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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Dire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and julius tarona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Dire had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Dire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, julius tarona!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tarona misses with a straight right.
tarona throws a hook but Dire blocks it.
Dire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by tarona.
tarona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
tarona scores with a jab.
Dire shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
tarona lands with an uppercut that bounces Dire off the cage and back into rage.
tarona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
tarona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dire moves out of range of the strikes.
Dire shoots in for a takedown but tarona shows good takedown defense.
tarona misses the jab.
A left lands for tarona.
Dire really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Good exchange - tarona coming out on top.
Dire on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from tarona finds it's way round the side to connect with Dire's head.
Dire is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
tarona misses with a looping right.
Oh Dire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
tarona misses with a straight left.
tarona missing with a left hand there. Dire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
tarona misses with a straight right.
Dire seems to have got his legs back now.
Dire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dire fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Dire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dire scores a takedown into full mount!
tarona wants to get back to his feet.
Dire looking for a guillotine from mount but tarona is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tarona tries to buck Dire off but he can't manage it.
Dire trying to control but tarona is having none of it.
tarona is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dire tries to control but tarona wriggling away.
tarona is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dire looking to control but tarona is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dire is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dire goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now tarona is on top in guard.
Dire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
tarona in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
tarona throws and elbow that misses. Dire uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in tarona's guard. Nice move by Dire!
Dire won't allow tarona to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
julius tarona dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
tarona connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dire. Dire circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
tarona throws a big shot that misses.
Dire moves out of range as tarona strikes.
tarona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dire in his tracks.
Dire shoots for a takedown but tarona saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
tarona throws a hook to the side of Dire's head but Dire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dire stops tarona from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tarona is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Dire is trying to control the action in half guard but tarona is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
tarona is trying to stand up here but Dire is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dire trying to control the action but tarona is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dire.
tarona throws a hook to the side of Dire's head but Dire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dire slips under a jab from tarona.
Nice defenses there by Dire.
Dire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as tarona throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Dire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dire is trying hard to land a takedown here. tarona sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Dire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dire shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. tarona is trying to defend but Dire finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
tarona pushes Dire off looking to stand but Dire dives back in and keeps control.
Dire is trying to control. tarona wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
tarona wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dire is working for a kimura but tarona is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
tarona looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Dire dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
tarona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
tarona misses the jab.
Dire shoots in looking for a takedown. tarona tries to sprawl out of it but Dire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. tarona manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
tarona displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dire.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dire tries to move into range but tarona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
tarona lunges at Dire with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dire's hand.
tarona connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dire's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tarona misses with an uppercut.
Tony Dire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
tarona moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
tarona misses with a hook. Dire ducked under it nicely.
Dire slips a jab from tarona.
tarona cracks Dire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target.
tarona smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dire staying out of range there.
tarona throws out a loose jab but Dire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from tarona.
Dire has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Dire. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tarona.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
tarona throws a hook but Dire blocks it.
julius tarona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by tarona.
tarona connects with a single shot there.
Dire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
julius tarona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
tarona throws a lazy right hand but Dire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dire shoots in looking for a takedown. tarona tries to sprawl out of it but Dire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. tarona manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
tarona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tarona.
tarona might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
tarona throws a looping overhand right but Dire ducks down to avoid it.
tarona throws a jab but it's blocked by Dire.
tarona stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
tarona misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Dire.
A jab from tarona misses.
tarona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dire in his tracks.
Dire takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from tarona misses.
tarona throws a looping overhand right but Dire ducks down to avoid it.
tarona throws out a loose jab but Dire uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tarona misses with a looping right.
tarona looks to throw the jab but Dire is out of range.
tarona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tarona.
tarona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
tarona waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dire.
tarona throws a shot from downtown. Dire moves away and avoids it.
Dire needs to keep his hands up - tarona had a free shot at his head there.
tarona catches Dire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dire slips under a jab.
Dire slips under a jab from tarona.
And that's the end of the fight!
julius tarona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think tarona has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... julius tarona!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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