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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 1158 p4p, 134 weight class) and Mack Mythos (ranked 1731 p4p, 198 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
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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
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Mythos!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mythos missing with a left hand there. Strunz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mythos throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it.
Strunz throws a right hand that misses
and Mythos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mythos takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Mythos lands the left hand.
Mythos throws a hook but Strunz blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mythos. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strunz.
Mythos throws a hook but Strunz avoids it easily.
Mythos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strunz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mythos misses with a wild body shot.
Mythos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Mythos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Mythos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Strunz. That snapped Mythos's head back.
Strunz misses with the combination.
It seemed like Mythos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses
and Mythos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mythos throws a hook to the side of Strunz's head but Strunz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Strunz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Mythos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mythos takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Strunz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mythos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Strunz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Strunz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mythos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mythos lands with a straight right. Strunz didn't see that one coming.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mythos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mythos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strunz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Strunz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mythos's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mythos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strunz can pounce on him.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mythos.
Strunz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mythos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mythos misses the jab.
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Mythos off balance momentarily.
Strunz tries a low kick but Mythos avoids it.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
Mythos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mythos loads up on a big right hand but Strunz slips the punch.
Mythos moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Mythos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mythos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Strunz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strunz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strunz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mythos is out of range and Strunz settles back down.
Mythos moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Mythos lands a jab to Strunz's midsection.
Strunz lands a glancing blow to the side of Mythos's head.
Strunz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mythos.
Mythos blocks the body kick.
Strunz swings widly with a right hand
and Mythos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strunz slips under a jab.
Mythos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mythos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strunz under the eye.
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Strunz lands a jab to the head.
Strunz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mythos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strunz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mythos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Strunz throws a shot from downtown. Mythos moves away and avoids it.
Mythos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strunz on the side of the head.
Mythos misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Mythos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strunz misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Mythos throws a hook to the side of Strunz's head but Strunz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Mythos knows he should have avoided that one.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mythos.
Mythos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
Strunz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mythos misses.
A lazy left from Strunz finds it's target.
Mythos moves out of range of the body kick from Strunz.
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!
Mythos defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Mythos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strunz.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mythos throws a right hand that Strunz ducks under and follows up with a left that Strunz also avoids with ease.
Mythos throws a poor cross that misses
and Strunz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mythos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strunz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strunz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Strunz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mythos. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strunz avoids the body shot from Mythos.
Strunz looks to land a combination but Mythos avoids it well.
Mythos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mythos takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Strunz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little jabbing left from Mythos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mythos throws out a loose jab but Strunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strunz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Mythos lands.
Mythos misses with a right hand
and Strunz counters with a one-two to the body.
Mythos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bronko Strunz will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strunz throws a jab when Mythos was well out of range.
Strunz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mythos.
Mythos dodges the punch combination from Strunz.
Strunz throws an off balance right hand
letting Mythos counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Strunz.
Strunz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mythos throws out the jab.
Mythos throws a lazy right hand but Strunz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strunz.
Mythos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses
letting Mythos counter with a right hand.
Strunz takes one to the side of the head.
Strunz defending well as Mythos loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strunz walks into a straight right hand from Mythos.
Mythos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Strunz moves out of range as Mythos strikes.
Strunz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strunz with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz throws a jab when Mythos was well out of range.
Mythos throws a body shot but no joy.
Strunz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mythos blocks a leg kick.
Mythos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Strunz scores with a punch to the head.
Mythos slips under a jab from Strunz.
The fighters circling - Mythos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Strunz misses the target.
Mythos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mythos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strunz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mythos.
Strunz lands a slapping body shot.
Strunz looks to land a right hand but Mythos moved out of range.
Mythos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Mythos. Those never looked like landing.
Nice straight punches there by Mythos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mythos.
Mythos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mythos closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mythos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strunz pushes Mythos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strunz tries to break the clinch but Mythos is controlling the position.
Mythos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mythos.
A short left from Strunz.
Strunz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strunz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mythos misses with the head strike.
Strunz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mythos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mythos throws a jab but it's blocked by Strunz.
Strunz misses with a straight right.
