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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Karokaro (ranked 3131 p4p, 2324 weight class) and Jack Tequila (ranked 383 p4p, 286 weight class). Jack Tequila acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Tequila!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tequila lands a really nice looking cross but Karokaro seems unphased.
Tequila lands with an uppercut that bounces Karokaro off the cage and back into range.
Karokaro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tequila throws a right hand that Karokaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Karokaro also avoids with ease.
Karokaro is looking to counter punch.
Tequila misses with a hook. Karokaro ducked under it nicely.
Karokaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tequila counter with a right hand.
Tequila scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tequila misses with a two punch combination.
Tequila connects with a nice looking jab.
Tequila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Karokaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tequila just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Karokaro tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tequila throws out a powerful jab.
Tequila has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tequila jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tequila has time to react.
Karokaro shoots in for a takedown but Tequila shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tequila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karokaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tequila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karokaro was well out of range. Poor timing from Tequila.
Tequila connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karokaro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Karokaro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tequila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Karokaro pushes Tequila up against the cage in a clinch.
Tequila throws a head punch that misses.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Tequila.
Tequila has a couple of punches blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro has a couple of punches blocked by Tequila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro misses with a knee to the head.
Tequila lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Tequila on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tequila tries to work over Karokaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Tequila fails to land.
Tequila has a couple of punches blocked by Karokaro.
Karokaro blocks a body shot from Tequila.
Karokaro blocking some punches.
Karokaro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tequila avoids it.
Tequila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tequila struggles to land a body shot inside as Karokaro controls his hands.
Tequila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karokaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Tequila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro prevents a body shot from Tequila.
Tequila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tequila prevents Karokaro from breaking the clinch.
Tequila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tequila scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've been informed that Tequila has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tequila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tequila lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tequila blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karokaro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karokaro is trying for a kimura here. Tequila looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Karokaro wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roberto Karokaro!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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