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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 31 p4p, 44 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 4 p4p, 7 weight class). Roberto Duranto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory scores with a sloppy right hand. Duranto should have avoided that one.
Duranto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Duranto misses with a looping right.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
Bathory is looking to counter punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bathory on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duranto dips to his left and cracks Bathory with an uppercut!
Duranto misses with a body shot.
Bathory scores with a hook.
Duranto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duranto tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
Bathory checks a low kick from Duranto.
Duranto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bathory pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Bathory settles back down.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto misses with a looping right.
Duranto connects with a solid leg kick.
Bathory seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bathory throws a right and a left that Duranto avoids nicely.
Duranto lands a head shot.
Duranto 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.
Bathory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bathory throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
Bathory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Duranto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Duranto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duranto is looking to clinch.
Duranto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bathory. Bathory circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duranto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bathory 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.
Duranto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bathory.
Duranto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Duranto.
A telegraphed right hand from Duranto misses the target.
Duranto takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duranto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duranto misses with a low kick as Bathory jumps back.
Bathory gets tackled into the cage by Duranto. Duranto maintains the clinch.
Duranto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto blocking some punches.
Duranto swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Duranto fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duranto can't break the clinch.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Duranto.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Bathory.
Duranto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duranto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duranto.
Bathory lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duranto or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bathory working aggressively here.
Duranto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick there by Bathory.
Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bathory scores with a nice head shot.
Duranto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bathory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bathory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duranto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with an uppercut.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duranto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duranto wants to clinch up but Bathory keeps it at a distance.
Bathory connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Duranto.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory checks a low kick from Duranto.
Duranto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bathory blocks a jab.
Bathory looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bathory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duranto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bathory pushes Duranto away with a front kick.
Bathory connects with a jab.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Duranto misses with a looping right.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory jabs Duranto right on the nose. Duranto blinks but takes it well.
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!
Duranto swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a hook. Bathory ducked under it nicely.
Bathory paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duranto moves away.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Bathory moved away.
A bone on bone clash there as Bathory blocks the leg kick.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Bathory dips to his left and cracks Duranto with an uppercut!
Duranto connects with a single shot there.
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Duranto misses its intended target.
Bathory throws a front kick aimed at Duranto's knee but Duranto avoids it well.
Duranto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bathory paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duranto throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Bathory thuds his shin into the meat of Duranto's side.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
Duranto slips under a jab from Bathory.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duranto momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Duranto blocks the low kick.
Bathory is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Duranto. Bathory shrugs it off though.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Bathory throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Duranto saw that one coming.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duranto.
Bathory with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duranto to score with a decent uppercut.
Duranto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bathory throwing a counter right hand but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Bathory misses with a hook.
Bathory tries to score with a low kick but Duranto moves his leg out of the way.
A left lands for Bathory.
Bathory throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duranto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duranto takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Duranto connects with a nice looking jab.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory throws a series of punches but Duranto moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory throws a front kick aimed at Duranto's knee but Duranto avoids it well.
Duranto moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a series of punches but Bathory moves out of range.
Duranto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duranto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duranto with the inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Bathory.
Duranto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Duranto throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bathory pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Bathory settles back down.
Duranto throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto tries a quick counter leg kick but Bathory is wise to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bathory.
Bathory lands with a cross.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Duranto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Bathory gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duranto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bathory.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto scores with a hook.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bathory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bathory lands a slapping body shot.
Duranto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bathory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duranto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bathory checks it well.
Bathory is looking to counter punch.
Bathory dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheers as Duranto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bathory doesn't seem phased though.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Bathory connects with a crisp jab.
Duranto slips under a jab.
Duranto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bathory. Bathory circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bathory takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Duranto fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Duranto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bathory stuns Duranto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bathory works the jab nicely.
Duranto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bathory is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
Duranto walks into a jab.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto scores with a jab to the body.
Bathory feints and then cracks Duranto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duranto down.
Duranto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bathory scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duranto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Bathory.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duranto.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Duranto checks a low kick from Bathory.
Duranto moves away from the strike by Bathory.
Duranto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bathory throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Bathory misses with a hook. Duranto ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto flicks out a counter leg kick but Bathory steps away.
Duranto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bathory looks to score with a jab to the body but Duranto is just out of range.
Duranto misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bathory misses the target.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Duranto! But no joy.
A big left from Bathory misses.
A big right from Bathory misses.
Duranto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bathory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
A cross from Duranto lands.
Bathory misses with a straight left.
Duranto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto working aggressively here.
Bathory is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bathory.
Bathory blocks an uppercut.
Duranto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bathory is working Duranto over against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bathory throws an off balance right hand
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Duranto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duranto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Duranto.
Duranto is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory throws a low kick, looking for Duranto's leg but Duranto calmly moves out of range.
A combination from Duranto does no damage.
Bathory fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duranto checks it well.
Duranto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bathory checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duranto slips under a jab from Bathory.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Jab by Bathory.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duranto looks to land a combination but Bathory avoids it well.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Bathory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Duranto tries to bum rush Bathory with a series of wild strikes but Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Bathory misses.
Bathory blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory throws out a leg kick but Duranto moves out of range and Bathory only half commits.
Duranto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duranto throws a counter combo.
Duranto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bathory jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bathory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durantos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bathory checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bathory thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Duranto avoids it.
Duranto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bathory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
Bathory was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duranto lands a body shot.
Duranto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Duranto checks a leg kick.
Duranto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bathory connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duranto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bathory swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bathory lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory with a nice calf kick.
Bathory throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bathory throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bathory blocks a jab.
