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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayuri Tatsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuki has chosen Norther - Released as his entrance music. Giorgio Valentino is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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166 lbs
20 - 8 - 1 |
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35
166 lbs
31 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Giorgio Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mayuri Tatsuki!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tatsuki on the side of the head.
Giorgio Valentino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Valentino is trying to defend but Tatsuki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Valentino is looking to improve his position.
Tatsuki is looking to take a break and control but Valentino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valentino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tatsuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Valentino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tatsuki trying to control from half guard but Valentino is working away.
Tatsuki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Valentino knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tatsuki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuki thows a huge punch but Valentino dodges it nicely.
Tatsuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tatsuki wants to take a breather but Valentino is having none of it.
Tatsuki lands strikes from half guard.
Valentino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tatsuki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Valentino has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tatsuki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are battling for position here. Valentino manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tatsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki postures up in Valentino's guard and throws a big left but Valentino blocks it.
Tatsuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Valentino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tatsuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valentino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tatsuki throwing strikes but missing.
Tatsuki looking to sit in guard and control but Valentino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentino preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Tatsuki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Valentino is aware though and is defending well.
Valentino trying to control but Tatsuki is working from the bottom.
Tatsuki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Valentino defends well.
Valentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tatsuki is looking for a triangle here but Valentino uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatsuki is looking to regain half guard here but Valentino keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki regains half guard.
Valentino wants to take a breather but Tatsuki is having none of it.
Valentino is thwarting Tatsuki's attempts to control the position.
Tatsuki wants to get back to full guard but Valentino has mounted him!
Valentino prevents Tatsuki from getting the reversal.
Tatsuki wants to hold on but Valentino pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki is desperately trying to improve his position but Valentino has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuki keeps trying to improve his position.
Tatsuki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mayuri Tatsuki 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.
Valentino tries to clinch there but Tatsuki circles away.
Tatsuki looks for the body kick but Valentino saw that one coming.
Valentino throws a good cross that connects.
Tatsuki throws a jab when Valentino was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valentino.
Tatsuki looks for the body kick but Valentino saw that one coming.
Tatsuki tries to move into range but Valentino moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Valentino checks a low kick from Tatsuki.
Valentino misses with a wild body shot.
Valentino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Valentino paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valentino attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino throws a jab when Tatsuki was well out of range.
Valentino looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuki is just out of range.
Valentino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tatsuki misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valentino.
Tatsuki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentino on the side of the head.
Tatsuki has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A low kick from Valentino misses
and Tatsuki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuki is just content to waste time from the top position. Valentino takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tatsuki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tatsuki throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki throws a big elbow that misses.
Valentino seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tatsuki wants to control from the top but Valentino keeps moving.
Valentino looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentino, not yet.
Tatsuki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valentino controls Tatsuki momentarily but Tatsuki frees himself.
Tatsuki postures up in Valentino's guard and throws a big left but Valentino blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valentino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Valentino looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentino, not yet.
Valentino keeping moving, preventing Tatsuki from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tatsuki checks the leg kick.
Valentino stuffs the takedown attempt from Tatsuki. Tatsuki gets slowly back to his feet.
Valentino takes one to the side of the head.
Tatsuki misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick there by Valentino.
Tatsuki just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentino counters with a stiff right hand.
Valentino scores with a hook to the body. Tatsuki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tatsuki misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Valentino but Valentino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Giorgio Valentino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentino. Tatsuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentino lands a jab to Tatsuki's midsection.
Tatsuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentino circles away.
Valentino throws a low kick but Tatsuki moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuki takes one to the side of the head.
Tatsuki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentino jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Valentino dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Valentino thumps Tatsuki with a low kick.
Valentino dips to his left and cracks Tatsuki with an uppercut!
Valentino throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tatsuki cracks Valentino with a good jab.
Tatsuki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatsuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Valentino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatsuki backwards.
Tatsuki is trying to break the clinch but Valentino has him pressed against the cage.
Valentino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatsuki's efforts to push away.
Valentino lands a shot to the body.
Tatsuki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentino to keep the fight standing.
Valentino keeps control of Tatsuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valentino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatsuki breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Valentino connects with a looping right hand.
Valentino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Valentino misses with a leg kick.
Valentino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tatsuki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Valentino lands the left hand.
Valentino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentino lands with a cross.
Tatsuki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valentino.
Tatsuki 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.
Tatsuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatsuki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valentino cracks the inside of Tatsuki's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Valentino tries to avoid it but Tatsuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Valentino to the ground. Valentino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valentino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valentino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tatsuki.
A head kick misses from Valentino.
Tatsuki looks to land a combination but Valentino avoids it well.
Tatsuki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tatsuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valentino trying to control here.
Tatsuki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valentino does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tatsuki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatsuki drops an elbow to the side of Valentino's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuki is working for a kimura here but Valentino manages to reverse the position and he's now in Tatsuki's guard.
Valentino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Valentino wants to control from the top but Tatsuki keeps moving.
Tatsuki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Valentino escapes and throws Tatsuki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tatsuki looks to move to half guard but instead Valentino has passed into mount! Damn!
Tatsuki tries to reverse the position but Valentino maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tatsuki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentino looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giorgio Valentino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valentino has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgio Valentino!
After winning the bout, Giorgio Valentino thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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