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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Donitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and julius tarona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
20
171 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Donitz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, julius tarona! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown by Donitz or perhaps it was just good defense by tarona which made him look bad. Donitz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Donitz ducks under a wild hook from tarona. A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target. Donitz fails with the takedown. tarona throws out a token jab with nothing on it. tarona misses with a straight left. Donitz blocks a jab. tarona tests Donitz's chin there with a solid looking shot. Donitz moves out of range as tarona strikes. Donitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from tarona. Donitz staying out of range there. Donitz tries for a takedown but tarona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Donitz. That's going to take a lot out of him. tarona throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Donitz on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. tarona slaps away a takedown attempt from Donitz, before circling back to the center of the mat. tarona works the jab nicely. tarona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Donitz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. tarona scores with a nice right hand.
Donitz slips a jab from tarona. Donitz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. tarona keeping full guard, as Donitz tries to pass. tarona wants to stand and escape but Donitz is having none of it. tarona has control of Donitz's left arm, preventing Donitz from doing any damage. Donitz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tarona swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. tarona has control of Donitz's left arm, preventing Donitz from doing any damage. Donitz with a flurry of punches that miss. Donitz trying to control but tarona is working from the bottom. Donitz looking to sit in guard and control but tarona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. tarona must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. tarona looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Donitz keeping moving, preventing tarona from controlling successfully. Donitz keeping full guard, as tarona tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Donitz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Donitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from tarona. Donitz moves out of range of the strikes. Donitz defending well as tarona loads up on a big left hand. tarona connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Donitz moves out of range as tarona strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. tarona dips to his left and cracks Donitz with an uppercut! Donitz blocks a jab. tarona throws a hook but Donitz blocks it. julius tarona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. tarona's corner calls for a 1-2. tarona obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. tarona misses with an uppercut. Donitz saw that one coming. tarona jabbing away but nothing is landing. A decent looking cross lands there for tarona. tarona leaves Donitz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Donitz takes one on the button. A big right from tarona misses. Donitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab lands there for tarona. julius tarona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Donitz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
julius tarona dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
tarona connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Donitz slips under a jab from tarona. Donitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from tarona. No luck with that takedown attempt from Donitz. tarona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Donitz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with tarona but tarona pushes him off and we're back to square one. tarona misses with a hook. Donitz ducked under it nicely. tarona pushing out the jab but it's not landing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. tarona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donitz in his tracks. Donitz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as tarona sprawls well. tarona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Donitz gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Donitz. That's going to take a lot out of him. tarona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. tarona misses with a hook. Donitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from tarona. tarona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donitz. Donitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. tarona throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Donitz avoids a kick to the body.
tarona fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Donitz on the side of the head. tarona misses with an uppercut. Donitz saw that one coming. tarona misses with a looping right. Donitz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Donitz fails to land the takedown. tarona lands a nice shot that snaps Donitz's head back.
Donitz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Donitz tries to move into range but tarona moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Donitz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. tarona throws a looping overhand right but Donitz ducks down to avoid it. julius tarona seems to be getting the better of the standup. tarona lands a glancing blow to the side of Donitz's head. tarona throws a shot from downtown. Donitz moves away and avoids it. tarona throws the left hand but Donitz avoids the punch easily. Donitz defending well as tarona loads up on a big left hand. Donitz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Donitz trying to control but tarona is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Donitz tries to free his leg and advance position but tarona is retaining full guard. tarona kicks Donitz off and gets to his feet. Donitz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from tarona.
That's three minutes gone in the round. tarona throws a jab when Donitz was well out of range. tarona misses with an uppercut. Donitz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. tarona throws out a token jab with nothing on it. tarona misses the jab. Donitz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A swing and a miss from tarona. Donitz shoots in for a takedown but tarona shows good takedown defense. Donitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. tarona throws a looping overhand right but Donitz ducks down to avoid it. Donitz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Donitz defending well as tarona loads up on a big left hand. Donitz shoots in but tarona avoids the takedown attempt easily. Donitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. tarona misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. tarona pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Donitz shoots in looking for a takedown. tarona tries to sprawl out of it but Donitz 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. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nice sprawl there from tarona as Donitz shoots in. tarona cracks Donitz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target. A jab from tarona misses. tarona misses with a hook. The crowd cheers as tarona lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donitz doesn't seem phased though. tarona lands a jab. Donitz avoids a lazy jab quite easily. tarona scores with the left hand. Donitz knows he should have avoided that one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
julius tarona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
tarona connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Donitz slips under a jab from tarona. tarona misses with a straight right. tarona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donitz. The fighters circling - tarona throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A swing and a miss from tarona. tarona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Donitz defending well as tarona loads up on a big left hand. Donitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from tarona. tarona cracks Donitz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A decent looking cross lands there for tarona. tarona connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Donitz momentarily.
tarona connects with a nice looking jab.
tarona misses with a looping left. tarona throws out a powerful jab. Karl Donitz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. tarona throws the left hand but Donitz avoids the punch easily. Nice defenses there by Donitz. Donitz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from tarona. A jab from tarona finds it's way through Donitz's defenses. A punch lands to the side of Donitz 's head but he takes it in his stride. Donitz has a takedown stuffed. Donitz walks into a straight right hand from tarona. tarona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Donitz. tarona connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. 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 slaps away a takedown attempt from Donitz, before circling back to the center of the mat. Donitz moves out of range as tarona strikes. A punch lands to the side of Donitz 's head but he takes it in his stride. tarona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. tarona works the jab nicely. Donitz takes one on the button. tarona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. tarona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nice cross by tarona. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! tarona loads up on a big right hand but Donitz slips the punch. A telegraphed right hand from tarona misses the target. tarona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Donitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from tarona. Donitz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. tarona connects with a single shot there. Donitz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Donitz moves out of range as tarona strikes. Donitz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nice straight punches there by tarona. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of tarona.
That's three minutes gone in the round. tarona connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A left lands for tarona. Nice shot lands for tarona. A jab from tarona does it's job there. Donitz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from tarona. Donitz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with tarona but tarona pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Donitz. That's going to take a lot out of him. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Donitz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says tarona as he avoids it easily. tarona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donitz's head backwards. tarona scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donitz in his tracks. tarona paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A big right from tarona misses. Donitz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
tarona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Donitz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. This has been an exciting period of action! tarona scores with a sloppy right hand. Donitz should have avoided that one.
Donitz is rocked! tarona scores with a jab to the jaw. Oh Donitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Donitz moves out of range as tarona strikes. Donitz seems to have got his legs back now. Donitz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from tarona. tarona thuds his right hand into Donitz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. tarona lands with a right hand. tarona throws the left hand but Donitz avoids the punch easily. tarona scores with a nice head shot. Nice defenses there by Donitz. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! tarona misses the jab. Donitz ducks under a wild hook from tarona. Donitz moves out of range as tarona strikes. Karl Donitz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! julius tarona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. tarona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight! julius tarona comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got tarona winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... julius tarona!
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