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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cat Kifo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro has chosen World's End Rhapsody as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cat Kifo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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142 lbs
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171 cm
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143 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cat Kifo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hideo Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kifo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tokoro circles away.
Tokoro has a takedown stuffed.
Tokoro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tokoro tries to control but Kifo wriggling away.
Tokoro has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kifo's face.
Tokoro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kifo is surviving well by controlling Tokoro's body position as best he can.
Tokoro looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Poor strikes thrown by Tokoro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tokoro trying to control but Kifo is having none of it.
Tokoro jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kifo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kifo and Tokoro has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kifo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tokoro.
Tokoro is looking to take a break and control but Kifo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kifo dodges the ground and pound from Tokoro.
Tokoro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tokoro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tokoro working the ground and pound.
Tokoro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kifo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro trying to control the action but Kifo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tokoro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kifo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tokoro throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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.
Tokoro is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kifo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tokoro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kifo, who protects the arm well.
Tokoro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kifo to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokoro creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kifo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kifo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Tokoro 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.
Kifo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tokoro.
Tokoro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tokoro lands with a punch from half guard.
Tokoro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kifo!
Hideo Tokoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tokoro has control of Kifo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kifo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Tokoro fails to move to back control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro throwing strikes here but Kifo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tokoro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kifo is looking to escape.
Kifo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tokoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tokoro landing punches.
Tokoro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kifo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kifo is on top in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tokoro is on top in guard.
Kifo being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro passes Kifo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tokoro trying to mount his opponent but Kifo defends it.
Tokoro trying to control the action but Kifo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro trying to control from Kifo's half guard. Kifo has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Tokoro wants to control from the top but Kifo keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hideo Tokoro hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tokoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kifo dodges the ground and pound from Tokoro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tokoro sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kifo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Tokoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tokoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tokoro in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tokoro trying to control the position but Kifo is working away.
Tokoro taking a breather here.
Sloppy strikes there by Tokoro.
You can see the frustration on Kifo's face as Tokoro controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokoro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Tokoro stalls from top position.
Tokoro tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tokoro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tokoro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tokoro swings around for an armbar but Kifo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tokoro's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro looking to control.
Kifo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kifo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tokoro is proving hard to escape from.
Tokoro looking to control.
Tokoro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tokoro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kifo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Tokoro is tightening it up a little... Kifo has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kifo reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kifo taps out! Nice BJJ there by Tokoro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hideo Tokoro!
A victorious Hideo Tokoro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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