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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duke avoids it really well and circles away.
Duke leaves Cristo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Cristo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Cristo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke stuffs the takedown attempt from Cristo. Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
Cristo misses with a takedown attempt - Duke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Duke stuffs the takedown.
Duke slaps away a takedown attempt from Cristo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Duke wants it to stay on the feet.
Duke should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cristo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duke avoids it really well and circles away.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Duke has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo closes the distance and clinches up with Duke, looking for a takedown. Cristo pushes Duke against the cage but Duke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cristo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Duke is fending him off so far but Cristo persists. Nope, Duke circles away and we're back to standing.
Cristo is breathing heavily.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Cristo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duke avoids it really well and circles away.
Cristo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cristo rather than just go for the knockout.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Cristo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cristo fails to land the takedown.
Cristo shoots for a takedown but Duke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Duke. No joy for Cristo on that attempt.
Duke leaves Cristo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duke avoids it really well and circles away.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Cristo misses with a takedown attempt - Duke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Cristo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duke sprawls well. Duke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
Cristo shoots in but Duke avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Cristo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duke tries to avoid it but Cristo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duke to the ground. Duke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duke tries to avoid it but Cristo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duke to the ground. Duke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cristo fails with a takedown attempt.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cristo.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo shoots for a double leg takedown but Duke sprawls well. He's pushed Cristo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cristo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cristo somewhat.
Cristo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cristo somewhat.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Cristo fails with a takedown attempt.
Duke stuffs the takedown.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Duke as Cristo shoots in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Duke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duke slaps away a takedown attempt from Cristo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cristo closes the distance and clinches up with Duke, looking for a takedown. Cristo pushes Duke against the cage but Duke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cristo shoots for a takedown but Duke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Jerry Cristo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cristo shoots in and drives through. Duke sprawls well.
Cristo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duke avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Cristo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Cristo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cristo tries for a takedown but Duke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cristo is defended easily by Duke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Horrible takedown by Cristo or perhaps it was just good defense by Duke which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Duke in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cristo shoots in but no luck this time.
Cristo shoots in for a takedown but Duke shows good takedown defense.
Duke slaps away a takedown attempt from Cristo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristo shoots in looking for a takedown. Duke tries to sprawl out of it but Cristo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice takedown defense from Duke. No joy for Cristo on that attempt.
Duke stuffs the takedown attempt from Cristo. Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke stuffs the takedown attempt from Cristo. Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
Cristo shoots in looking for a takedown. Duke tries to sprawl out of it but Cristo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Cristo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duke swivels and escapes.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cristo closes the distance and clinches up with Duke, looking for a takedown. Cristo pushes Duke against the cage but Duke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Cristo dives in and grabs Duke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duke pushes down on Cristo's head and hops out.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duke's waist but Duke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cristo off to one side.
No luck for Cristo with that takedown attempt.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duke tries to avoid it but Cristo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duke to the ground. Duke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Cristo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cristo shoots in but no luck this time.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Cristo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Duke as he avoids it easily.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cristo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cristo somewhat.
Raoul Duke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cristo.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Cristo tries for a takedown but Duke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Duke as Cristo shoots in.
Cristo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Duke sprawls well. Duke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cristo gets slowly back to his feet.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Cristo or perhaps it was just good defense by Duke which made him look bad.
Cristo dives in and grabs Duke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duke pushes down on Cristo's head and hops out.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cristo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Cristo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duke swivels and escapes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cristo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cristo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cristo somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cristo shoots in and drives through. Duke sprawls well.
Cristo fails to land the takedown.
Duke misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo shoots in looking for a takedown. Duke tries to sprawl out of it but Cristo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raoul Duke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cristo.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Cristo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duke tries to avoid it but Cristo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duke to the ground. Duke escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cristo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duke thows a body shot but no joy.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Cristo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duke pinned against the cage. Duke gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cristo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Duke's waist but Duke gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cristo off to one side.
Duke stuffs the takedown.
Duke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cristo.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cristo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cristo.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duke. Cristo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raoul Duke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cristo is defended easily by Duke.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Cristo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cristo dives in and grabs Duke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duke pushes down on Cristo's head and hops out.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristo avoids the body shot from Duke.
Cristo misses with a takedown attempt - Duke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cristo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duke defends it nicely.
Duke throws a body punch but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cristo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duke but Duke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cristo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Duke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cristo somewhat.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristo was well out of range. Poor timing from Duke.
Cristo misses with a takedown attempt - Duke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cristo fails with the takedown.
Duke swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cristo manages to avoid it.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Nice sprawl there from Duke as Cristo shoots in.
Duke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cristo is just out of range.
Cristo fails with the takedown.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke misses with a wild body shot.
Duke misses the shot to the body.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cristo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cristo.
Duke takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Duke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cristo moves away.
Duke just misses with a punch to the body.
Jerry Cristo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horrible takedown by Cristo or perhaps it was just good defense by Duke which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul Duke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Duke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul Duke!
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