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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Toriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toriyama's entrance music is Three 6 Mafia - It's a Fight. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Toriyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Carpio!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio throws a body kick that misses
and Toriyama counters with a low kick, right behind Carpio 's knee.
Carpio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carpio misses the jab.
Toriyama lands a jab.
Toriyama lands a nice hook to Carpio's body. Carpio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carpio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Toriyama wants to clinch
and Toriyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toriyama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Toriyama doesn't manage to clinch there - Carpio circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpio thows a body shot but no joy.
Toriyama will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Toriyama looks to throw a body kick
and Carpio counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Akira Toriyama has been cut.
Carpio tries to work over Toriyama's front leg with a kick but Toriyama checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toriyama's sensitive parts.
Toriyama scores with a decent looking hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Toriyama, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Toriyama.
Toriyama tries to clinch up.
Toriyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Carpio thows a leg kick but Toriyama checks it
and Toriyama counters with a body kick that stops Carpio in his tracks momentarily.
Carpio thuds a left hand into Toriyama's body.
Carpio lands with a slapping head kick.
Toriyama is rocked!
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!
Toriyama throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carpio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Toriyama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toriyama seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Toriyama.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carpio will feel that in the morning.
Carpio with a jab.
Carpio misses with a hook. Toriyama ducked under it nicely.
Toriyama slips under a jab.
Toriyama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carpio was well out of range. Poor timing from Toriyama.
Carpio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick misses from Toriyama.
Carpio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toriyama buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Toriyama.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Carpio checks it.
Carpio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Toriyama wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carpio doesn't seem bothered though.
Toriyama throws a leg kick
and Carpio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carpio jabs at Toriyama's body.
Toriyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carpio tried to score with a low kick but Toriyama checks it.
A clash of legs there as Carpio blocks the low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Toriyama crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carpio - the referee stops the clock and Toriyama gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carpio. Toriyama manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carpio misses with a wild body shot.
Carpio just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Toriyama.
Toriyama wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama tries to land a leg kick but Carpio saw it coming and moves away.
Toriyama dodges the punch combination from Carpio.
Toriyama scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Carpio.
Toriyama misses with a low kick.
Toriyama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toriyama blocks the body kick.
Carpio throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Carpio misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Carpio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama'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.
Toriyama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Toriyama has closed the distance and engaged Carpio in a clinch.
Carpio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toriyama tries to work over Carpio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carpio blocking some punches.
Toriyama digs a right hand into Carpio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carpio's gas tank.
Toriyama lands a knee to the body.
Toriyama letting Carpio take a breather here.
Toriyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpio controls his hands.
Toriyama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carpio blocking some punches.
Carpio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toriyama is keeping busy.
Toriyama presses Carpio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carpio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Toriyama prevents Carpio from breaking the clinch.
Carpio managing to block the knees to the body from Toriyama.
Toriyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carpio's elbow.
Toriyama lands with a short shot to the head.
Toriyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpio controls his hands.
The referee calls for Toriyama to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama tries a body shot but Carpio blocks it.
Toriyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carpio avoiding damage as Toriyama throws knees to the body.
Carpio tries to break free but Toriyama pushes him back against the cage.
Carpio is struggling to control the position.
Toriyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Toriyama.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carpio tries to break free but Toriyama pushes him back against the cage.
Toriyama tries to throw a body punch but Carpio avoids it by throwing Toriyama back against the cage.
Carpio being controlled against the cage.
Carpio misses with a body punch.
Toriyama blocks an uppercut.
Carpio blocks a body shot from Toriyama.
Carpio tries to break free but Toriyama pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carpio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carpio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toriyama is keeping busy.
Carpio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carpio tries a body shot but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carpio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carpio avoids the body shot from Toriyama.
Toriyama tries a head kick but it misses.
Toriyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Toriyama fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toriyama throws a push kick but Carpio slaps the foot to one side.
Carpio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carpio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Toriyama. That one must have hurt.
Toriyama walks into a jab.
Carpio misses with an uppercut
and Toriyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toriyama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Toriyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carpio does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carpio moves out of range as Toriyama throws a body kick.
Carpio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toriyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carpio.
Carpio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toriyama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carpio moves out of range of the body kick.
Toriyama is looking to wear down Carpio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carpio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toriyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carpio can pounce on him.
Toriyama tries to clinch up.
Toriyama throws a leg kick that misses.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Carpio moved away.
Carpio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toriyama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carpio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carpio.
Toriyama connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toriyama scores with a shot to the body.
Carpio misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toriyama scoring well with a low kick there.
Toriyama smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Toriyama.
Carpio wants to slow Toriyama down by chopping away at his legs.
