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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 364 p4p, 160 weight class) and Francis Fitzpatrick (ranked 44 p4p, 21 weight class). Roberto Duranto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francis Fitzpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzpatrick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzpatrick on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fitzpatrick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fitzpatrick lands with a good body shot.
Fitzpatrick misses with a body shot.
Fitzpatrick throws a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
A good leg kick by Duranto.
Fitzpatrick swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Fitzpatrick. That snapped Duranto's head back.
Roberto Duranto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzpatrick lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fitzpatrick clinches with his opponent.
Fitzpatrick taking a breather.
Fitzpatrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duranto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duranto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Duranto.
Duranto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fitzpatrick stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Duranto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duranto avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice uppercut.
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.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick presses Duranto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Duranto - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzpatrick gets through Duranto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Duranto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
Duranto digs a right hand into Fitzpatrick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fitzpatrick's gas tank.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Fitzpatrick on the inside.
Duranto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duranto struggles to land a body shot inside as Fitzpatrick controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is trying to maintain a safe position but Fitzpatrick gets an underhook and turns Duranto into the cage.
Fitzpatrick lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Roberto Duranto has been cut.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow that stopped Duranto in his tracks for a moment.
Duranto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fitzpatrick letting Duranto take a breather here.
Fitzpatrick stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Fitzpatrick.
Duranto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fitzpatricks head.
Fitzpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Fitzpatrick is leaning against Duranto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow just above Duranto 's eye.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Fitzpatrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fitzpatrick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick avoiding damage.
Duranto tries to throw a body punch but Fitzpatrick avoids it by throwing Duranto back against the cage.
Duranto misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Duranto.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Duranto is looking to control Fitzpatrick's arms but Fitzpatrick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Duranto has his back to the cage.
Fitzpatrick pushes off an throws an elbow but Duranto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Duranto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Duranto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duranto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duranto stalling the fight.
Fitzpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzpatrick.
Duranto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Duranto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fitzpatrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duranto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice elbow.
Fitzpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short left from Fitzpatrick.
Fitzpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Francis Fitzpatrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fitzpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Fitzpatrick back against the cage.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Duranto pushes Fitzpatrick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fitzpatrick lands a damaging elbow.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Duranto looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzpatrick is blocking nicely.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside that Duranto shrugs off.
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 misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside that Duranto shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fitzpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Duranto to work.
Duranto blocks an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duranto.
Duranto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick blocks a body shot from Duranto.
Duranto wants to stall.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fitzpatrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick lands a nice elbow.
Duranto blocks the elbow strike.
Duranto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fitzpatrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fitzpatrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for Duranto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick tries a body shot but Duranto blocks it.
Duranto avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
Fitzpatrick misses with an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fitzpatrick as Duranto tries to tie him up.
Fitzpatrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Duranto lands a right hand.
Duranto prevents a body shot from Fitzpatrick.
Duranto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duranto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duranto.
Fitzpatrick tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Duranto.
Fitzpatrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Fitzpatrick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick working aggressively here.
Fitzpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzpatrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fitzpatrick lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzpatrick letting Duranto take a breather here.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzpatrick has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Fitzpatrick misses with some punches.
Duranto dodges an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fitzpatrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fitzpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Duranto avoids it by throwing Fitzpatrick back against the cage.
Duranto lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Duranto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Fitzpatrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roberto Duranto's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzpatrick. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duranto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Duranto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duranto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fitzpatrick, pushing him back against the cage.
Duranto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Duranto.
Duranto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Duranto is pushing Fitzpatrick up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duranto seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Fitzpatrick lands a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Duranto as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Duranto - that landed with a thud.
Duranto tries to work over Fitzpatrick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fitzpatrick misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto has Fitzpatrick pushed against the cage.
Fitzpatrick misses with the head strike.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
Fitzpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzpatrick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duranto swings wildly with an uppercut but Fitzpatrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto dodges an elbow strike from Fitzpatrick.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fitzpatrick.
A short uppercut from Duranto.
A short right from Duranto on the inside.
Fitzpatrick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duranto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fitzpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Duranto stalling in the clinch but Fitzpatrick improves position.
Duranto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Fitzpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fitzpatrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fitzpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duranto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Duranto controls the action.
Duranto avoids the elbow strike from Fitzpatrick, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fitzpatrick fails to land.
Duranto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duranto lands with a light punch inside.
Duranto working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Duranto slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fitzpatrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fitzpatrick being controlled against the cage.
Fitzpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fitzpatrick backwards.
Fitzpatrick throws an elbow but it misses.
Duranto looking to slow down the pace here.
Francis Fitzpatrick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duranto.
Duranto misses with a body punch.
Duranto effectively controlling the action here.
Duranto has a couple of punches blocked by Fitzpatrick.
Duranto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fitzpatrick's elbow.
Duranto will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fitzpatrick up against the cage.
Fitzpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto misses with a punch on the inside.
Duranto slows down the pace here.
Fitzpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duranto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duranto lands with a short shot to the head.
Duranto blocking some punches.
Duranto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duranto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Duranto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fitzpatrick 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Fitzpatrick!
Francis Fitzpatrick decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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