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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rupert Helenius (ranked 1269 p4p, 1673 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 175 p4p, 227 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius throws a big shot that misses.
Helenius throws an off balance right hand
and Ducreux counters with a stiff right hand.
Ducreux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ducreux.
Helenius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ducreux is able to avoid easily.
Helenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Helenius misses with an uppercut
and Ducreux counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Helenius.
Helenius moves out of range as Ducreux strikes.
Helenius looks to throw the jab but Ducreux is out of range.
Ducreux wants to land a leg kick but Helenius is out of range.
Helenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ducreux.
Helenius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius scores with a leg kick.
Ducreux with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ducreux cracks a nice hook into Helenius's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ducreux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helenius moves away.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Ducreux moved away.
Ducreux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rupert Helenius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ducreux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ducreux's head backwards.
Ducreux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Helenius staying out of range there.
Ducreux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ducreux just misses with a punch to the body.
Helenius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helenius throws a hook but Ducreux avoids it easily.
Helenius cracks Ducreux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Helenius misses the target.
Ducreux throws a lazy right hand but Helenius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Helenius misses.
Ducreux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Helenius throws a big counter combination but Ducreux scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Helenius has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Helenius throws a solid leg kick but Ducreux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Helenius.
Ducreux checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Helenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helenius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ducreux doesn't seem bothered though.
Ducreux walks into a stiff left hand from Helenius.
A nice leg kick from Helenius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Helenius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ducreux.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius connects with a single shot there.
Helenius avoids the body shot from Ducreux.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius misses with a left hand
and Ducreux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helenius connects with an inside leg kick.
Ducreux ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ducreux looks to land a right hand but Helenius moved out of range.
Ducreux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helenius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ducreux is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Helenius rather than just go for the knockout.
Helenius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ducreux is out of range.
Helenius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Helenius tries to score with a low kick but Ducreux moves his leg out of the way.
Ducreux was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helenius.
Ducreux looks to land a right hand but Helenius moved out of range.
Helenius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ducreux slips under a jab.
Ducreux throws out a counter right but Helenius avoids it with no problem.
Ducreux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helenius was well out of range. Poor timing from Ducreux.
Ducreux connects with a solid leg kick.
Helenius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ducreux.
Ducreux feints and then cracks Helenius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Helenius down.
Helenius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Helenius throwing a counter right hand but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Ducreux throws a lazy right hand but Helenius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Helenius - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ducreux misses the jab.
Ducreux checks the leg kick.
Helenius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ducreux's head backwards.
Helenius blocks a jab.
Ducreux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helenius misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Ducreux misses.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helenius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helenius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ducreux under the eye.
Helenius throws a chopping leg kick but Ducreux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ducreux throws a hook but Helenius avoids it easily.
Ducreux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helenius throws out the jab.
Helenius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ducreux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Helenius on the side of the head.
Helenius swings for the body but Ducreux moves out of range.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ducreux throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helenius looks to land a left hand but Ducreux moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux swings for the body but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius lands a head shot.
Helenius tries to work over Ducreux's front leg with a kick but Ducreux checks it.
Helenius throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ducreux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helenius.
Ducreux swings for the body but Helenius moves out of range.
Ducreux connects with an inside leg kick.
Ducreux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ducreux is looking to slow Helenius down with leg kicks.
Ducreux moves out of range as Helenius strikes.
Helenius looks to land a combination but Ducreux avoids it well.
Ducreux slips under a jab from Helenius.
Jab, jab by Helenius - just one landing.
A nice leg kick from Ducreux, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helenius throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Ducreux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helenius is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ducreux throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Helenius has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ducreux finds it's way round the side to connect with Helenius's head.
Nice defenses there by Helenius.
Helenius misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph Ducreux will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Helenius missing with a left hand there. Ducreux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joseph Ducreux seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ducreux throws a leg kick which misses Helenius's front leg but catches the back leg as Helenius tries to avoid it.
A big left from Helenius misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ducreux checks a leg kick.
Good work by Ducreux as he checks the leg kick.
Helenius backing away here, and Ducreux unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Helenius misses.
Helenius blocks a low kick nicely.
Helenius throws a head kick but Ducreux moves out of range.
Helenius throws out a loose jab but Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helenius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ducreux lands a front kick.
Helenius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ducreux doesn't seem bothered though.
Helenius throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helenius.
Helenius ducks under a wild hook from Ducreux.
Ducreux throws the left hand but Helenius avoids the punch easily.
Ducreux blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Helenius misses its intended target.
Ducreux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helenius connects with a looping right hand.
Helenius is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux moves out of range of the leg kick from Helenius.
Ducreux feints a counter leg kick.
Helenius tries to work over Ducreux's front leg with a kick but Ducreux checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ducreux! But no joy.
Helenius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helenius misses with a looping left.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ducreux is trying to counter with his kicks.
Helenius looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helenius slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Helenius.
Ducreux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ducreux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Helenius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ducreux checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ducreux! But no joy.
Helenius throws a solid leg kick but Ducreux takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Helenius.
Helenius with the inside leg kick.
Helenius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ducreux tries to land a front kick but Helenius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Helenius thumps Ducreux with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Helenius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ducreux misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helenius.
Helenius missing with a left hand there. Ducreux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helenius checks a leg kick.
