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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Tomori (ranked 1051 p4p, 1497 weight class) and Giggle Valentine (ranked 57 p4p, 78 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroki Tomori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomori closes the distance and pushes Valentine back into the cage.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Tomori keeps him there for the moment.
Tomori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomori has double underhooks.
Valentine takes a shot to the head.
Tomori dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tomori lands a body punch.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Valentine throws a shot from downtown. Tomori moves away and avoids it.
Tomori feints a jab promting Valentine to slip. Tomori then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valentine slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tomori rushes Valentine and presses him up against the cage.
Tomori keeps control of Valentine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Tomori 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.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori tries to clinch but Valentine is having none of it.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valentine tries to keep at a distance but Tomori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valentine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valentine is trying to force a seperation but Tomori has the dominant position.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike.
Valentine is trying to force a seperation but Tomori has the dominant position.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tomori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tomori tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomori tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range.
Tomori fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine throws out a counter right but Tomori avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomori clinches up against the cage.
Tomori swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomori wants to clinch.
Tomori moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromValentine.
Tomori forces Valentine back against the cage and clinches.
Valentine dodges an elbow strike from Tomori.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori breaks the clinch.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomori moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
Tomori keeps control of Valentine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Tomori.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valentine slaps away a takedown attempt from Tomori, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tomori darts in trying to clinch
and Tomori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tomori pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomori fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valentine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomori is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomori drives through and clinches with Valentine against the cage.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori is leaning against Valentine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tomori is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tomori tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Tomori.
Tomori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori 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.
Tomori tries to clinch
and Tomori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tomori takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Giggle Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Tomori.
Tomori tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori moves into range and clinches up with Valentine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomori.
Tomori lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Tomori breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tomori tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tomori tries to clinch but Valentine moves away
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Tomori is rocked!
Tomori closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Tomori is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Tomori bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tomori wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Giggle Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomori clinches with his opponent.
Tomori seems to have got his legs back now.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling him.
Tomori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valentine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tomori.
Tomori has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tomori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Tomori tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomori backing away here, and Valentine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tomori tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tomori moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off.
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Valentine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Tomori.
Tomori stalling the fight.
Tomori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Tomori lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Valentine is trying to break free.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Tomori.
Tomori tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Tomori as the two fighters clinch.
Tomori keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Valentine's efforts to push away.
Valentine managing to block the knees to the body from Tomori.
Valentine blocking some punches.
Hiroki Tomori has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tomori lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valentine wants to break free but Tomori has control.
Tomori has Valentine pressed against the cage, preventing Valentine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Tomori to work.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tomori.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Tomori.
Valentine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentine blocks an elbow strike.
Tomori throws an elbow but it misses.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Tomori rushes Valentine and presses him up against the cage.
Tomori throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroki Tomori dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tomori wants to clinch up but Valentine keeps it at a distance.
Valentine was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Tomori is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valentine! But no joy.
Tomori takes the fight into the clinch.
Tomori lands with a left to the head.
Tomori throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tomori throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Tomori prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
Tomori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Valentine's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tomori misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Hiroki Tomori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomori tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Tomori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Valentine is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tomori lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomori lands a shoulder strike.
Valentine is trying to break the clinch but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
Valentine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomori has him pressed against the cage.
Tomori prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
Tomori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tomori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tomori lands with a right to the head.
Valentine managing to block the knees to the body from Tomori.
Valentine avoiding damage as Tomori throws knees to the body.
Tomori with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentine wants to get back to striking at distance but Tomori won't allow it.
Valentine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentine wants to break free but Tomori has control.
Tomori tries a body shot but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine tries to break the clinch but Tomori is controlling the position.
Tomori pushes Valentine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tomori misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Tomori scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valentine is rocked!
Tomori manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valentine is still on wobbly legs! Can Tomori finish him?
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine seems to have recovered his senses.
Tomori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
Tomori rushes Valentine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Tomori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valentine scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tomori fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Valentine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valentine tries to work over Tomori's front leg with a kick but Tomori checks it.
Hiroki Tomori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomori tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomori is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomori ducks under a wild hook from Valentine.
Tomori went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Valentine cracks Tomori with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine tries to keep at a distance but Tomori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomori has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Tomori missing with knees to the body.
Valentine is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Tomori has double underhooks.
Tomori scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tomori misses with an elbow over the top.
Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomori rushes Valentine and presses him up against the cage.
Hiroki Tomori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valentine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tomori clinches.
Tomori throws an elbow that misses.
Tomori misses with some punches.
Tomori presses Valentine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine takes a shot to the head.
Valentine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valentine tries to break free but Tomori pushes him back against the cage.
Giggle Valentine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Valentine throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine working hard to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroki Tomori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tomori, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroki Tomori!
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