise Petit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Petit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tormento scores with a leg kick.
Petit tries for a takedown but Tormento sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tormento clinches up with Petit and pushes him back against the cage.
Tormento looking to throw knees to the head but Petit is blocking nicely.
Petit misses with the head strike.
Petit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tormento.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the head but Petit blocks with his arms.
Tormento landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petit is looking to clinch.
Tormento fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petit, pushing him back against the cage.
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petit's face.
Petit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tormento gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Tormento.
Tormento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tormento unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tormento working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tormento scores with a knee to the head.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tormento scores a nice knee to the body.
Petit letting Tormento take a breather here.
Petit takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tormento.
Tormento misses with a knee to the head.
Tormento throws a head punch that misses.
Petit is trying to drag Tormento to the mat but Tormento just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Francoise Petit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tormento keeps control of Petit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tormento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tormento keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petit's efforts to push away.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tormento misses with a knee to the head.
Tormento unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tormento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tormento looks gassed!
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petit's face.
Tormento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tormento is leaning against Petit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tormento tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petit tries to circle away but Tormento has him pinned against the cage.
Petit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tormento prevents Petit from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tormento tries to work over Petit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tormento throws a knee to the head but misses.
Petit blocks an elbow strike.
Petit tries to break the clinch but Tormento is controlling the position.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petit avoids it.
Petit is trying to break free.
Tormento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Petit to work.
Tormento with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tormento with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Petit stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petit manages to break the clinch.
Petit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tormento!
Petit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Petit with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petit thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Petit looking to control but Tormento is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tormento tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Petit working for a guillotine from mount but Tormento is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petit with shots to the head and body - Tormento looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tormento wants to hold on but Petit pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tormento tries to reverse the position but Petit maintains control.
Petit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tormento is looking to escape.
Petit goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tormento is on top in guard.
Tormento not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tormento postures up.
Petit is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tormento is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Petit keeping moving, preventing Tormento from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimiliano Tormento dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tormento shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tormento was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tormento tries to control but Petit wriggling away.
Tormento is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Petit is surviving well by controlling Tormento's body position as best he can.
Petit is looking to get to half guard.
Tormento goes for an armbar but Petit turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Petit.
Petit scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tormento not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tormento trying to remain calm as Petit controls from the top position.
Petit 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.
Petit working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Petit throws a strike aimed at the side of Tormento's head but Tormento avoids it well.
Tormento is looking for a sweep.
Petit is looking to take a break and control but Tormento is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tormento tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Petit looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tormento is avoiding damage well.
Petit advances to mount.
Petit thowing shots but they're missing.
Petit with shots to the head and body - Tormento looks very uncomfortable down there.
Petit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Petit looking to control but Tormento is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tormento really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormento holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Petit tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Petit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tormento is looking to escape.
Tormento tries to hold on but Petit postures up.
Petit landing strikes from the mount.
Petit prevents Tormento from getting the reversal.
Petit sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tormento keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tormento wants to control but Petit is having none of it.
Petit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tormento is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dr Francoise Petit 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. This is the final round!
Petit darts in trying to clinch
and Tormento counters with an outside leg kick.
Tormento moves into the clinch.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petit avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tormento just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petit's brow.
Tormento connects with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Tormento - that landed with a thud.
Petit managing to block the knees to the body from Tormento.
Tormento lands a knee to the head.
Tormento lands a shot to the body.
Tormento tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Petit fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tormento throws a head punch that misses.
Petit wants to get back to striking at distance but Tormento won't allow it.
Tormento connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petit's face.
Petit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tormento takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tormento scores a nice knee to the body.
Tormento landing knees to the head.
Tormento throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petit blocks it with crossed arms.
Petit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A clash of legs there as Petit blocks the low kick.
Petit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tormento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tormento forces Petit back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by Tormento.
Tormento using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tormento misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petit.
Petit creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Petit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tormento lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Petit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petit shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tormento is trying to defend but Petit finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Petit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tormento defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petit is nestled in close to Tormento, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tormento looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Petit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tormento does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Petit thows a huge punch but Tormento dodges it nicely.
Petit wants to take a breather but Tormento is having none of it.
Tormento wants to control but Petit is keeping busy.
Petit is looking to take a break and control but Tormento is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tormento shoots in for a takedown but Petit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Petit misses with a takedown
and Tormento counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dr Francoise Petit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petit tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tormento counters with a two punch combo.
Petit has his takedown stuffed
and Tormento counters with a takedown into side control.
Tormento is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Petit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tormento is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Petit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento wants to control for a moment but Petit uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Petit is doing well to control the position and prevent Tormento from advancing to side control.
Petit flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Petit wants to control but Tormento is keeping busy.
Tormento is taking a breather. Petit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tormento's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimiliano Tormento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tormento has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Massimiliano Tormento!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Massimiliano Tormento!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Massimiliano Tormento!
Massimiliano Tormento wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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