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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 298 p4p, 40 weight class) and Taine Raharuhi (ranked 163 p4p, 23 weight class). 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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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duranto.
Raharuhi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi works the jab nicely.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
Duranto blocks a low kick nicely.
Raharuhi misses with a left hand
and Duranto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raharuhi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duranto scores with a leg kick.
Duranto pushes Raharuhi up against the cage in a clinch.
Raharuhi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raharuhi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharuhi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raharuhi missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto digs a right hand underneath Raharuhi's ribcage. Raharuhi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duranto manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Raharuhi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duranto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duranto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raharuhi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raharuhi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Raharuhi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raharuhi is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Duranto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raharuhi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duranto takes the fight into the clinch.
Duranto misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Duranto fails to land.
Duranto can't find room to land a body shot as Raharuhi controls the action.
Duranto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duranto just leaning against Raharuhi, taking a breather.
Raharuhi trying to land knees to the body.
Duranto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raharuhi backwards.
Raharuhi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto looking to stall.
I was talking to Duranto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raharuhi takes a shot to the head.
Raharuhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto managing to block the knees to the body from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duranto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
Duranto throws a chopping leg kick but Raharuhi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
An inside leg kick from Duranto misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duranto.
Raharuhi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Raharuhi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duranto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raharuhi works Duranto's body with a nice hook.
Duranto takes the fight into the clinch.
Duranto working aggressively here.
Raharuhi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duranto avoids it.
Raharuhi can't break the clinch.
Duranto lands a nice uppercut.
Raharuhi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duranto blocks it with crossed arms.
Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raharuhi misses with an uppercut. Duranto saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duranto wants to clinch.
Duranto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
Raharuhi throws an off balance right hand
and Raharuhi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donk. Raharuhi catches Duranto right on the button with a cross.
Duranto misses with a body shot.
Raharuhi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duranto tries to work over Raharuhi's front leg with a kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi moved away.
Duranto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Raharuhi.
Duranto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raharuhi throws a good cross that connects.
Raharuhi throws a hook but Duranto avoids it easily.
Raharuhi doesn't manage to clinch there - Duranto circles away.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi clobbers Duranto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick from Duranto misses.
Raharuhi wants to clinch up but Duranto keeps it at a distance.
Raharuhi lands with an overhand left.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raharuhi under the eye.
Duranto throws a solid leg kick but Raharuhi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duranto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duranto throws a wild body kick that Raharuhi sees coming a mile off.
Raharuhi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Duranto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raharuhi.
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 Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duranto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duranto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duranto throws a front kick aimed at Raharuhi's knee but Raharuhi avoids it well.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Duranto blocks the body kick.
Duranto throws a push kick but Raharuhi slaps the foot to one side.
Duranto throws a low kick but Raharuhi moves out of range easily.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Raharuhi's leg but Raharuhi calmly moves out of range.
Raharuhi throws a looping overhand right but Duranto ducks down to avoid it.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Raharuhi misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Duranto blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duranto.
Roberto Duranto is winning the standup battle so far.
Duranto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duranto misses with a low kick as Raharuhi jumps back.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Duranto moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a chopping leg kick but Raharuhi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Duranto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Raharuhi's legs.
A countering left hand to the body from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Duranto.
Raharuhi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raharuhi tries to land a leg kick but Duranto saw it coming and moves away.
Raharuhi throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto cracks the inside of Raharuhi's front leg.
Raharuhi throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Raharuhi.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Duranto.
Duranto moves out of range of the leg kick from Raharuhi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raharuhi. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duranto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raharuhi moves out of range of the leg kick from Duranto.
Raharuhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Duranto is just out of range.
Duranto misses with a leg kick.
Raharuhi wants to slow Duranto down by chopping away at his legs.
Raharuhi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi slips a jab from Duranto.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Duranto.
Duranto throws a big counter combination but Raharuhi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Duranto is looking to clinch but Raharuhi is avoiding it.
