Garry Tonon is now 4-0 in MMA. Tonon just fought Anthony Engelen and secured a TKO finish. John Danaher captured his enthusiasm over the result in the usual fashion:
Victory in Tokyo!! Garry Tonon went to his fourth stoppage victory in his Burgeoning MMA career here in Japan at @onechampionship He took on talented Anthony Engelen a Dutch/Indonesian kick boxer. Early in the match Mr Engelen went to his strength with a strong low kick attack, giving Mr Tonon a reactive kick catch takedown. From there Mr Tonon put on a devastating display of grapple boxing – the integration of grappling and striking on the floor. Mr Tonon is a master of grappling after many years at the highest levels of the sport, tonight he showed his developing skill in grapple boxing and the intimidating power of this mode of attack when well applied. It is hard to believe he has been competing in MMA for only one year. And training for only three additional months. In that time, four fights, four victories, four stoppages. I am incredibly impressed by the speed of his development and the work ethic he has exhibited in making it possible. Here he is backstage at @onechampionship press conference area. Congratulations to Mr Tonon and @onechampionship for another amazing show. A big thank you to the amazing people of Japan – I am so hopeful that big time MMA can come back here to this great bastion of martial arts history and spirit. Wishing you all the best from Tokyo! Thank you all for your support and interest in our approach to learning and training! To all my students back in NYC – see you soon! To all my Instagram followers – keep training hard and aiming high!
However what stood out were reactions of those unaffiliated with Tonon:
@Garry_Tonon vs @dillondanis
What are we waiting for? Somebody book this shit already. If that means signing someone then draw up a contract if that means working out fight details then get to work LOL pic.twitter.com/8SLC8nPO1S— MSB Fight Club (@MSBFightClub) April 1, 2019
our paths will cross in mma one day i can’t wait… https://t.co/9XSo9SBEi3
— Dillon Danis (@dillondanis) March 31, 2019
Looking forward to it 👊👊👊 https://t.co/FF4ebOiYaa
— Garry Tonon (@Garry_Tonon) March 31, 2019
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