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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Karokaro (ranked 1507 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Angus Scott (ranked 207 p4p, 358 weight class). Scott has chosen Eatin pussy and kickin ass as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 6 - 2 - 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus Scott!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karokaro walks into a stiff left hand from Scott.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a straight right hand.
Scott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karokaro's hands.
Scott dips to his left and cracks Karokaro with an uppercut!
Scott misses with an uppercut
and Karokaro counters with a straight right hand.
Scott misses with a hook
and Scott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karokaro's hands.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scott lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott misses with a straight right.
It looked like Karokaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karokaro throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Karokaro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Scott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Scott throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karokaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karokaro throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Karokaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott throws the left hand but Karokaro avoids the punch easily.
Scott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karokaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Karokaro tries to counter with a takedown but Scott is quick to defend against it.
Scott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karokaro.
Karokaro scores with the left hand. Scott knows he should have avoided that one.
Scott throws the left hand but Karokaro avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Scott misses.
Karokaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scott misses with a combination
and Karokaro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karokaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karokaro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Scott misses.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
Karokaro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karokaro staying out of range there.
Scott connects with a body shot.
Karokaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Scott can pounce on him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Scott.
Karokaro slips a straight right by Scott.
Scott misses with a hook. Karokaro ducked under it nicely.
Scott misses with a combination
and Karokaro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scott thinking.
Scott stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott throws a low kick, looking for Karokaro's leg but Karokaro calmly moves out of range.
Scott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Scott looks to move away, Karokaro throws a big counter combo but Scott just gets out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Scott.
Scott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karokaro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Angus Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scott throws a leg kick that is checked
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karokaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Karokaro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Karokaro misses its intended target.
Scott misses with a straight left.
Karokaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Scott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karokaro's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott catches Karokaro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Scott connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Scott lands a really nice looking cross but Karokaro seems unphased.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Karokaro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Scott cracks Karokaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Scott has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karokaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Scott's head.
Scott tests Karokaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Karokaro misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott throws a leg kick that misses.
Scott throws an overhand right that lands on Karokaro's shoulder, as Karokaro tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angus Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Karokaro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scott throws a poor cross that misses
letting Karokaro counter with a right hand.
Scott lands a really nice looking cross but Karokaro seems unphased.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Karokaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Scott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott misses with a low kick.
Scott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karokaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Angus Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scott misses with an uppercut
letting Karokaro counter with a right hand.
Scott explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice uppercut lands for Scott. That snapped Karokaro's head back.
Karokaro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Scott backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Scott walks into a jab.
Scott throws a lazy uppercut
and Karokaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karokaro lands a lovely overhand right.
Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karokaro.
Scott misses the shot to the body.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karokaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Karokaro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Scott tries a head kick but it misses.
Karokaro looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Scott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scott bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Scott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karokaro's head backwards.
Scott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Karokaro blocks the body kick.
Scott drops his hands momentarily and Karokaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karokaro connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karokaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scott.
Karokaro throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Scott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scott throws a sloppy head kick
and Karokaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karokaro throws a chopping leg kick but Scott manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Scott throws a right and a left that Karokaro avoids nicely.
Karokaro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Karokaro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karokaro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scott.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Karokaro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Scott tests Karokaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Karokaro. Beautiful body shot.
Karokaro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick by Scott misses
and Karokaro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Karokaro moves out of range as Scott strikes.
Scott misses with a body punch
letting Karokaro counter with a right hand.
Scott lands a right hook to the body.
Scott misses with a body punch
and Karokaro counters with a left to the body.
Scott throws a series of punches but Karokaro moves out of range.
Jab by Karokaro.
Scott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karokaro counters with a straight right hand.
Scott misses with a jab to the body
and Karokaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Scott misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Karokaro connects with a crisp jab.
Scott has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Scott throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Scott misses.
Karokaro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karokaro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Scott throws the left hand but Karokaro avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Scott misses its intended target.
Karokaro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scott takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Scott - just one landing.
Karokaro throws a one two combo.
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 Roberto Karokaro will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karokaro counters with a three punch combo that has Scott backing up. Scott nods at Karokaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Scott looks to land a body kick but Karokaro moved away.
Nice defenses there by Karokaro.
Scott misses with a double jab
and Karokaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Scott misses.
Karokaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Karokaro counter with a right hand.
Karokaro slips a jab from Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro ducks under a wild hook from Scott.
Karokaro appears to be looking for a big counter.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Karokaro.
Karokaro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karokaro on the side of the head.
Karokaro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Karokaro moves away and avoids it.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Karokaro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Scott throws a shot from downtown. Karokaro moves away and avoids it.
Scott misses with the combination.
Karokaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A combination from Karokaro does no damage.
A low kick from Scott misses
and Karokaro counters with a straight right hand.
Scott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karokaro ducks right into an uppercut from Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro swinging wildly here.
Angus Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scott gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karokaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Karokaro moves out of range of the leg kick from Scott.
As Scott looks to move away, Karokaro throws a big counter combo but Scott just gets out of the way.
Scott looks to land a left hand but Karokaro moved out of range nicely.
Scott takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Scott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Karokaro. Those never looked like landing.
Karokaro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karokaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Scott is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karokaro. Scott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scott throws a big shot that misses.
Scott connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Scott catches Karokaro right on the button with a cross.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karokaro is looking for a counter combo.
Scott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karokaro in his tracks.
Scott moves out of range as Karokaro strikes.
Karokaro connects with a jab.
Scott misses with a straight right.
Scott throws a leg kick but Karokaro moved away.
Scott throws an off balance right hand
and Karokaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Karokaro lands with a hook. Scott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Scott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karokaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karokaro takes a swing at Scott's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Scott.
Karokaro throws a series of strikes that have Scott backpedaling.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scott, as that shot connected.
Scott swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a straight right hand.
Karokaro scores with a nice strike.
Karokaro tries for a takedown but Scott sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Scott misses with a leg kick
and Karokaro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Scott thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Karokaro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karokaro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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