Duranto with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Raharuhi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duranto is looking to chop away at Raharuhi's legs.
Raharuhi misses with a hook.
Raharuhi tries to work over Duranto's front leg with a kick but Duranto checks it.
Raharuhi cracks Duranto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Duranto tries to clinch up but Raharuhi circles away and keeps his distance.
Raharuhi cracks Duranto with a good jab.
Duranto has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Raharuhi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duranto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raharuhi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Raharuhi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raharuhi tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
A big left from Raharuhi misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duranto misses with a low kick.
Duranto throws a jab when Raharuhi was well out of range.
Raharuhi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Raharuhi's leg but Raharuhi calmly moves out of range.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but Raharuhi moved away.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duranto misses with an uppercut. Raharuhi saw that one coming.
Duranto takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
Raharuhi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi moved away.
A big left from Duranto misses.
Duranto avoids the head kick by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raharuhi.
Duranto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raharuhi.
Duranto lands with a cross.
Raharuhi slips a straight right by Duranto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharuhi wants to slow Duranto down by chopping away at his legs.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Raharuhi lunges at Duranto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Duranto's hand.
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!
Duranto is looking to clinch.
Duranto misses with a straight right.
Duranto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raharuhi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raharuhi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raharuhi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi drops his hands momentarily and Duranto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto walks into a left hand.
Raharuhi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Duranto.
Duranto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Duranto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Duranto throws a looping overhand right but Raharuhi ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and Raharuhi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duranto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Raharuhi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Raharuhi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raharuhi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Raharuhi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duranto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Raharuhi lands with an uppercut that bounces Duranto off the cage and back into range.
Raharuhi looks to land a right hand but Duranto moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duranto.
Duranto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto scoring well with a low kick there.
Raharuhi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duranto. Duranto obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duranto thumps Raharuhi with a low kick.
Duranto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharuhi.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Raharuhi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duranto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raharuhi misses with a hook.
Duranto scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto wants to clinch.
Raharuhi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duranto lands an overhand right.
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raharuhi is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Duranto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duranto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raharuhi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A big left from Raharuhi misses.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duranto.
Raharuhi misses with a body shot.
Duranto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raharuhi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Raharuhi just manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raharuhi checks a low kick from Duranto.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Raharuhi circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Raharuhi moves out of range easily.
Raharuhi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raharuhi misses with a looping right.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duranto tries to land a leg kick but Raharuhi saw it coming and moves away.
Raharuhi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raharuhi misses with a low kick.
Raharuhi throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raharuhi takes a swing at Duranto's ribcage but misses.
Raharuhi checks a low kick from Duranto.
Raharuhi cracks the inside of Duranto's front leg.
Raharuhi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Raharuhi.
A little feinted left hand from Duranto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raharuhi slips under a jab from Duranto.
Duranto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Duranto lands a really nice looking cross but Raharuhi seems unphased.
A leg kick checked by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto cracks Raharuhi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raharuhi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Duranto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duranto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Duranto quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Duranto wants to clinch.
Raharuhi connects with a single shot there.
Taine Raharuhi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharuhi throws a lazy right hand but Duranto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raharuhi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duranto.
Raharuhi checks the leg kick.
Raharuhi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duranto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Duranto.
Duranto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto missing with a left hand there. Raharuhi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duranto moves in looking to clinch but Raharuhi pushes him off.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duranto moves away.
Duranto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto throws an overhand right that lands on Raharuhi's shoulder, as Raharuhi tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Raharuhi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raharuhi keeps the fight on the outside.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharuhi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roberto Duranto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raharuhi misses with a straight left.
Raharuhi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Raharuhi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Duranto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duranto avoids the head kick by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto throws the left hand but Raharuhi avoids the punch easily.
Raharuhi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duranto wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taine Raharuhi.
Well Duranto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Duranto!
In his post fight interview, Roberto Duranto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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