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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiovani Aro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winston comes into the arena with The Lost Boy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry Winston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kiovani Aro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Winston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Winston takes a swing at Aro's ribcage but misses.
Aro avoids the body shot from Winston.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but Aro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aro throws a right hand that Winston ducks under and follows up with a left that Winston also avoids with ease.
A low kick from Aro misses
and Winston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Aro's guard.
Winston throws an elbow that misses. Aro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winston's guard. Nice move by Aro!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Winston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aro defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aro throwing strikes from guard but Winston blocks nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Winston is trying to control the position but Aro postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Winston is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Aro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston is trying to control the position but Aro postures up.
Winston throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aro escapes and throws Winston's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Winston is looking to reverse the position.
Winston is not content to let Aro control the position.
Winston manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Winston scores with a couple of nice shots.
Winston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aro's head.
Winston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Winston.
Aro is trying to control but can't.
Winston misses with a head shot. Aro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Aro has his hands on Winston's head, controlling the position.
Winston trying to control but Aro is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winston throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Winston is looking to work some ground and pound but Aro has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aro wants to hit a switch here but Winston passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aro there!
Winston lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aro hang on?
Winston lands with some strikes.
Winston dominating with strikes here.
Winston avoids the attempt from Aro to control.
Winston punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Winston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston landing strikes from the mount and Aro is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands with some strikes.
Winston scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aro?
Winston unloading with bombs!
Winston working the ground and pound effectively.
Winston with a couple of short strikes.
Aro is rocked!
Winston lands a heavy elbow.
Winston raining down shots from the mount!
Aro is still in real trouble! Can Winston finish him?
Winston landing punches.
Aro tries to lock up and control but Winston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aro seems to have recovered his senses.
Aro is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Winston is staying active.
Winston punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Winston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aro throws a right and a left that Winston avoids nicely.
Aro scores with the left hand. Winston knows he should have avoided that one.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winston misses with a hook
and Aro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aro connects with a leg kick. Winston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Winston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Winston misses with a body shot
and Aro counters with a straight right hand.
Winston tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aro swivels and escapes.
Aro has closed the distance and engaged Winston in a clinch.
Aro lands with a right to the head.
Winston fails to pull guard.
Winston tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aro just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston blocking some punches.
A short right from Aro on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kiovani Aro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Winston backs up against the cage.
Winston fails to land the takedown.
Aro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Winston momentarily.
Kiovani Aro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aro attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good standup being displayed there by Aro as he connects with a hook.
Winston fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aro misses with a hook. Winston ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Winston tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winston tries to keep at a distance but Aro has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Aro is pulling down on Winston's head to control his posture.
Winston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aro can do to turn this around?
Aro is continuing to stall.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Aro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Winston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winston working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aro's head.
Winston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Winston forces his way into half guard.
Winston drops an elbow to the side of Aro's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Winston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Winston 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.
Aro tries to get to full guard but Winston has control of the leg.
Winston lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Winston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Winston scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Aro tries to roll over but Winston keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiovani Aro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Aro scores with a hook.
Aro gets a clinch.
Winston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aro misses with the head strike.
Winston decides to pull guard.
Winston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Winston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aro passes Winston's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Winston wants to control but Aro is keeping busy.
Winston regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Aro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Aro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aro avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aro wants to stand but Winston is controlling his posture from full guard.
Aro postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Aro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winston has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Aro has managed to get both his arms back between Winston's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aro drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Winston dives on top into guard.
Aro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aro keeping moving, preventing Winston from controlling successfully.
Winston works over Aro with some ground and pound from guard.
Aro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Winston scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston cracks Aro with a solid left hand.
Winston is in close to Aro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Winston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Winston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Winston throws an elbow that misses. Aro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Winston's guard. Nice move by Aro!
Winston working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Aro has passed into half guard!
Aro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Winston looking for subs from the bottom but Aro mounts him!
Aro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winston is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aro putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Winston regains half guard.
Aro prevents Winston from improving his position.
Winston is staying active underneath Aro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aro is looking to take a break and control but Winston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Winston defends it well.
Winston is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Aro pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kiovani Aro.
I think Aro 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiovani Aro!
Kiovani Aro took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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