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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis comes to the cage accompanied by Rancid - Time Bomb. 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! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Akira Toriyama enters the cage!
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170 lbs
21 - 13 - 2 |
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152 lbs
47 - 28 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class 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
21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
47 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Toriyama!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlantis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toriyama tries to clinch but Atlantis moves out of range.
Atlantis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atlantis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toriyama.
Atlantis swinging wildly here.
Atlantis tries to keep at a distance but Toriyama has taken the fight into the clinch.
Atlantis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toriyama smiles and moves away.
Toriyama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toriyama is looking to clinch.
It looked like Atlantis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atlantis gets tackled into the cage by Toriyama. Toriyama maintains the clinch.
Toriyama stops a takedown attempt from Atlantis.
Toriyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Atlantis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toriyama is pressed up against the cage. Atlantis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toriyama down to the mat. Toriyama avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delphino Atlantis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlantis swats away the attempt to clinch by Toriyama.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Atlantis wants a takedown but no success here.
Atlantis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Toriyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Toriyama instigates a clinch.
Toriyama misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atlantis.
A short uppercut from Toriyama.
Toriyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toriyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atlantis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toriyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atlantis jumps guard and drags Toriyama to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Toriyama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toriyama is working Atlantis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atlantis is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toriyama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atlantis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atlantis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Toriyama thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Toriyama keeping moving, preventing Atlantis from controlling successfully.
Toriyama throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Toriyama striking off his back but it's not causing Atlantis any problems.
Atlantis stopping the sweep attempt from Toriyama.
Atlantis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Toriyama doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Atlantis distracts Toriyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Atlantis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Atlantis landing some decent shots from guard.
Toriyama has momentary wrist control but Atlantis slips an elbow through the middle.
Toriyama throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Atlantis wants to pass the guard but Toriyama is keeping the position.
Toriyama throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Toriyama thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Atlantis connects with a couple of short punches.
Toriyama is striking but Atlantis is not phased and passes to half guard.
Atlantis 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.
Toriyama flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Toriyama misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Toriyama punching from the bottom.
Atlantis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Toriyama misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Toriyama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Atlantis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Atlantis's back!
Toriyama controlling well, preventing Atlantis from escaping the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Atlantis as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Toriyama!
Atlantis covering up well under a series of strikes from Toriyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Atlantis tries to break free.
Atlantis avoids the strikes from Toriyama.
Atlantis has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Toriyama.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atlantis is really stuck here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toriyama missing with strikes.
Atlantis has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Toriyama.
Atlantis is trying to break free.
Toriyama misses with a punch to the head.
Atlantis wants to control his opponent's hands but Toriyama gets his hands free.
Toriyama somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Atlantis wants to control his opponent's hands but Toriyama gets his hands free.
Toriyama misses with an elbow to the head.
Atlantis can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toriyama tries to clinch but Atlantis moves out of range.
Atlantis gets tackled into the cage by Toriyama. Toriyama maintains the clinch.
Atlantis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atlantis is trying to force a seperation but Toriyama has the dominant position.
Atlantis is trying to break the clinch but Toriyama has him pressed against the cage.
Toriyama blocks a body shot from Atlantis.
Toriyama misses with the head strike.
Toriyama throws a head punch that misses.
Toriyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toriyama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atlantis blocking some punches.
Toriyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama has a couple of punches blocked by Atlantis.
Toriyama has a couple of punches blocked by Atlantis.
Atlantis wants a takedown but no success here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toriyama is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Toriyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toriyama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toriyama blocks a body shot from Atlantis.
Atlantis manages to break the clinch.
Atlantis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toriyama manages to avoid it.
Toriyama takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama wants to clinch.
Atlantis keeps the fight on the outside.
Toriyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Atlantis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atlantis looks to land a left hand but Toriyama moved out of range nicely.
Atlantis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toriyama moves into the clinch.
Toriyama working aggressively here.
Atlantis wants to take the fight to the mat but Toriyama manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Delphino Atlantis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toriyama lands with a light punch inside.
Toriyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Atlantis.
Atlantis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Atlantis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Toriyama after a bit of a struggle.
Toriyama working aggressively here.
Atlantis fails to pull guard.
Akira Toriyama seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toriyama misses with some punches.
Atlantis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Atlantis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toriyama walks away with a smile on his face. Atlantis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Atlantis tries to keep at a distance but Toriyama has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis blocking some punches.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Atlantis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atlantis tries for a takedown but Toriyama manages to get underhooks.
Atlantis misses with the head strike.
Toriyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Atlantis.
Toriyama lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atlantis backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toriyama misses with some punches.
Toriyama has a couple of punches blocked by Atlantis.
Atlantis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toriyama walks away with a smile on his face. Atlantis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toriyama is looking to clinch.
Atlantis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Toriyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atlantis.
Toriyama has a couple of punches blocked by Atlantis.
Atlantis pulls guard.
Atlantis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Toriyama is aware though and is defending well.
Toriyama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Atlantis is trying to keep Toriyama in close.
Toriyama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Toriyama throws an elbow that misses. Atlantis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Toriyama's guard. Nice move by Atlantis!
Toriyama wants to sweep here but Atlantis controlling him for the moment.
Toriyama is striking off his back. Atlantis thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Atlantis slips a nice elbow through Toriyama's hands, connecting with Toriyama's forehead.
Toriyama misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Toriyama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Toriyama.
Toriyama keeping full guard, as Atlantis tries to pass.
Toriyama tries to strike from the bottom.
Toriyama is striking from the bottom but Atlantis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Atlantis blocks the strikes from Toriyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis is working for a kimura but Toriyama is defending it quite comfortably.
Toriyama wants to sweep but Atlantis has passed to side control!
Atlantis blocks the strikes from Toriyama.
Delphino Atlantis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atlantis lands a few punches from side control.
Toriyama wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Toriyama throws a couple of elbows from the bottom.
Atlantis avoids the strikes from the bottom by Toriyama.
Atlantis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Toriyama is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Toriyama throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Toriyama throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Atlantis scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akira Toriyama will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Toriyama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atlantis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toriyama moves into the clinch.
Toriyama makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atlantis works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Toriyama wants to sweep but no luck.
Toriyama throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Toriyama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Atlantis manages to get himself to full guard.
Atlantis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Atlantis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Toriyama defends it easily.
Toriyama is in close to Atlantis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Toriyama won't allow Atlantis to sweep him here.
Toriyama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atlantis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Toriyama throwing strikes from guard but Atlantis blocks nicely.
Toriyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atlantis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlantis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toriyama defends well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atlantis is on top in guard.
Atlantis postures up and lands a big shot to Toriyama's brow.
Toriyama throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Toriyama throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Atlantis chips away with some ground and pound.
Toriyama throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Atlantis trying to control the position from guard on top but Toriyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toriyama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Toriyama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Atlantis's guard.
Atlantis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Atlantis has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Toriyama should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Atlantis has tightened it up now! Toriyama should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Delphino Atlantis!
A relieved looking Delphino Atlantis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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