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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 412 p4p, 360 weight class) and Settakian Fett (ranked 64 p4p, 56 weight class). Settakian Fett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Lethal high kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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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 48 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Settakian Fett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warror explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Fett is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fett has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Warror works over Fett's head and body with a nice combination.
Fett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warror scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fett avoids the body shot from Warror.
Fett checks a leg kick nicely.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror misses with a wild combination.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Warror - just one landing.
Warror throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fett counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Fett to acknowledge the strikes.
Warror lands a head kick!
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warror throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fett counters with a series of strikes. Warror will be more careful next time no doubt.
Warror throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fett counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Fett to acknowledge the 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!
Fett drops his hands momentarily and Warror takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Warror.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Paul Warror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fett counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Fett to acknowledge the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Fett blocks the low kick.
Warror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Fett avoids it.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Fett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch lands to the side of Fett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a push kick but Fett slaps the foot to one side.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Fett checks a leg kick nicely.
Warror waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
Warror tries a head kick but it misses.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fett moves away.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fett avoids a kick to the body.
Fett throws a counter combo.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warror misses with a shot to the body
and Fett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Warror wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
Fett throws a counter combo.
Warror wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
Warror throws an off balance right hand
and Fett counters with a one-two to the body.
Fett moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warror looks to land a body kick but Fett moved away.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Warror swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
Fett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Warror with a jab.
Warror misses with an uppercut. Fett saw that one coming.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fett can do to turn this around?
Fett avoids the body shot from Warror.
Fett throws a counter combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warror. That's going to slow Fett down.
Settakian Fett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror scores with a spinning back kick!
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fett.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror misses with a hook to the body
and Fett counters with a two punch combo.
Fett avoids a kick to the body.
Warror misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror lands with a straight right. Fett didn't see that one coming.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Fett throws a counter combo.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warror misses with an uppercut
and Fett counters with a series of strikes. Warror will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror cracks Fett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warror.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Warror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warror looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fett moves away.
Warror pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Warror throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Nice straight punches there by Warror. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warror.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Fett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warror lands a head shot.
Warror lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fett checks a leg kick.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fett on the side of the head.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warror.
Warror misses with a hook. Fett ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a jab when Fett was well out of range.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Warror wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Warror has got the better of the exchanges.
Warror misses with a hook to the body
and Fett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror throws out a loose jab but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Warror backs off Fett throws a huge counter combo but Warror manages to avoid it all.
Warror looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Warror attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fett is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Fett throws a counter combo.
Fett blocks a leg kick.
Fett throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fett blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warror falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Warror connects with a leg kick.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Fett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror throws out a loose jab but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Warror backs off Fett throws a huge counter combo but Warror manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a looping overhand right but Fett ducks down to avoid it.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Warror!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warror throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Warror fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fett checks it well.
A head kick by Warror misses
and Fett counters with a one-two to the body.
Fett slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Warror.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Settakian Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Warror throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fett counters with a left and a right that stings Warror.
Warror lands with a straight right. Fett didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Warror is predictable there
and Fett counters with a one-two to the body.
Warror tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fett blocks a leg kick.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Fett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Warror throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Fett throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror scores with a jab to the body.
Warror throws a lazy body kick
and Fett counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Fett to acknowledge the strikes.
Warror throws a lazy body kick
and Fett counters with a one-two to the body.
Fett blocks a head kick by Warror.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Fett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
As Warror backs off Fett throws a huge counter combo but Warror manages to avoid it all.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
As Warror backs off Fett throws a huge counter combo but Warror manages to avoid it all.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Warror.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Warror with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warror wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Warror.
Warror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warror lands with a kick to the ribs.
Warror connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Warror showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warror 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
A victorious Paul Warror thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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