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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fiaschi (ranked 4607 p4p, 419 weight class) and Yokuni Togashi (ranked 3101 p4p, 321 weight class). Fiaschi comes to the cage accompanied by ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man. Togashi has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Fiaschi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yokuni Togashi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiaschi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Togashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Togashi dips to his left and cracks Fiaschi with an uppercut!
Fiaschi doesn't manage to clinch there - Togashi circles away.
Fiaschi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A slow jab from Fiaschi misses its intended target.
Togashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fiaschi finds it's way round the side to connect with Togashi's head.
Fiaschi tries to clinch up.
Togashi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fiaschi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fiaschi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fiaschi misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Togashi misses with a wild body shot.
Fiaschi tries to clinch but Togashi is having none of it.
Fiaschi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Togashi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dante Fiaschi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiaschi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiaschi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fiaschi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Togashi eats them both and turns towards Fiaschi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fiaschi misses with a straight left.
Fiaschi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Togashi.
As Togashi tries to get set, Fiaschi tries to push him back and clinch up but Togashi manages to avoid the attempt.
Fiaschi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Togashi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fiaschi throws an off balance right hand
and Togashi counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fiaschi! Togashi lets Fiaschi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fiaschi 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!
Fiaschi misses with an uppercut
and Togashi rattles Fiaschi with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Fiaschi tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Togashi dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Fiaschi stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yokuni Togashi!
After winning the bout, Yokuni Togashi 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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