Carpio scores with a nice body kick.
Carpio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Toriyama tries a low kick but Carpio avoids it.
Toriyama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Carpio is predictable there
and Toriyama counters with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Carpio catches Toriyama right on the button with a cross.
Carpio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toriyama is out of range.
Toriyama moves out of range of the leg kick from Carpio.
Akira Toriyama is winning the standup battle so far.
Toriyama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toriyama with a hook.
Toriyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carpio.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carpio.
Toriyama shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carpio connects with a solid leg kick.
Toriyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toriyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carpio throws a body punch but Toriyama moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carpio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toriyama can pounce on him.
Carpio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Toriyama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toriyama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Toriyama is looking to clinch but Carpio is avoiding it.
Toriyama stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carpio.
Toriyama instigates a clinch.
Carpio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toriyama is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Toriyama clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
That's time! Toriyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, jab by Toriyama - just one landing.
Toriyama scores with a nice head shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toriyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toriyama tries to land a leg kick but Carpio saw it coming and moves away.
Toriyama avoids the body shot from Carpio.
A chopping leg kick lands by Toriyama.
Toriyama checks a leg kick nicely.
Carpio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Toriyama's calf.
Toriyama thuds a left hand into Carpio's body.
Carpio misses with a hook.
Carpio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Toriyama is able to avoid easily.
Carpio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Toriyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carpio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carpio checks a leg kick nicely.
Toriyama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carpio circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carpio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toriyama avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toriyama digs a good body shot into Carpio's ribs.
A jab lands there for Toriyama.
Toriyama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toriyama checks a low kick from Carpio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama throws a leg kick but Carpio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carpio throws a shot from downtown. Toriyama moves away and avoids it.
Toriyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Toriyama looks for the body kick but Carpio saw that one coming.
Carpio checks a low kick from Toriyama.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Toriyama checks a leg kick.
Toriyama tries to work over Carpio's front leg with a kick but Carpio checks it.
Toriyama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toriyama misses with a leg kick
and Carpio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Carpio as he checks the leg kick.
Carpio slips a straight right by Toriyama.
Carpio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama scores with a nice body kick.
Toriyama avoids the head kick by Carpio.
Carpio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toriyama to score with a decent uppercut.
Toriyama throws a wild body kick that Carpio sees coming a mile off.
Carpio wants to slow Toriyama down by chopping away at his legs.
Toriyama throws a front kick that sends Carpio stumbling back into the cage.
Carpio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carpio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Toriyama.
Carpio swats away the attempt to clinch by Toriyama.
Carpio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carpio feints and then cracks Toriyama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Toriyama down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama misses with a head kick.
Carpio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carpio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toriyama doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice jab there from Toriyama.
Carpio connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toriyama throws the kick towards the body but Carpio avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Carpio.
Toriyama is looking to clinch but Carpio is avoiding it.
Carpio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carpio throws a good cross that connects.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toriyama cracks the inside of Carpio's front leg.
That kick from Carpio tenderised Toriyama's leg. Toriyama is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carpio throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Akira Toriyama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akira Toriyama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Carpio checks a leg kick.
Carpio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toriyama was well out of range. Poor timing from Carpio.
Carpio misses with an uppercut.
Jab, jab by Carpio - just one landing.
Carpio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Toriyama can pounce on him.
Carpio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Toriyama checks a low kick from Carpio.
Carpio checks a low kick from Toriyama.
Toriyama takes the fight into the clinch.
Carpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carpio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toriyama has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toriyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carpio is keeping busy.
Akira Toriyama has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Toriyama throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carpio tries a body shot but Toriyama blocks it.
Toriyama softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toriyama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carpio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Toriyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Carpio controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toriyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carpio takes a swing at Toriyama's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Carpio misses.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Toriyama.
A low kick from Carpio is predictable there
and Toriyama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carpio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Toriyama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Toriyama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Toriyama gets a clinch.
Toriyama keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carpio's efforts to push away.
Phil Carpio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Carpio controls the action.
Toriyama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toriyama is trying to maintain a safe position but Carpio gets an underhook and turns Toriyama into the cage.
Carpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toriyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Toriyama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toriyama lands an elbow inside that Carpio shrugs off.
Carpio is trying to break the clinch but Toriyama has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Toriyama is keeping busy.
Toriyama can't find room to land a body shot as Carpio controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carpio tries a body shot but Toriyama blocks it.
Carpio avoiding damage.
Carpio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toriyama's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toriyama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carpio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carpio slows down the pace here.
Carpio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akira Toriyama.
Well Toriyama has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akira Toriyama!
After winning the bout, Akira Toriyama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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