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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radar Salter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama comes into the arena with Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Radar Salter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toriyama throws an overhand right that lands on Salter's shoulder, as Salter tries to avoid the shot.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.
Salter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toriyama scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Salter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Radar Salter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toriyama lands a glancing blow to the side of Salter's head.
Toriyama staying out of range there.
Toriyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Toriyama throws a sloppy head kick and Salter moves out of range easily.
Toriyama scores with a kick to the body.
Toriyama dodges the punch combination from Salter.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Salter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toriyama counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Salter lands the left hand.
Toriyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salter throws a right hand that Toriyama ducks under and follows up with a left that Toriyama also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Toriyama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Toriyama tries to clinch but Salter moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toriyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salter's sensitive parts.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toriyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toriyama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toriyama tries to clinch but Salter moves out of range.
Toriyama lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Salter looks gassed!
Toriyama is looking to clinch.
Toriyama slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Toriyama connects with a solid leg kick.
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 avoids the head kick by Toriyama.
A jab from Salter misses.
Toriyama lands with a nice body punch.
Toriyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toriyama needs to keep his hands up - Salter had a free shot at his head there.
Salter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
and Toriyama counters with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Salter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Toriyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toriyama tests Salter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toriyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Toriyama tenderised Salter's leg. Salter is trying to keep his angry face on.
A punch combination from Salter misses.
Toriyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salter's sensitive parts.
Toriyama scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Salter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toriyama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salter's head.
Toriyama slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Salter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama scores with a head kick. Salter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toriyama is looking to slow Salter down with leg kicks.
Toriyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salter throws a lazy uppercut
and Toriyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salter looks to throw the jab but Toriyama is out of range.
Salter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toriyama cracks Salter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Toriyama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Salter scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Akira Toriyama has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toriyama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Toriyama connects with a single shot there.
Salter misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Salter lands a jab-cross combination.
Salter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Salter misses with an uppercut.
Toriyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. Salter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Toriyama slips under a jab.
Toriyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Salter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Toriyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toriyama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama lands with a shot to the body.
Toriyama lands a nice looking body shot.
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 a hook but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama lands an overhand right.
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! Back to the action!
Both fighters circling a little - Toriyama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toriyama, right into the meat.
Salter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Salter throws a right and a left that Toriyama avoids nicely.
Toriyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salter.
Salter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salter misses with a double jab
and Toriyama counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Akira Toriyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Toriyama lands with a nice body kick.
Radar Salter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toriyama scores with a decent looking hook.
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 throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salter is breathing heavily.
Toriyama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salter. That did some damage!
Toriyama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Salter misses with a lunging right hand
and Toriyama counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toriyama lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toriyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Toriyama.
The fighters circling - Salter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toriyama.
Salter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Toriyama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Salter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Toriyama throws a right hand that Salter ducks under and follows up with a left that Salter also avoids with ease.
Toriyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Toriyama.
Salter thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice leg kick lands there from Toriyama.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salter drops his hands momentarily and Toriyama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toriyama.
Salter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter misses with a combination
and Toriyama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Toriyama lands a head kick. Salter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Toriyama scores with a leg kick.
Salter throws a poor cross that misses
and Toriyama finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Salter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Toriyama lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Toriyama blocks a jab.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses.
Salter misses with the combination.
Toriyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Salter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toriyama has him pressed against the cage.
Toriyama displaying some good clinch control by pressing Salter up against the cage.
Toriyama lands an elbow just above Salter 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toriyama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salter's efforts to push away.
Toriyama misses with some punches.
Salter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Salter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toriyama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salter can do to turn this around?
Toriyama utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Salter tries to break the clinch but Toriyama is controlling the position.
Toriyama lands with a left to the head.
Salter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toriyama has him pressed against the cage.
Toriyama lands an elbow just above Salter 's eye.
Toriyama creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Salter's defenses.
Toriyama misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands an elbow inside.
Salter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Salter takes an elbow to the temple.
Toriyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salter.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Toriyama has him pressed against the cage.
Toriyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toriyama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salter avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Salter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Toriyama is controlling him.
Salter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toriyama lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama trying to stall but Salter improves his position.
Salter avoiding damage as Toriyama throws knees to the body.
Toriyama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Salter's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Toriyama moves forwards but Salter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Toriyama dodges the punch combination from Salter.
Salter stalks Toriyama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toriyama's face. Toriyama staggers backwards, shaken.
Toriyama thumps Salter with a low kick.
Salter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toriyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toriyama.
Salter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toriyama.
Salter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toriyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toriyama cracks Salter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toriyama moves into range and clinches up with Salter.
Toriyama trying to land knees to the body.
Toriyama has Salter pressed against the cage, preventing Salter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toriyama lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Toriyama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toriyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Salter backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter is trying to break the clinch but Toriyama is controlling him.
Salter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toriyama scores with a kick to the body.
Toriyama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Salter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salter lands a jab to the nose.
Salter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Toriyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Salter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toriyama makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Salter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salter misses with a double jab
and Toriyama counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Toriyama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toriyama is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Salter.
Salter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toriyama can pounce on him.
Salter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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 stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toriyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Salter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toriyama counters with a body kick that stops Salter in his tracks momentarily.
Toriyama throws a head kick that half lands.
Salter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Salter.
Toriyama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Toriyama throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toriyama lands a slapping body shot.
Salter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toriyama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Toriyama delivers a nice body kick.
Toriyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Toriyama slips a straight right by Salter.
Toriyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toriyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Salter tries to bum rush Toriyama with a series of wild strikes but Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands a slapping body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toriyama.
Toriyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Salter swinging wildly here.
Salter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Toriyama.
Toriyama lands with a nice body kick.
Salter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toriyama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Toriyama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Salter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Toriyama.
Salter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Toriyama thuds his right hand into Salter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toriyama throws a leg kick which misses Salter's front leg but catches the back leg as Salter tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Salter misses the target.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toriyama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Toriyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A combination from Salter does no damage.
Toriyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salter tries to bum rush Toriyama with a series of wild strikes but Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Toriyama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toriyama lands a glancing blow to the side of Salter's head.
Toriyama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Salter misses with a left hand
and Toriyama counters with a good low kick that Salter was not able to check.
Toriyama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toriyama thows a body kick. Salter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toriyama.
Toriyama slips under a jab from Salter.
Toriyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toriyama connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Toriyama connects with a high kick.
Salter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toriyama.
Toriyama takes one to the side of the head.
Salter misses with a double jab.
Salter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toriyama. Toriyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Toriyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Salter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toriyama throws a leg kick which misses Salter's front leg but catches the back leg as Salter tries to avoid it.
Salter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Toriyama.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toriyama.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Toriyama. Salter shrugs it off though.
Salter throws a nice looking combination but Toriyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salter is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Toriyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toriyama thumps Salter with a low kick.
Salter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Salter takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter throws a series of punches but Toriyama avoids them all with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toriyama - that will leave a mark!
Nice jab there from Salter.
Toriyama moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salter misses with a hook. Toriyama ducked under it nicely.
Toriyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toriyama - that will leave a mark!
Salter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract 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.
Toriyama lands a head kick!
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toriyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toriyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Salter's sensitive parts.
Toriyama lands a front kick.
Toriyama moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toriyama. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Salter - just one landing.
Toriyama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Toriyama slips a jab and a cross from Salter.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toriyama lands a head shot.
Toriyama lands with a slapping head kick.
No joy there for Salter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toriyama thumps Salter with a low kick.
Salter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toriyama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salter doesn't seem bothered though.
Salter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Toriyama.
A slapping body kick lands there for Toriyama.
Salter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toriyama.
Salter misses with a straight right.
Salter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toriyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter looks to land a left hand but Toriyama moved out of range nicely.
Toriyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.
Salter throws a hook to the side of Toriyama's head but Toriyama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Toriyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Toriyama.
Salter connects with a jab.
Good leg kick by Toriyama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice straight punches there by Salter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salter.
Toriyama ducks under a wild hook from Salter.
Salter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Toriyama thumps Salter with a low kick.
Toriyama lands a nice looking body kick.
Salter misses with the combination.
Salter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toriyama counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salter avoids the head kick by Toriyama.
Salter misses with a series of wild punches.
Salter throws a jab but it's blocked by Toriyama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salter misses with a hook.
Toriyama lands a nice looking body kick.
Toriyama throws a quick inside leg kick.
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.
Toriyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toriyama thuds his shin into the meat of Salter's side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Toriyama.
Toriyama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salter finds it's way round the side to connect with Toriyama's head.
Salter avoids the body shot from Toriyama.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Toriyama - that will leave a mark!
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama had his way with Radar Salter in that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toriyama counters with a low kick, right behind Salter 's knee.
Salter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toriyama lands a head kick. Salter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Salter throws a nice looking combination but Toriyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toriyama counters with a body kick that stops Salter in his tracks momentarily.
Toriyama connects with a looping right hand.
Salter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Salter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Toriyama makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Salter really felt that one!
Toriyama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Toriyama cracks Salter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toriyama.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toriyama, as that shot connected.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Salter's front leg.
Toriyama wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Toriyama.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Toriyama just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Salter.
Sloppy strikes from Salter. Those never looked like landing.
Toriyama tries to move into range but Salter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salter misses with a double jab.
Salter misses with a double jab.
Toriyama lands a high kick!
Toriyama connects with a high kick.
Salter throws a right and a left that Toriyama avoids nicely.
Salter misses with an uppercut.
Toriyama with a nice cross.
Toriyama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Toriyama slips a straight right by Salter.
Toriyama scores with a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salter, as that shot connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toriyama, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toriyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Salter lands an overhand right.
Salter lands with an uppercut that bounces Toriyama off the cage and back into range.
Salter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toriyama.
Toriyama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salter's calf.
Salter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toriyama. Toriyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Salter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Toriyama connects with an inside leg kick.
Toriyama scores with a nice body kick.
Salter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toriyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toriyama lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Salter misses with a straight right.
Salter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Toriyama.
Salter tries to bum rush Toriyama with a series of wild strikes but Toriyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice shot by Salter.
Salter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toriyama. Toriyama obviously looking to wear him down.
Toriyama throws a head kick that misses.
Toriyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toriyama slips under a jab.
Toriyama lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Toriyama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salter.
Nice shot lands for Salter.
Salter throws a nice looking combination but Toriyama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toriyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toriyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Salter throws out the jab.
Salter throws an off balance right hand
and Toriyama counters with an outside leg kick.
Salter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a nice head kick!
Salter checks a low kick from Toriyama.
Toriyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Toriyama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Toriyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salter misses with a wild combination.
Salter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
Toriyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toriyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Toriyama. That snapped Salter's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salter looks to land a combination but Toriyama avoids it well.
Radar Salter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toriyama connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Salter's hands.
Salter fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Toriyama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toriyama 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Toriyama!
Akira Toriyama is the new lightweight champion!
Akira Toriyama thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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