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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Radar Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter blocks a head kick by Toriyama.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Salter's front leg.
Salter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Akira Toriyama has been cut.
Toriyama scores with a punch to the head.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toriyama.
Toriyama moves away from the strike by Salter.
Salter throws a big shot that misses.
Toriyama slips under a jab.
Salter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Salter's front leg.
Toriyama swinging wildly here.
Toriyama slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Salter tries to bum rush Toriyama with a series of wild strikes but Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toriyama can pounce on him.
Toriyama slips under a jab.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toriyama.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A good leg kick by Toriyama.
Toriyama fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Salter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Salter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toriyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Toriyama coming out on top.
Toriyama slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Toriyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salter throws a series of punches but Toriyama avoids them all with ease.
Toriyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toriyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Toriyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Salter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Salter misses with the combination.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toriyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Salter looks to land a combination but Toriyama avoids it well.
Toriyama slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Salter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toriyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toriyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Salter throws a series of punches but Toriyama moves out of range.
Toriyama scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Toriyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Salter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Salter is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with a straight right.
Toriyama tries to clinch up.
Toriyama closes the distance and pushes Salter back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toriyama.
Toriyama trying to land knees to the body.
Salter tries to pull guard but Toriyama forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Toriyama effectively controlling the action here.
Toriyama is fighting off a takedown attempt but Salter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Toriyama to the mat. Toriyama regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Toriyama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Toriyama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Toriyama looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Toriyama, up you get!
Toriyama lands a nice looking body kick.
Toriyama on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Toriyama moves forwards but Salter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Salter's front leg.
Salter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Salter missing with a left hand there. Toriyama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toriyama can pounce on him.
Salter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
Salter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Toriyama is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toriyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Toriyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Salter finish him?
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Toriyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Salter throws a looping overhand right but Toriyama ducks down to avoid it.
Toriyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Toriyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Salter scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toriyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama clobbers Salter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toriyama slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Toriyama lands with a kick to the temple. Salter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Toriyama lands a lovely overhand right.
Toriyama feints and then cracks Salter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salter down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toriyama, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toriyama.
Toriyama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salter momentarily.
Toriyama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Toriyama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salter.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Salter misses with a double jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama wants to clinch up but Salter keeps it at a distance.
Toriyama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salter doesn't seem bothered though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Toriyama!
Toriyama lands a nice shot that snaps Salter's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
That's time! Salter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salter walks into a jab.
Toriyama clinches.
Toriyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Toriyama's head but Toriyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toriyama tries to clinch up but Salter circles away and keeps his distance.
Salter with a nice cross.
Toriyama lands a leg kick that knocks Salter off balance momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Salter there.
Toriyama slips a straight right by Salter.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Salter.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Toriyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Salter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toriyama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salter throws a combination that misses
and Toriyama counters with an inside leg kick.
Salter throws a right hand that misses
and Toriyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salter scores with a nice right hand.
Toriyama tries to clinch there but Salter circles away.
Salter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Toriyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Toriyama defending well as Salter loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Salter does it's job there.
Salter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toriyama lands a head kick!
Salter throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Salter lands with an overhand left.
That has opened up Akira Toriyama's cut even more.
Toriyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toriyama moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toriyama is looking to clinch.
Salter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salter misses with a hook
and Toriyama counters with a solid body kick.
Toriyama misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toriyama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Toriyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Salter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter looks to land a left hand but Toriyama moved out of range nicely.
Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Toriyama thumps Salter with a low kick.
Salter lands a jab to the nose.
Salter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toriyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Salter.
Toriyama lands a high kick!
Salter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salter misses with a hook. Toriyama ducked under it nicely.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Toriyama moves in looking to clinch but Salter pushes him off.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Salter's front leg.
Salter throws a right hand that Toriyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Toriyama also avoids with ease.
Toriyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Toriyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands a jab to Salter's midsection.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Salter.
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toriyama.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. Salter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. Salter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Salter tries to bum rush Toriyama with a series of wild strikes but Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Toriyama does no damage.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Toriyama is out of range.
Toriyama clinches.
Salter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Salter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Toriyama leaning his opponent against the cage.
Toriyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salter backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Toriyama manages to break the clinch.
Akira Toriyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Toriyama counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Salter is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter connects with a looping right hand.
Toriyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toriyama clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Toriyama.
Toriyama stalling in the clinch but Salter improves position.
Toriyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Toriyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama gets underhooks to prevent Salter's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Radar Salter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toriyama lands a damaging elbow.
Toriyama missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Toriyama scores with a kick to the body.
Salter throws a series of punches but Toriyama moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toriyama.
Toriyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama wants to clinch.
Salter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That kick from Toriyama tenderised Salter's leg. Salter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Toriyama feints and then cracks Salter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Salter down.
Toriyama lands a high kick!
Nice body kick there by Toriyama.
A solid leg kick lands there for Toriyama.
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Salter keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Salter misses its intended target.
Toriyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toriyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Toriyama scores with a jab to the body.
Toriyama throws a nice looking combination but Salter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toriyama.
Salter misses with a combination
and Toriyama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Salter throws a series of punches but Toriyama avoids them all with ease.
Salter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
Salter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Toriyama back to the cage. Salter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Salter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toriyama cracks Salter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salter will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Toriyama lands a leg kick that knocks Salter off balance momentarily.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Toriyama moved out of range.
Toriyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toriyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toriyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Toriyama counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toriyama is looking to slow Salter down with leg kicks.
Toriyama cracks Salter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Toriyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Salter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toriyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Salter's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.
Toriyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toriyama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salter's hands.
Salter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toriyama.
Toriyama stuns Salter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toriyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toriyama lands a body punch in the clinch.
Toriyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salter.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Salter uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salter avoids the body shot from Toriyama.
Toriyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Toriyama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Toriyama moves forwards but Salter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salter looks to land a right hand but Toriyama moved out of range.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salter misses with a double jab.
Toriyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Salter tries to bum rush Toriyama with a series of wild strikes but Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toriyama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salter tries to bum rush Toriyama with a series of wild strikes but Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toriyama lands with a right hand.
Toriyama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama scores with a hook to the body. Salter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toriyama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salter throws a hook but Toriyama blocks it.
Salter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toriyama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toriyama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Toriyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Radar Salter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toriyama prevents a takedown attempt there.
Toriyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Toriyama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salter goes for a takedown attempt but Toriyama pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Salter misses with a combination
and Salter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toriyama connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Toriyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Toriyama 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Toriyama!
Akira Toriyama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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