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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ohma Tokita (ranked 25588 p4p, 3953 weight class) and Damarion Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohma Tokita has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ohma Tokita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damarion Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokita throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Riggs moves into range and clinches up with Tokita.
Riggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokita won't allow it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tokita.
Tokita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tokita looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tokita tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riggs smiles and moves away.
Riggs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tokita throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Tokita gets a clinch.
Tokita has a couple of punches blocked by Riggs.
A short right from Tokita on the inside.
Tokita working aggressively here.
Tokita pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Tokita really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tokita swinging wildly here.
Tokita moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRiggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riggs counters with a shoot takedown. Tokita fights it but they end up in guard.
Riggs preventing the sweep.
Tokita trying to keep a closed guard but Riggs is proving a slippery customer.
Tokita pulls Riggs in close to his closed guard and prevents Riggs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Riggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tokita keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokita is looking for a triangle here but Riggs uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tokita is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Riggs decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tokita misses with a double jab
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
Tokita wants to clinch.
Tokita has managed to clinch.
Tokita lands an elbow that stopped Riggs in his tracks for a moment.
Tokita is looking for a takedown.
Riggs stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokita connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riggs's face.
Tokita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tokita connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Tokita. Those never looked like landing.
Tokita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokita lands with a kick to the temple. Riggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs dives in and grabs Tokita's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tokita pushes down on Riggs's head and hops out.
Tokita appears to be looking for a big counter.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body. Tokita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ohma Tokita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riggs gets a double leg takedown into Tokita's guard.
Tokita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riggs is one step ahead there.
Tokita throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ohma Tokita dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riggs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tokita.
Tokita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tokita scores with a head kick. Riggs tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tokita gets a clinch.
Riggs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tokita fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tokita clinches up against the cage.
Riggs pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs is looking for a triangle but Tokita pushes his legs off easily.
Riggs trying to keep a closed guard but Tokita is proving a slippery customer.
Tokita looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tokita off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tokita has closed the distance and engaged Riggs in a clinch.
Ohma Tokita has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Tokita.
Tokita lands an elbow inside that Riggs shrugs off.
Riggs is trying to push Tokita away but Tokita has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Tokita scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs dodges an elbow strike from Tokita.
Tokita lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Riggs is trying to break the clinch but Tokita has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Tokita.
Riggs pulls guard successfully.
Tokita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tokita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is working an open guard so Tokita takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tokita looks to land a combination but Riggs avoids it well.
Tokita throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Riggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tokita.
Tokita darts in and clinches Riggs up against the cage.
Riggs tries to pull guard but Tokita won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Tokita fails to land.
Tokita with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tokita lands an uppercut.
Tokita scores with a shoulder strike.
Tokita tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokita breaks the clinch.
Ohma Tokita is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tokita throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Tokita misses
and Riggs counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tokita leaves Riggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ohma Tokita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damarion Riggs.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tokita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riggs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tokita lands with a nice combination. Riggs backs away looking to recover.
Tokita throws a head kick that misses.
Riggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riggs wants to get back to striking at distance but Tokita won't allow it.
Riggs takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ohma Tokita dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Tokita. Those never looked like landing.
Riggs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tokita lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riggs will feel that in the morning.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Tokita.
Tokita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggs tries to clinch but Tokita moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Tokita.
Tokita shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riggs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tokita.
Tokita tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs tries to clinch but Tokita moves out of range.
Tokita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Despite the aggression on Riggs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tokita takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tokita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tokita misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokita fails to land with a series of punches.
Riggs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tokita quickly recovers to half guard.
Riggs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Riggs connects with a nice short shot to Tokita's temple.
Riggs slows the pace down in half guard.
Tokita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tokita is trying to control but Riggs passes into side control!
Tokita on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tokita tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokita wants to get back to his feet.
Tokita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tokita looks to move to half guard but instead Riggs has passed into mount! Damn!
Tokita looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Tokita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riggs on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokita manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tokita wants to improve his position but Riggs is controlling well.
Riggs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tokita's head.
Tokita is trying to get back to full guard.
Tokita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggs can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokita wants to get back to his feet.
Tokita wants to control but Riggs is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Damarion Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokita lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riggs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tokita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ohma Tokita is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ohma Tokita showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tokita, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ohma Tokita!
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energy
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