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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yonsil Clanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Del Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clanger comes to the cage accompanied by Youth Blood. Del Toro has chosen Bliss as his entrance music. Ernesto Del Toro told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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39
141 lbs
38 - 17 - 1 |
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176 cm
29
140 lbs
22 - 7 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
38 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yonsil Clanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ernesto Del Toro!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Toro lands with an overhand left.
Clanger misses with a wild body shot.
Del Toro scores with a nice head shot.
Del Toro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clanger throws a jab when Del Toro was well out of range.
Nice cross by Del Toro.
Clanger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Del Toro.
Clanger tries to counter with a takedown but Del Toro is quick to defend against it.
Del Toro throws a low kick, looking for Clanger's leg but Clanger calmly moves out of range.
Del Toro misses with a wild body shot.
Ernesto Del Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Toro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Clanger feinted with a counter takedown.
Del Toro throws a front kick aimed at Clanger's knee but Clanger avoids it well.
Del Toro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clanger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Del Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Del Toro clinches with his opponent.
Clanger manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Del Toro misses with a combination
and Clanger counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Del Toro is holding on to half guard well.
Clanger with the ground and pound but Del Toro uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Clanger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Del Toro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clanger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clanger preventing the sweep.
Clanger throwing strikes from guard but Del Toro blocks nicely.
Clanger throws a strike but Del Toro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Clanger is trying to hold Del Toro in close to prevent damage but Del Toro has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clanger wants to control but Del Toro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clanger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Clanger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clanger taking some punishment here, with Del Toro in his half guard.
Clanger gets back to full guard.
Clanger trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clanger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Del Toro slips nicely into half guard.
Clanger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Del Toro is looking to advance position but Clanger won't allow it.
Clanger is looking for a sweep. Del Toro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clanger moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro passes Clanger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Del Toro is looking to take a break and control but Clanger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clanger moves into full guard.
Clanger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clanger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Del Toro passes into side control.
Del Toro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Clanger down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Del Toro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Del Toro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Toro throws a leg kick
and Clanger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Del Toro's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Del Toro is on top in guard.
Del Toro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Toro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Del Toro preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clanger keeping moving, preventing Del Toro from controlling successfully.
Del Toro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clanger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Del Toro has managed to get both his arms back between Clanger's legs - danger averted.
Clanger keeping moving, preventing Del Toro from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clanger looking for a sweep. Not yet Clanger, not yet.
Clanger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Toro trying to control the position from guard on top but Clanger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Toro stopping the sweep attempt from Clanger.
Clanger looking for subs off his back but Del Toro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Clanger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clanger won't allow Del Toro to pass to mount.
Clanger tries to get to full guard but Del Toro has control of the leg.
Clanger has hold of Del Toro's hands but Del Toro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Del Toro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Clanger tries to roll over but Del Toro keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Toro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Clanger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Del Toro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Del Toro's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger keeps control of the position as Del Toro tries to break free.
Del Toro covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Del Toro trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Del Toro fending off the submission attempt from Clanger.
Clanger keeps control of the position as Del Toro tries to break free.
Del Toro felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Del Toro just trying to survive but Clanger is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Clanger punches Del Toro on the ear.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonsil Clanger dominated that second round.
That's time! Clanger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Clanger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Toro is trying to counter with his kicks.
Clanger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Del Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Clanger.
Del Toro scores with a decent looking hook.
Del Toro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Del Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clanger. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Del Toro. That's going to slow Clanger down.
Del Toro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Clanger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Del Toro.
Clanger tries to counter with a takedown but Del Toro is quick to defend against it.
Clanger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Clanger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Del Toro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clanger misses the jab.
Clanger slips a jab from Del Toro.
Del Toro misses with a body kick.
Del Toro looks to land a left hand but Clanger moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Clanger.
Clanger misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Del Toro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clanger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clanger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Del Toro avoids it really well and circles away.
Clanger moves out of range as Del Toro throws a body kick.
Del Toro throws a lazy uppercut
and Clanger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Del Toro is trying to keep Clanger in close.
Clanger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Del Toro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clanger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clanger chips away with some ground and pound.
Del Toro trying to control the position.
Clanger looking to pass the guard.
Del Toro lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Clanger working for submissions but it's allowed Del Toro to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clanger is looking for a sweep. Del Toro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Del Toro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clanger is squirming around, avoiding Del Toro's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Toro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Clanger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clanger is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Del Toro is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Del Toro looking to control but Clanger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Del Toro working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clanger in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Del Toro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Del Toro prevents Clanger from getting the reversal.
Del Toro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Clanger is looking to improve his position but Del Toro isn't that keen on the idea.
Clanger wants to hold on but Del Toro pushes him away.
Clanger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernesto Del Toro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Del Toro 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Del Toro!
Ernesto Del Toro took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Dean Sutherland, you absolutely suck.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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