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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 873 p4p, 665 weight class) and Roberto Karokaro (ranked 120 p4p, 93 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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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 18 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Karokaro!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for De Fiore. That snapped Karokaro's head back.
De Fiore cracks a nice hook into Karokaro's ribs.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
Karokaro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Karokaro motions for De Fiore to come forward. Karokaro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karokaro misses with a low kick.
De Fiore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fiore lands a head kick!
Karokaro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid body kick from De Fiore.
Karokaro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Fiore takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karokaro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fiore misses with a few strikes there.
Karokaro is looking to land body kicks.
Karokaro tries to score with a low kick but De Fiore moves his leg out of the way.
De Fiore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Karokaro's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karokaro.
A left and a right from De Fiore both land. Nice combination.
Karokaro throws a head kick but De Fiore moves out of range.
Karokaro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fiore thuds his shin into the meat of Karokaro's side.
De Fiore slips a jab from Karokaro.
De Fiore connects with a looping right hand.
Karokaro looks to land a combination but De Fiore avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Karokaro.
De Fiore misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by De Fiore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Fiore.
Karokaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting De Fiore counter with a right 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!
De Fiore avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro avoids the head kick by De Fiore.
De Fiore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karokaro manages to avoid it.
De Fiore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Fiore with a nice calf kick.
A telegraphed right hand from De Fiore misses the target.
De Fiore avoids the head kick by Karokaro.
Karokaro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Karokaro misses.
Karokaro throws a series of punches but De Fiore moves out of range.
Karokaro blocks a jab.
Karokaro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
De Fiore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karokaros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Fiore connects with the punch.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
Karokaro misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore takes a swing at Karokaro's ribcage but misses.
Karokaro throws a leg kick that misses.
Karokaro looks to land a right hand but De Fiore moved out of range.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karokaro walks into a stiff left hand from De Fiore.
Karokaro throws a sloppy head kick and De Fiore moves out of range easily.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fiore lands a body shot.
De Fiore slips under a jab.
De Fiore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karokaro's hands.
Karokaro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Fiore drops his hands momentarily and Karokaro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Karokaro throws an off balance right hand
and De Fiore counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karokaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
De Fiore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Fiore takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
De Fiore works the jab nicely.
De Fiore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karokaro.
De Fiore misses with a low kick.
De Fiore lands a right hook to the body.
De Fiore moves into the clinch.
De Fiore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for De Fiore.
Some wild striking there from Karokaro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karokaro scores with a kick to the body.
Karokaro takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from De Fiore misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Fiore swings widly with a right hand
and Karokaro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karokaro throws a head kick that De Fiore semi-blocks.
Karokaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Karokaro off balance momentarily.
De Fiore throws a leg kick
and Karokaro counters with a three punch combo that has De Fiore backing up. De Fiore nods at Karokaro to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Karokaro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Karokaro.
Attilio De Fiore is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fiore misses the jab.
Karokaro appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Karokaro looks to land a combination but De Fiore avoids it well.
Karokaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karokaro throws a head kick that misses.
Roberto Karokaro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Karokaro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fiore attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Fiore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karokaro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Fiore. Karokaro shrugs it off though.
De Fiore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Karokaro.
Karokaro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karokaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
Karokaro misses with a looping right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Fiore!
De Fiore jabs Karokaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karokaro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karokaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Fiore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Karokaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karokaro throws a series of punches but De Fiore moves out of range.
Karokaro throws a leg kick but De Fiore sees it coming and moves out of range.
De Fiore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karokaro misses with a wild body shot.
De Fiore lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick
and Karokaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karokaro misses with a combination
and De Fiore counters with a nice kick to the body.
De Fiore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karokaro throws out the jab.
It looked like De Fiore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Karokaro lands with a slapping head kick.
De Fiore lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from De Fiore.
Karokaro looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fiore is just out of range.
Karokaro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Fiore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karokaro's head backwards.
De Fiore scores with a hook.
Karokaro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Fiore throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a double jab
enabling Karokaro to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fiore avoids the body shot from Karokaro.
De Fiore wants to slow Karokaro down by chopping away at his legs.
De Fiore lands a jab to Karokaro's midsection.
De Fiore loads up on a big right hand but Karokaro slips the punch.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that De Fiore avoids nicely.
Karokaro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Fiore avoids the head kick by Karokaro.
Karokaro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Fiore.
Karokaro lands with a nice body punch.
Karokaro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fiore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karokaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karokaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro throws a combination that misses
and De Fiore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Karokaro does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fiore throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Karokaro's head.
De Fiore with the inside leg kick.
Karokaro throws a head kick but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fiore scores with the left hand. Karokaro knows he should have avoided that one.
Karokaro swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore cracks Karokaro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Fiore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karokaro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Fiore lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De Fiore bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karokaro's head backwards.
De Fiore on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karokaro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
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!
De Fiore dodges the punch combination from Karokaro.
De Fiore lands with a shot to the body.
Karokaro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A clash of legs there as Karokaro blocks the low kick.
Karokaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karokaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karokaro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Fiore delivers a nice body kick.
De Fiore's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De Fiore duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karokaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Fiore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Fiore checks the leg kick.
De Fiore throws a hook but Karokaro avoids it easily.
Karokaro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Fiore.
Karokaro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karokaro's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karokaro.
De Fiore misses the body punch
and De Fiore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karokaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Fiore.
De Fiore moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKarokaro.
Karokaro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick and Karokaro moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a hook to the side of Karokaro's head but Karokaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karokaro throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fiore tests Karokaro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from De Fiore does it's job there.
De Fiore lands a nice hook to Karokaro's body. Karokaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Karokaro throws a hook but De Fiore avoids it easily.
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!
Karokaro throws a head kick but De Fiore moves out of range.
Karokaro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Fiore on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Karokaro. Karokaro obviously looking to wear him down.
Karokaro blocks a head kick by De Fiore.
Karokaro misses with a hook.
Karokaro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fiore manages to avoid it.
De Fiore digs a good body shot into Karokaro's ribs.
De Fiore lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Fiore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Fiore avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Fiore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karokaro can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Fiore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karokaro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Fiore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karokaro on the side of the head.
Karokaro throws a combination that misses
and De Fiore counters with a one-two to the body.
Karokaro misses the jab.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
De Fiore moves out of range of the strikes.
Karokaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Karokaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Fiore can pounce on him.
De Fiore moves out of range as Karokaro strikes.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
Karokaro cracks De Fiore with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberto Karokaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karokaro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karokaro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fiore slips a jab and a cross from Karokaro.
A shot to the body from Karokaro misses
and De Fiore counters with a straight right hand.
Karokaro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Fiore tries a low kick but Karokaro avoids it.
Crunch! De Fiore slams his shin into Karokaro's torso.
De Fiore lands a leg kick that knocks Karokaro off balance momentarily.
Karokaro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karokaro scoring well with a low kick there.
De Fiore with the inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by De Fiore there.
De Fiore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Karokaro. Karokaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Fiore.
De Fiore lands a nice looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Attilio De Fiore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Fiore 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
After the big win, Attilio De Fiore made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bondi MMA 🏝️ and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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