Mythos moves forwards but Strunz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mythos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strunz manages to avoid it.
Mythos connects with a jab.
Strunz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strunz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strunz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mythos wants to clinch.
Mythos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Strunz moves away from the strike by Mythos.
Strunz scores with a nice body kick.
Strunz misses the jab.
Strunz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Strunz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mythos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mythos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mythos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strunz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mythos scrambles back to his feet.
Strunz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mythos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strunz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mythos.
Mythos throws a jab but it's blocked by Strunz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz jabs Mythos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strunz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Strunz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mythos moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Strunz throws a front kick that sends Mythos stumbling back into the cage.
Mythos moves away from the strike by Strunz.
Strunz moves out of range as Mythos strikes.
Mythos takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Mythos just misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mythos misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Strunz.
A slow jab from Mythos misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Strunz. Mythos shrugs it off though.
Mythos avoids a kick to the body.
Mythos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Strunz defending well as Mythos loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mythos lands a slapping body shot.
Mythos throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it.
Mythos looks to land a left hand but Strunz moved out of range nicely.
Mythos is looking to clinch but Strunz is avoiding it.
Mythos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strunz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mythos on the side of the head.
Mythos feints a jab promting Strunz to slip. Mythos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Strunz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mythos.
Mythos looks to score with a jab to the body but Strunz is just out of range.
Strunz throws a hook but Mythos avoids it easily.
Strunz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mythos's head.
Strunz lands a nice shot that snaps Mythos's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mythos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Strunz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strunz blocks a jab.
Mythos walks into a jab.
Mythos throws a shot from downtown. Strunz moves away and avoids it.
Mythos misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz wants to land a leg kick but Mythos is out of range.
Strunz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mythos.
Mythos looks to land a right hand but Strunz moved out of range.
Mythos checks the leg kick.
Mythos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strunz misses with a right hand
and Mythos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mythos.
Strunz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mythos backwards.
Strunz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strunz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mythos misses with a punch on the inside.
Strunz has had enough of the clinch but Mythos keeps him there for the moment.
Mythos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strunz backwards.
Strunz throws a punch but it's blocked by Mythos.
Mythos misses with a punch to the body.
Mythos tries to throw a body punch but Strunz avoids it by throwing Mythos back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Mythos.
Strunz avoids the elbow strike from Mythos, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mythos lands an elbow just above Strunz 's eye.
Strunz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mythos lands with a shot to the body.
Strunz throws a series of punches but Mythos moves out of range.
Mythos misses with a wild body shot.
Strunz misses the shot to the body.
Mythos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Strunz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mythos takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Mythos throws a jab but it's blocked by Strunz.
Strunz throws a hook to the side of Mythos's head but Mythos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Mythos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strunz looks to land a combination but Mythos avoids it well.
Mythos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Strunz with a body shot.
Mythos misses with a body shot.
Mythos walks into a jab.
Strunz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mythos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Strunz throws a lazy uppercut
and Mythos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mythos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strunz throws a jab when Mythos was well out of range.
Strunz tries to score with a low kick but Mythos moves his leg out of the way.
Strunz lands a glancing blow to the side of Mythos's head.
Mythos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mythos looks to land a right hand but Strunz moved out of range.
Mythos has closed the distance and engaged Strunz in a clinch.
Strunz has a couple of punches blocked by Mythos.
Mack Mythos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mythos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Strunz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strunz can't find room to land a body shot as Mythos controls the action.
A short uppercut from Mythos.
Mythos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mythos has a couple of punches blocked by Strunz.
Strunz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mythos's elbow.
Strunz trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mythos.
Mythos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mythos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strunz's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mythos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strunz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strunz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mythos's elbow.
Strunz tries to land knees in the clinch but Mythos avoids the damage to the body.
Mythos lands a left hand.
Mack Mythos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strunz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mythos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mythos swings wildly with an uppercut but Strunz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz prevents a body shot from Mythos.
Mythos misses with the head strike.
Mythos misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz can't find room to land a body shot as Mythos controls the action.
Mythos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mythos.
Strunz can't break the clinch.
Strunz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mythos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strunz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mythos's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mack Mythos.
I think Strunz 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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