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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matsuhiro Toryiama (ranked 779 p4p, 2589 weight class) and Martin Johnston (ranked 122 p4p, 371 weight class). Toryiama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dragon Ball Z Budokai 3 - Ore wa Tokoton Tomaranai!. Johnston has chosen Dacw 'Nghariad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Powerful takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matsuhiro Toryiama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston cracks a nice hook into Toryiama's ribs.
Johnston tries to clinch up
and Toryiama decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnston's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Toryiama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Toryiama is working hard here to advance position.
Toryiama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toryiama trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnston keeping full guard, as Toryiama tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama wants to control from the top but Johnston keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toryiama trying to move into half guard but instead Johnston has managed to sweep!
Johnston must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Toryiama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Toryiama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Toryiama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnston postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama wants to sweep but no luck.
Toryiama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnston manages to get himself to full guard.
Toryiama prevents Johnston from getting back to his feet.
Toryiama tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard.
Toryiama trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toryiama won't allow Johnston to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Martin Johnston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throws an off balance right hand
and Toryiama counters with a single leg into guard. Johnston didn't expect that.
Toryiama wants to control from the top but Johnston keeps moving.
Toryiama tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard.
Toryiama trying to control but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Toryiama wants to stand but Johnston has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Toryiama advances position into side control!
Johnston wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Toryiama moves into full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toryiama cracks Johnston with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Toryiama looking to control but Johnston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matsuhiro Toryiama 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.
Johnston falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toryiama counters with a single leg into guard. Johnston didn't expect that.
Toryiama looking to sit in guard and control but Johnston gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toryiama trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Toryiama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnston manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnston is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Toryiama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnston can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston keeping full guard, as Toryiama tries to pass.
Toryiama trying to move into half guard but instead Johnston has managed to sweep!
Toryiama working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnston has passed into half guard!
Johnston seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Matsuhiro Toryiama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toryiama wants to improve his position but Johnston is controlling well.
Toryiama is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Reach Around, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama actively working from the bottom here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Toryiama here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Toryiama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johnston's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johnston's back!
Toryiama is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnston is defending well though. Toryiama let's go of the attempt for now.
Toryiama struggling to land strikes to the head as Johnston covers up.
Toryiama working for a choke but Johnston reverses nicely into Toryiama 's guard.
Toryiama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnston is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Johnston has passed into half guard!
Toryiama gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toryiama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toryiama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Toryiama looking to control.
Johnston won't allow Toryiama to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toryiama is trying to hold Johnston in close to prevent damage but Johnston has managed to pass into half guard.
Johnston is thwarting Toryiama's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matsuhiro Toryiama will probably get the nod.
That's time! Toryiama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Toryiama swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston pushes Toryiama up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnston ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnston no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnston keeping moving, preventing Toryiama from controlling successfully.
Toryiama tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnston is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toryiama won't allow Johnston to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toryiama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnston's head.
Toryiama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Toryiama looking to pass the guard.
Toryiama passes into half guard.
Toryiama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Toryiama looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Toryiama is working for a kimura here but Johnston manages to reverse the position and he's now in Toryiama's guard.
Toryiama is looking for a triangle but Johnston pushes his legs off easily.
Martin Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toryiama isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnston stacks Toryiama on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Johnston!
Johnston working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Johnston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Matsuhiro Toryiama has been cut.
Martin Johnston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toryiama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Toryiama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toryiama appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnston looks to land a combination but Toryiama avoids it well.
Toryiama half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Toryiama keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnston throws a right and a left that Toryiama avoids nicely.
Johnston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Toryiama counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Toryiama.
Toryiama looking to pass the guard.
Toryiama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toryiama wants to pass the guard but Johnston is keeping the position.
Toryiama is working Johnston over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Toryiama passes into half guard.
Johnston 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.
Toryiama is looking to stall here but Johnston recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Johnston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Toryiama 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matsuhiro Toryiama!
Matsuhiro Toryiama retains his light heavyweight title!
Matsuhiro Toryiama decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Martin Johnston had this to say: 'I just want to apologise to all the boys back home. I let you down. I'll be back, bigger and better I promise you.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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