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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Meteor (ranked 3226 p4p, 2223 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 352 p4p, 250 weight class). Conor Meteor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Meteor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meteor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Duterte moves into the clinch successfully.
Duterte trying to stall but Meteor improves his position.
Meteor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meteor takes a swing at Duterte's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Duterte. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Duterte.
It looks like Conor Meteor has been cut.
Duterte is looking to clinch.
Meteor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Duterte looks to clinch
and Meteor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duterte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meteor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duterte tries to clinch but Meteor moves out of range.
Meteor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duterte was well out of range. Poor timing from Meteor.
Meteor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duterte tries to clinch there but Meteor circles away.
Duterte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duterte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meteor.
Rodrigo Duterte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte staying out of range there.
Duterte is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duterte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meteor throws a nice looking combination but Duterte bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duterte tries to clinch but Meteor moves out of range.
Meteor swats away the attempt to clinch by Duterte.
Duterte tries to clinch but Meteor is having none of it.
Duterte tries to clinch but Meteor is having none of it.
Meteor is looking to counter punch.
Duterte with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Meteor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duterte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meteor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meteor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duterte tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte closes the distance and pushes Meteor back into the cage.
Meteor jumps guard and drags Duterte to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Meteor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Duterte stacks Meteor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Duterte!
Meteor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Meteor is looking for a sweep.
Duterte is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Meteor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Meteor is looking to regain half guard here but Duterte keeps moving and retains side control.
Meteor wants to control but Duterte postures up.
Duterte is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meteor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meteor is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duterte misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Meteor can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Meteor regains half guard.
Meteor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Meteor is working hard here to advance position.
Duterte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Meteor is just riding it out for now. Duterte eventually gives up the hold.
Duterte throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Meteor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Duterte is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duterte is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Meteor has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Meteor defend it? Duterte steps over the head and cranks it - Meteor is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Duterte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Duterte!
Rodrigo Duterte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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