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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tora Noshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Rippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noshi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Tell Me - Concorde Dawn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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180 cm
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197 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tora Noshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavin Rippa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rippa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rippa is defending well for now.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the head but Rippa blocks with his arms.
Noshi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rippa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rippa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rippa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noshi lands with a nice body kick.
Rippa looks to throw the jab but Noshi is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Rippa there.
It looks like Tora Noshi has been cut.
Rippa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Noshi wants to clinch up but Rippa keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Rippa does no damage.
Noshi moves into the clinch.
Rippa lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshi just leaning against Rippa, taking a breather.
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Noshi.
Noshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noshi blocks an uppercut.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Noshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Noshi taking a breather.
Noshi scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rippa is trying to break the clinch but Noshi has him pressed against the cage.
Rippa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rippa is trying to force a seperation but Noshi has the dominant position.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rippa avoids it.
Rippa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noshi lands a nice uppercut.
Rippa pushes Noshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noshi blocking some punches.
Noshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rippa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshi lands a left hand.
Rippa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Noshi backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Rippa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rippa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Noshi lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Noshi.
Noshi with a knee to the head.
Rippa avoiding damage as Noshi throws knees to the body.
Noshi trying to land knees to the body.
Noshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rippa blocks it with crossed arms.
Noshi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rippa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Noshi has him pressed against the cage.
Rippa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noshi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Noshi looks to land a combination but Rippa avoids it well.
Jab from Rippa.
Rippa throws a head kick that misses.
Noshi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rippa.
Rippa lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rippa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rippa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rippa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Noshi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rippa on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gavin Rippa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tora Noshi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Noshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rippa.
Rippa walks into a jab.
Rippa misses with a hook. Noshi ducked under it nicely.
Noshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rippa on the side of the head.
Noshi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Noshi misses.
Rippa misses with a looping right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Noshi.
Noshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Noshi cracks Rippa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Noshi lands a jab to the nose.
Rippa tries to bum rush Noshi with a series of wild strikes but Noshi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gavin Rippa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Noshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Noshi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Noshi checks a leg kick.
Rippa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rippa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rippa throws the left hand but Noshi avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshi lands the left hand.
Rippa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rippa misses with a double jab.
Noshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rippa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noshi.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Noshi. Rippa shrugs it off though.
Rippa is breathing heavily.
A lazy left from Noshi finds it's target.
Rippa walks into a left hand.
Rippa walks into a jab.
Rippa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noshi moves into the clinch.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rippa's face.
Noshi slowing the pace effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noshi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Noshi lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Noshi.
A knee to the head by Noshi.
Rippa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Noshi scores with a knee to the head.
Noshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Rippa avoids the damage to the body.
Noshi just leaning against Rippa, taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Noshi working Rippa over with knees to the body.
Noshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rippa manages to break the clinch.
Noshi moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Noshi.
Noshi has a couple of punches blocked by Rippa.
Noshi pushes Rippa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Noshi tries a knee to the head but Rippa blocks it.
Noshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rippa avoids it.
Noshi throws a punch but it's blocked by Rippa.
Rippa throws a punch but it's blocked by Noshi.
Rippa takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Noshi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Noshi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Noshi looking to throw knees to the head but Rippa is blocking nicely.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rippa's face.
Noshi keeps control of Rippa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Noshi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Noshi.
Rippa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Noshi up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tora Noshi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tora Noshi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Noshi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Noshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rippa. That did some damage!
A looping hook to the body misses from Noshi. Rippa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Rippa misses.
Rippa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Noshi is controlling Rippa's posture.
Rippa works over Noshi with some ground and pound from guard.
Rippa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rippa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noshi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Noshi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rippa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noshi pulls Rippa in close to his closed guard and prevents Rippa from doing any damage or advancing position.
Noshi wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Noshi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Noshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rippa is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rippa misses with some punches.
Gavin Rippa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Noshi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rippa has a couple of punches blocked by Noshi.
Noshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Noshi.
Noshi misses with a knee strike.
Noshi connects with a knee to the head.
Noshi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rippa's face.
Noshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noshi working aggressively here.
Rippa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rippa has had enough of the clinch but Noshi keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Noshi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Noshi slows down the pace here.
Rippa managing to block the knees to the body from Noshi.
Noshi missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rippa backwards.
Noshi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Noshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rippa has had enough of the clinch but Noshi keeps him there for the moment.
Noshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rippa blocks it with crossed arms.
Noshi cracks Rippa with a nice body shot.
Rippa avoids a wild elbow strike from Noshi.
Noshi is looking to control Rippa's arms but Rippa gets an underhook and turns him. Now Noshi has his back to the cage.
Noshi stalls.
Rippa controlling the action here for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tora Noshi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Noshi 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tora Noshi!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tora Noshi!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tora Noshi!
Tora Noshi wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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