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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and julius tarona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Dux has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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181 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, julius tarona!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tarona misses with an uppercut.
tarona thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from tarona misses its intended target.
tarona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
tarona misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Dux.
tarona throws a looping overhand right but Dux ducks down to avoid it.
julius tarona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dux tries to move into range but tarona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
tarona scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dux slips a straight right by tarona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tarona throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
tarona connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dux momentarily.
tarona takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dux misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from tarona misses.
Dux walks into a left hand.
tarona has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
tarona blocks a head kick by Dux.
tarona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
tarona throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
tarona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Dux does no damage.
tarona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dux's head backwards.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from tarona.
tarona throws a hook to the side of Dux's head but Dux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dux lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
tarona throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
tarona misses with a hook. Dux ducked under it nicely.
tarona looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
A big left from tarona misses.
tarona lands a lovely overhand right.
tarona throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
tarona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dux in his tracks.
tarona throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
tarona might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
Dux moves away from the strike by tarona.
tarona misses with an uppercut.
tarona misses with a hook. Dux ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tarona throws a lazy right hand but Dux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
tarona misses with a looping right.
tarona blocks a head kick by Dux.
tarona misses with a looping left.
tarona drops his hands momentarily and Dux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
tarona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dux lands with a kick to the temple. tarona shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice defenses there by Dux.
A big left from tarona misses.
A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target.
tarona throws an overhand right that lands on Dux's shoulder, as Dux tries to avoid the shot.
tarona is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dux had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tarona.
tarona misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tarona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from tarona.
Dux slips a straight right by tarona.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dux lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dux.
tarona lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
tarona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dux.
Dux defending well as tarona loads up on a big left hand.
tarona looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
Dux defending well as tarona loads up on a big left hand.
Dux tries to bum rush tarona with a series of wild strikes but tarona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from tarona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but julius tarona will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
tarona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dux.
tarona avoids the head kick by Dux.
tarona lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
tarona looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
Dux throws a combination but it was largely blocked by tarona.
Dux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tarona.
A cross from tarona lands.
Dux tries to bum rush tarona with a series of wild strikes but tarona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dux defending well as tarona loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tarona throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
Dux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but tarona circles away quickly and effectively.
tarona lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
tarona throws a looping overhand right but Dux ducks down to avoid it.
Dux throws a head kick but tarona moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tarona lands with a hook. Dux tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dux throws a head kick but tarona moves out of range.
A cross from tarona lands.
Frank Dux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
tarona looks to land a right hand but Dux moved out of range.
Dux throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from tarona.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
tarona throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux.
Dux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
tarona throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
tarona cracks Dux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
tarona misses with an uppercut. Dux saw that one coming.
tarona loads up on a big right hand but Dux slips the punch.
Dux staying out of range there.
Dux throws a head kick that misses.
Dux throws a head kick that half lands.
A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target.
Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
tarona throws an overhand right that lands on Dux's shoulder, as Dux tries to avoid the shot.
Dux throws a head kick but tarona moves out of range.
tarona misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from tarona misses its intended target.
tarona scores with a punch to the head.
Dux misses with a series of wild punches.
Dux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
tarona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from tarona.
A big left from tarona misses.
tarona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from tarona.
Dux misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
tarona throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
tarona throws an overhand right that lands on Dux's shoulder, as Dux tries to avoid the shot.
tarona misses with a looping right.
tarona cracks Dux with a good jab.
Dux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as tarona throws out the jab.
Dux throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Dux misses.
tarona scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dux misses with a two punch combination.
tarona misses with a hook.
tarona thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
tarona throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux.
tarona misses with a looping left.
Dux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
julius tarona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dux misses with a wild combination.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
tarona misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - tarona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Dux - just one landing.
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from tarona misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tarona throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux.
Dux defending well as tarona loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from tarona misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux throws a head kick but tarona moves out of range.
tarona throws a hook to the side of Dux's head but Dux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as tarona throws out the jab.
Dux lands a high kick!
tarona misses with a straight right.
Dux slips under a jab from tarona.
A big left from tarona misses.
Dux slips a straight right by tarona.
Dux slips under a jab from tarona.
Nice defenses there by Dux.
Dux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
tarona throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
tarona throws the left hand but Dux avoids the punch easily.
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.
Dux throws a body punch but tarona moves out of range.
tarona scores with a decent looking hook.
tarona lands a nice shot that snaps Dux's head back.
tarona misses with a hook.
Dux looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
tarona throws out a loose jab but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
tarona throws a jab but it's blocked by Dux.
tarona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dux on the side of the head.
tarona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
tarona misses with a straight right.
tarona 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.
tarona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
tarona throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
A big left from tarona misses.
julius tarona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tarona throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
Dux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Dux.
The fighters circling - tarona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Frank Dux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
tarona slips a jab and a cross from Dux.
tarona dodges the punch combination from Dux.
The fighters circling - tarona throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from tarona misses.
Dux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
tarona looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
tarona throws a big shot that misses.
Dux slips under a jab from tarona.
tarona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
tarona looks to throw the jab but Dux is out of range.
Dux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from tarona.
A cross from tarona lands.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
tarona scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
tarona throws a lazy right hand but Dux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
tarona lands with an uppercut that bounces Dux off the cage and back into rage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
tarona connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dux moves out of range of the strikes.
julius tarona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
tarona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
julius tarona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well tarona has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... julius tarona!
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