Duranto throws a low kick but Bathory moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Duranto.
A cross from Bathory lands.
Bathory checks a low kick from Duranto.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
Duranto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duranto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bathory checks a leg kick.
Duranto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Duranto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory lands a nice leg kick that just misses Duranto's sensitive parts.
Bathory slips under a jab.
Bathory looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duranto has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bathory.
Duranto throws a lazy right hand but Bathory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Duranto moves away and avoids it.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Donk. Duranto catches Bathory right on the button with a cross.
Duranto throws a series of punches but Bathory avoids them all with ease.
Bathory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bathory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bathory tries to score with a low kick but Duranto moves his leg out of the way.
Bathory doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duranto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duranto throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duranto catches Bathory with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bathory misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto slips under a jab from Bathory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Bathory misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Duranto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bathory in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Bathory.
Bathory lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
Duranto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duranto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bathory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheers as Bathory lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duranto doesn't seem phased though.
Duranto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bathory is looking to chop away at Duranto's legs.
Bathory dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duranto. That did some damage!
Some wild striking there from Duranto.
Duranto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Arzlan Bathory did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Duranto lands a jab-cross combination.
Duranto thuds a left hand into Bathory's body.
Duranto throws a low kick but Bathory avoids it.
Bathory misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory digs a good body shot into Duranto's ribs.
Bathory lands an overhand right.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
A big right from Duranto misses.
Bathory misses with a hook.
Bathory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duranto counters with a stiff right hand.
Bathory tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bathory throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bathory swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.
Bathory half committed to a counter leg kick.
Duranto staying out of range there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bathory.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory fails to land with a series of punches.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
It looked like Bathory wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bathory fails to land with a series of punches.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Bathory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duranto.
Duranto scores with a sloppy right hand. Bathory should have avoided that one.
Duranto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bathory. Bathory circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duranto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duranto slips under a jab.
Duranto takes one to the side of the head.
Duranto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Bathory on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bathory's corner calls for a 1-2. Bathory obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bathory misses the jab.
Duranto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bathory misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory throws a low kick, looking for Duranto's leg but Duranto calmly moves out of range.
Duranto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory digs a good hook to Duranto's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a nice hook to Bathory's body. Bathory takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Bathory.
Bathory slips under a jab from Duranto.
Sloppy strikes from Bathory. Those never looked like landing.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duranto throws a right hand that Bathory ducks under and follows up with a left that Bathory also avoids with ease.
Bathory appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duranto connects with a solid leg kick.
Duranto lands a really nice looking cross but Bathory seems unphased.
Duranto scores with a nice body kick.
Bathory defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto looks to land a left hand but Bathory moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Duranto tenderised Bathory's leg. Bathory is trying to keep his angry face on.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Bathory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duranto misses with a straight right.
Bathory slips under a jab.
Duranto misses with an uppercut. Bathory saw that one coming.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Duranto moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duranto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bathory fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Duranto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Some wild striking there from Bathory.
Duranto scores with a nice strike.
Duranto feints and then cracks Bathory's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bathory down.
Duranto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Bathory misses with a looping right.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bathory bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bathory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duranto on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duranto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Duranto misses
and Bathory counters with a stiff right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bathory blocks a leg kick.
Duranto misses with a double jab.
Duranto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Bathory is looking to counter with a body kick.
Duranto works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bathory throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A cross from Duranto lands.
Bathory swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Duranto dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duranto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory throws the left hand but Duranto avoids the punch easily.
Duranto is looking for the big counter here.
Duranto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duranto staying out of range there.
Duranto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bathory.
Duranto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bathorys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duranto clinches up against the cage.
Duranto breaks from the clinch.
Duranto's corner calls for a 1-2. Duranto obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Duranto is out of range.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory moves out of range as Duranto strikes.
Bathory throwing a counter right hand but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Bathory throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory misses with a looping right.
Duranto scores with a one two! Bathory had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Duranto throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory blocks the body kick.
Bathory scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Duranto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bathory pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Bathory settles back down.
Duranto throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Duranto walks into a stiff left hand from Bathory.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
Duranto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Duranto tried to score with a low kick but Bathory checks it.
Duranto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Bathory moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Bathory on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duranto throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto sizes up Bathory with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bathory has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duranto finds it's way round the side to connect with Bathory's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Duranto misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bathory counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duranto has managed to clinch.
Bathory escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duranto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bathory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bathory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Duranto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Duranto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duranto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bathory to score with a decent uppercut.
Duranto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
Bathory backing away here, and Duranto unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bathory misses with a leg kick
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duranto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Duranto digs a good body shot into Bathory's ribs.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory dips to his left and cracks Duranto with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Duranto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Duranto digs a good hook to Bathory's body.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Nice jab there from Bathory.
Duranto throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Duranto.
Bathory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Bathory.
Bathory slips under a jab from Duranto.
Duranto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bathory throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duranto.
Duranto cracks Bathory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bathory misses with a hook. Duranto ducked under it nicely.
Duranto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Duranto connects with the punch.
Duranto slips under a jab from Bathory.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Duranto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duranto lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto throws a low kick but Bathory avoids it.
Bathory with a nice calf kick.
Duranto checks a low kick from Bathory.
Duranto slips a jab from Bathory.
A nice side step and Duranto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bathory checks a low kick from Duranto.
Bathory blocks a low kick nicely.
Duranto tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bathory throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Bathory on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Bathory lands a jab.
Duranto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Duranto connects with a body shot that sends Bathory's belly button to the back.
Bathory feints and then cracks Duranto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duranto down.
Bathory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roberto Duranto.
Well Duranto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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