Helenius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Helenius looks to score with a jab to the body but Ducreux is just out of range.
Ducreux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ducreux throws out a counter right but Helenius avoids it with no problem.
Nice straight punches there by Ducreux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ducreux.
Ducreux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ducreux throws a shot from downtown. Helenius moves away and avoids it.
Ducreux buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ducreux throws a jab when Helenius was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Helenius. Those never looked like landing.
Ducreux misses with a body kick.
Ducreux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Helenius.
Ducreux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Helenius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Ducreux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helenius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ducreux.
Helenius thows a leg kick but Ducreux checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ducreux missing with a left hand there. Helenius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ducreux swings for the body but Helenius moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux checks a low kick from Helenius.
Ducreux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ducreux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helenius.
Ducreux counters with a body kick.
Helenius throws a hook to the side of Ducreux's head but Ducreux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helenius lands the left hand.
Ducreux thows a body kick. Helenius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helenius scores with a hook to the body. Ducreux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Helenius misses the jab.
Ducreux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ducreux connects with a looping right hand.
Helenius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ducreux.
Helenius moves away from the strike by Ducreux.
Helenius lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ducreux throws a head kick that Helenius semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helenius lands a nice shot that snaps Ducreux's head back.
Helenius throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ducreux.
Helenius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helenius throws a sloppy head kick and Ducreux moves out of range easily.
Helenius misses the shot to the body.
Helenius throws a low kick but Ducreux moves out of range easily.
Helenius throws an off balance right hand
and Ducreux counters with a nice uppercut.
Ducreux connects with an inside leg kick.
Ducreux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Helenius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ducreux.
A leg kick checked by Helenius.
Helenius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
Ducreux slips under a jab from Helenius.
Helenius connects with a single shot there.
Helenius tries to land a leg kick but Ducreux saw it coming and moves away.
Helenius lands a leg kick that knocks Ducreux off balance momentarily.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ducreux scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Helenius misses.
Ducreux throws a jab when Helenius was well out of range.
A slow jab from Ducreux misses its intended target.
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 Rupert Helenius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Helenius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ducreux is able to avoid easily.
Helenius tries to work over Ducreux's front leg with a kick but Ducreux checks it.
Ducreux just misses with a punch to the body.
Helenius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ducreux throws a body punch but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius throws a jab but it's blocked by Ducreux.
Ducreux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helenius.
Helenius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ducreux swings for the body but Helenius moves out of range.
Helenius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ducreux keeps Helenius at a distance using the push kick.
Ducreux scoring well with a low kick there.
Ducreux moves out of range of the leg kick from Helenius.
Some bone on bone action there as Ducreux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Ducreux. Those never looked like landing.
Helenius throws a leg kick but Ducreux sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Ducreux - just one landing.
Helenius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Ducreux misses its intended target.
Helenius misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ducreux tries to land a leg kick but Helenius saw it coming and moves away.
Ducreux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ducreux misses with a looping right.
Helenius jabs at Ducreux's body.
Helenius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ducreux doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circling - Ducreux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ducreux swings for the body but Helenius moves out of range.
Ducreux fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helenius manages to avoid it.
Ducreux throws a hook but Helenius blocks it.
Helenius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ducreux looks to score with a jab to the body but Helenius is just out of range.
Helenius throws a front kick aimed at Ducreux's knee but Ducreux avoids it well.
Helenius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helenius throws an overhand right that lands on Ducreux's shoulder, as Ducreux tries to avoid the shot.
Ducreux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Helenius stuns Ducreux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ducreux scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helenius.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ducreux looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ducreux.
Ducreux throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helenius moves out of range as Ducreux throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ducreux blocks the leg kick.
Ducreux on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helenius. Helenius obviously looking to wear him down.
Helenius thuds a left hand into Ducreux's body.
Ducreux throws a hook to the side of Helenius's head but Helenius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Helenius coming out on top.
Helenius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ducreux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ducreux takes a jab right on the kisser.
Helenius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Helenius slips under a jab.
Ducreux wants to slow Helenius down by chopping away at his legs.
Ducreux's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Helenius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ducreux scrambles back to his feet.
Ducreux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ducreux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice uppercut there from Helenius.
Helenius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helenius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ducreux throws a hook to the side of Helenius's head but Helenius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ducreux lands a jab to Helenius's midsection.
Ducreux bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Helenius takes one on the button.
Ducreux throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helenius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Helenius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ducreux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helenius tried to score with a low kick but Ducreux checks it.
Helenius with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ducreux defending well as Helenius loads up on a big left hand.
Ducreux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helenius.
Ducreux misses the shot to the body.
Ducreux looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Helenius feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux lands the left hand.
Helenius fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ducreux is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Ducreux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ducreux now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ducreux has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helenius misses with a low kick.
Helenius misses with a wild body shot.
Ducreux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helenius misses with a leg kick
and Ducreux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ducreux lands a front kick.
Helenius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius's corner calls for a 1-2. Helenius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ducreux fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ducreux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helenius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ducreux slips under a jab from Helenius.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helenius throws a lazy right hand but Ducreux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ducreux lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helenius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helenius will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ducreux throws a low kick, looking for Helenius's leg but Helenius calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joseph Ducreux.
Well Ducreux 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Joseph Ducreux!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Rupert Helenius!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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