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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Duarte (ranked 5151 p4p, 24972 weight class) and Alvin Kattar (ranked 481 p4p, 543 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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 2 - 3 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alvin Kattar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte has managed to clinch.
Duarte has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kattar uses from the top position.
Kattar throws a big elbow that misses.
Duarte wants to stand and escape but Kattar is having none of it.
Duarte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kattar trying to control the position from guard on top but Duarte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duarte wants to stand up but Kattar is controlling him.
Duarte is pulling down on Kattar's head to control his posture.
Duarte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kattar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Duarte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kattar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kattar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duarte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kattar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kattar wants to control from the top but Duarte keeps moving.
Kattar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kattar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duarte wants to sweep here but Kattar controlling him for the moment.
Kattar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kattar postures up in Duarte's guard and throws a big left but Duarte blocks it.
Duarte is controlling Kattar's posture.
Duarte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kattar on the ground.
Kattar prevents Duarte from getting back to his feet.
Duarte is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duarte moves into the clinch.
Duarte working Kattar over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duarte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short body shot lands from Duarte as the two fighters clinch.
Duarte pulls guard effortlessly.
Duarte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kattar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Kattar from controlling successfully.
Kattar preventing the sweep.
Kattar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kattar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kattar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kattar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kattar stopping the sweep attempt from Duarte.
Kattar postures up in Duarte's guard and throws a big left but Duarte blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kattar trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kattar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kattar throwing strikes but missing.
Kattar preventing the sweep.
Kattar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Duarte is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Duarte has escaped and now he's on top!
Duarte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four 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.
Duarte connects with a couple of short punches.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kattar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duarte is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duarte controlling from the top position.
Duarte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Duarte slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Duarte dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Duarte clinches up against the cage.
Duarte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kattar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duarte is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Duarte crunches a lovely knee into Kattar's ribcage.
Duarte successfully pulls guard.
Kattar stopping the sweep attempt from Duarte.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte trying to control the position here.
Kattar looking to pass the guard.
Kattar is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duarte managing to control the position.
Francisco Duarte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kattar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duarte looking for a sweep. Not yet Duarte, not yet.
Duarte pushes Kattar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Duarte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duarte throws a series of punches but Kattar moves out of range.
Duarte fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kattar sprawls well initially but Duarte persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Duarte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte stands up from half guard.
Duarte takes the fight into the clinch.
Duarte lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duarte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kattar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Duarte walks away with a smile on his face. Kattar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Duarte has closed the distance and engaged Kattar in a clinch.
Duarte lands a nice uppercut.
Duarte lands a nice knee to the body.
Duarte working Kattar over with knees to the body.
Duarte scores a nice knee to the body.
Francisco Duarte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Duarte obliges.
Duarte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kattar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duarte unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Duarte using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duarte manages to break the clinch.
Duarte moves into the clinch.
Kattar misses with a knee to the head.
Duarte working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kattar letting Duarte take a breather here.
Duarte pulls guard.
Duarte pulls Kattar in to control the position.
Duarte is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kattar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Duarte holds on and takes a little breather.
Duarte throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kattar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duarte pulls Kattar in close to prevent any damage.
Kattar throwing strikes from guard but Duarte blocks nicely.
Duarte on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Duarte tries to get out of the position.
Kattar throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kattar preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Duarte dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Duarte rushes Kattar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duarte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Duarte lands a knee to the body.
Duarte lands a nice knee to the body.
Duarte crunches a lovely knee into Kattar's ribcage.
Duarte pushes Kattar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duarte crunches a lovely knee into Kattar's ribcage.
Duarte lands a good knee to the midsection. Kattar won't want to take too many of those.
Duarte breaks from the clinch.
Kattar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duarte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Duarte scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte taking a breather.
Duarte landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Duarte.
Duarte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duarte stalls.
Duarte breaks the clinch.
Duarte rushes Kattar and presses him up against the cage.
Duarte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duarte drives through and clinches with Kattar against the cage.
Duarte lands a nice knee to the body.
Kattar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte manages to break the clinch.
Duarte closes the distance and pushes Kattar back into the cage.
Duarte lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duarte postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Duarte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Duarte has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duarte drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Duarte jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Duarte engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kattar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Duarte defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Kattar is keeping the position.
Duarte stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Duarte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kattar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duarte closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kattar to the mat! Kattar manages to get full guard.
Kattar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Duarte doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Duarte manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duarte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:25
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Duarte!
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