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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Pawlik (ranked 4 p4p, 23 weight class) and Roberto Duranto (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Pawlik comes to the cage accompanied by John Butler - Ocean . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Pawlik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto throws a leg kick that misses.
Pawlik 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.
The fighters circling - Pawlik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Pawlik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlik throws a big shot that misses.
Pawlik blocks a leg kick.
Pawlik throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Duranto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik fails with the takedown.
Duranto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pawlik blocks a low kick nicely.
Duranto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pawlik scores with a punch to the head.
Dick Pawlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pawlik throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Duranto thumps Pawlik with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik shoots and misses
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Pawlik throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Duranto counter with a right hand.
Pawlik misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Duranto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick misses from Duranto.
Pawlik lands a nice hook to Duranto's body. Duranto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
Duranto stuffs the takedown attempt from Pawlik. Pawlik gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Pawlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses the jab.
Duranto swings for the body but Pawlik moves out of range.
Pawlik missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto blocks a jab.
Duranto throws a big counter head kick but Pawlik avoids it with no problem.
Pawlik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duranto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pawlik's knee momentarily.
A head kick by Duranto misses
and Pawlik counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Duranto!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik wants to control but Duranto is keeping him busy.
Pawlik looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Duranto is avoiding damage well.
Pawlik tries for a kimura but Duranto is defending well.
Pawlik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pawlik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pawlik tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pawlik has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Pawlik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck for Pawlik with that takedown attempt.
Duranto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pawlik with a body shot.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Pawlik moves out of range easily.
Pawlik lands a glancing blow to the side of Duranto's head.
Duranto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duranto wants it to stay on the feet.
Duranto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duranto wants it to stay on the feet.
Pawlik moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDuranto.
Pawlik looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Pawlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto tries to work over Pawlik's front leg with a kick but Pawlik checks it.
Pawlik is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pawlik misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duranto misses with a wild body shot.
Pawlik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duranto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pawlik somewhat.
A countering left hand to the body from Duranto misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pawlik. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Duranto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto connects with a body shot.
Pawlik misses with a looping left.
Duranto connects with an inside leg kick.
Duranto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pawlik.
Pawlik throws a jab when Duranto was well out of range.
Duranto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pawlik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
A punch combination from Pawlik misses.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pawlik.
Duranto shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duranto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pawlik looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pawlik seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duranto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pawlik content to control rather than advance.
Pawlik is looking to take a break and control but Duranto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pawlik is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Duranto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Pawlik is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pawlik lands a nice short elbow.
Duranto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pawlik's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pawlik's back!
Pawlik can't escape the position.
Pawlik is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Pawlik dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pawlik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Pawlik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pawlik looks for a takedown but Duranto sprawls well.
Duranto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duranto. Pawlik does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Pawlik misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pawlik misses with a hook.
Duranto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pawlik's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
Pawlik scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pawlik closes the distance and clinches up with Duranto, looking for a takedown. Pawlik pushes Duranto against the cage but Duranto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto throws a chopping leg kick but Pawlik manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pawlik half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Duranto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pawlik rather than just go for the knockout.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pawlik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Duranto as he jumps to the side.
Duranto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dick Pawlik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pawlik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Duranto's hands.
Nice takedown defense from Duranto. No joy for Pawlik on that attempt.
Duranto throws a fast counter high kick but Pawlik manages to duck under it in time.
Pawlik avoids the body shot from Duranto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto slips a jab from Pawlik.
Duranto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Pawlik scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Duranto is trying is best to control the position here.
Pawlik not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pawlik seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Duranto is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dick Pawlik!
Dick Pawlik retains his lightweight title!
Dick Pawlik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Roberto Duranto stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck this. '.
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hype
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pop
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