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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Duarte (ranked 5646 p4p, 4021 weight class) and Ambroos Boogaard (ranked 513 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Francisco Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ambroos Boogaard!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte takes the fight into the clinch.
Boogaard managing to block the knees to the body from Duarte.
Duarte breaks the clinch.
Duarte moves into the clinch.
Duarte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boogaard's efforts to push away.
Duarte tries to land knees in the clinch but Boogaard avoids the damage to the body.
Duarte lands an elbow inside that Boogaard shrugs off.
It looks like Ambroos Boogaard has been cut.
Duarte presses Boogaard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Duarte manages to pull guard.
Duarte pulls Boogaard in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duarte has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Boogaard has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Duarte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boogaard is looking for the big counter here.
Duarte has Boogaard up against the cage in a clinch.
Duarte working Boogaard over with knees to the body.
Boogaard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duarte misses with an elbow strike.
Duarte breaks the clinch.
Duarte takes the fight into the clinch.
Duarte pulls guard.
Boogaard is fighting to break Duarte's control of his arms but Duarte is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Duarte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Duarte scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Boogaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Duarte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boogaard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duarte scrambles back to his feet.
Boogaard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Francisco Duarte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boogaard avoids a kick to the body.
Boogaard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duarte gets a clinch.
Duarte tries to land knees in the clinch but Boogaard avoids the damage to the body.
Duarte is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Boogaard can't fight it off and eventually Duarte manages to take the fight to the floor. Boogaard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Boogaard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duarte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boogaard working a defensive guard here.
Boogaard wants to sweep here but Duarte controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duarte with a nice head shot there.
Boogaard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boogaard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duarte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duarte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Duarte scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duarte passes Boogaard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duarte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Duarte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ambroos Boogaard's cut.
That's time! Duarte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Duarte lands a big head kick that sends Boogaard tumbling to the mat! Duarte takes a step backwards and waves Boogaard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Duarte clinches up against the cage.
Duarte misses with a body punch.
Boogaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Duarte.
Boogaard is trying to break free.
Boogaard avoiding damage as Duarte throws knees to the body.
Duarte has Boogaard pressed against the cage, preventing Boogaard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Duarte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boogaard avoiding damage as Duarte throws knees to the body.
Duarte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boogaard.
Duarte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boogaard blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duarte tries to land knees in the clinch but Boogaard avoids the damage to the body.
Duarte gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Boogaard regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte won't allow Boogaard to sweep him here.
Duarte sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've been hearing that Duarte has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Duarte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Duarte drops back looking for a leg! Boogaard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boogaard manages to kick Duarte off! Duarte jumps back into Boogaard's guard.
Boogaard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duarte pushes down on Boogaard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte is working for a kimura but Boogaard is defending it quite comfortably.
Duarte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boogaard can do to turn this around?
Duarte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogaard tries to get to full guard but Duarte has control of the leg.
Duarte stands up from half guard.
Francisco Duarte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Duarte with that takedown attempt.
Boogaard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Duarte closes the distance and clinches.
Duarte breaks the clinch.
Boogaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Francisco Duarte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duarte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boogaard is defending well for now.
Duarte working Boogaard over with knees to the body.
Boogaard managing to block the knees to the body from Duarte.
Duarte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boogaard avoids the head kick by Duarte.
Boogaard appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duarte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duarte breaks the clinch.
Duarte closes the distance and clinches.
Boogaard is trying to force a seperation but Duarte has the dominant position.
Duarte misses with a body punch.
Duarte wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte jumps guard but Boogaard turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boogaard avoiding damage as Duarte throws knees to the body.
Duarte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boogaard avoids it.
Boogaard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boogaard is trying to push Duarte away but Duarte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Duarte misses with a knee to the head.
Duarte is stalling here.
Duarte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boogaard slaps away a takedown attempt from Duarte, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boogaard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Boogaard feints and then cracks Duarte's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duarte down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Duarte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ambroos Boogaard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Duarte avoids the body shot from Boogaard.
Duarte moves into the clinch successfully.
Duarte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boogaard managing to block the knees to the body from Duarte.
Stalling in the clinch from Duarte.
Duarte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Duarte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duarte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duarte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte tries to pull guard but Boogaard holds him up against the cage and eventually Duarte drops back down to his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Boogaard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Duarte looking to throw knees to the head but Boogaard is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duarte pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte moves into the clinch.
Boogaard prevents a body shot from Duarte.
Duarte manages to break the clinch.
Duarte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Duarte.
Boogaard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boogaard misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Duarte.
Duarte lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boogaard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duarte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogaard misses with a body punch.
Duarte tries to land knees in the clinch but Boogaard avoids the damage to the body.
Boogaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boogaard is trying to push Duarte away but Duarte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boogaard tries to break free but Duarte pushes him back against the cage.
Duarte tries to throw a body punch but Boogaard avoids it by throwing Duarte back against the cage.
Boogaard is looking to break free of the clinch but Duarte has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Duarte to work.
Duarte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boogaard avoids it.
Duarte is pushing Boogaard up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Duarte has Boogaard pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogaard tries to circle away but Duarte has him pinned against the cage.
Boogaard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duarte has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Duarte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boogaard wants to get back to striking at distance but Duarte won't allow it.
Duarte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boogaard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duarte has him pressed against the cage.
Boogaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boogaard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Duarte tries a body shot but Boogaard blocks it.
Duarte tries to land a knee to the head but Boogaard blocks with his arms.
Boogaard managing to block the knees to the body from Duarte.
Duarte tries to land knees in the clinch but Boogaard avoids the damage to the body.
Duarte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boogaard moves out of range of the body kick from Duarte.
Duarte gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boogaard.
It looks like Francisco Duarte has been cut.
Boogaard thumps Duarte with a low kick.
Boogaard misses with a few strikes there.
Duarte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boogaard has had enough of the clinch but Duarte keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Duarte.
Ambroos Boogaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francisco Duarte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boogaard is looking to break free of the clinch but Duarte has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Duarte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Duarte 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Duarte!
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