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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 109 p4p, 182 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 15 p4p, 26 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bissainthe's choice of entrance music: Hoodoo Man Blues. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto thuds his right hand into Bissainthe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duranto misses the jab.
Duranto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Duranto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duranto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bissainthe circles away quickly and effectively.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duranto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bissainthe throws a shot to the body.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Bissainthe's leg but Bissainthe calmly moves out of range.
Duranto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duranto counters with a solid body kick.
Duranto throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bissainthe delivers a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bissainthe blocks the leg kick.
Bissainthe with a nice calf kick.
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!
Bissainthe walks into a left hand.
Duranto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Bissainthe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Duranto forces Bissainthe back against the cage and clinches.
Duranto tries to throw a body punch but Bissainthe avoids it by throwing Duranto back against the cage.
Bissainthe blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe breaks from the clinch.
Bissainthe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Duranto blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duranto.
Duranto tries to score with a low kick but Bissainthe moves his leg out of the way.
Duranto throws a leg kick
and Bissainthe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Duranto moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
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!
Bissainthe scores with a head kick. Duranto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Duranto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Bissainthe circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the body
and Duranto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto blocks the body kick.
Duranto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bissainthe's sensitive parts.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duranto, as that shot connected.
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe lands with a right hand.
Bissainthe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duranto counters with a straight right hand.
Duranto scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bissainthe scores with a nice right hand.
Duranto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Duranto blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is looking to score with low kicks.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Bissainthe circles away.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Bissainthe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duranto momentarily.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves forwards but Duranto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Duranto ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe misses with a lunging right hand
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid body kick from Duranto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Duranto.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duranto misses the jab.
Duranto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch
and Duranto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duranto connects with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bissainthe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duranto lands with a straight right. Bissainthe didn't see that one coming.
Bissainthe jabs Duranto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Duranto.
Bissainthe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duranto with a body shot.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Duranto checks it.
Duranto throws a nice looking combination but Bissainthe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Bissainthe misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Duranto with a nice calf kick.
Bissainthe lands an overhand right.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bissainthe with a nice calf kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the head.
Bissainthe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Duranto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bissainthe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto tried to score with a low kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Bissainthe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duranto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bissainthe - the referee stops the clock and Duranto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bissainthe. Duranto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duranto throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duranto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A thudding body kick lands there by Bissainthe!
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Nice uppercut lands for Duranto. That snapped Bissainthe's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duranto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto throws a low kick but Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Duranto.
Duranto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bissainthe stuns Duranto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duranto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto has Bissainthe up against the cage in a clinch.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
Bissainthe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duranto has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bissainthe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch.
Duranto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duranto takes a shot to the head.
Bissainthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
It looked like Duranto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bissainthe.
Duranto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duranto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bissainthe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bissainthe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duranto. Duranto obviously looking to wear him down.
Duranto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duranto lands with a straight right. Bissainthe didn't see that one coming.
Duranto lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Duranto instigates a clinch.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Duranto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duranto lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Duranto.
Bissainthe is breathing heavily.
Bissainthe is trying to break the clinch but Duranto is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Duranto lands a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Duranto as the two fighters clinch.
Duranto presses Bissainthe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bissainthe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto takes the fight into the clinch.
Duranto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bissainthe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duranto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Duranto breaks from the clinch.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Duranto throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duranto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duranto throws the left hand but Bissainthe avoids the punch easily.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Duranto strikes.
A little jabbing left from Bissainthe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Duranto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Duranto thuds his right hand into Bissainthe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
Duranto throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Duranto.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bissainthe can do to turn this around?
Duranto scores with a jab.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking body shot.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Bissainthe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duranto drops his hands momentarily and Bissainthe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duranto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Duranto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto walks into a jab.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bissainthe just manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bissainthe swings widly with a right hand
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Duranto's ribs.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bissainthe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duranto misses with a two punch combination.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but Bissainthe moved away.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duranto takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bissainthe just manages to avoid it.
Duranto scores with a body shot.
Bissainthe avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bissainthe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Duranto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Duranto lands a glancing blow to the side of Bissainthe's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto scores with a decent looking hook.
Duranto throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duranto blocks a low kick nicely.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bissainthe defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Duranto avoids the head kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bissainthe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duranto finds it's way round the side to connect with Bissainthe's head.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Duranto.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Bissainthe feints and then cracks Duranto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duranto down.
Bissainthe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Duranto.
A left lands for Duranto.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
Bissainthe wants to slow Duranto down by chopping away at his legs.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Duranto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duranto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duranto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Duranto's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe tried to score with a low kick but Duranto checks it.
Bissainthe scores with a body shot.
Bissainthe is looking to land body kicks.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duranto clinches up against the cage.
Duranto can't find room to land a body shot as Bissainthe controls the action.
Duranto trying to control the position but instead, Bissainthe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duranto into the cage.
Roberto Duranto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bissainthe lands a shot to the body.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duranto lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toussaint Bissainthe.
Well Duranto 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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