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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 3019 p4p, 2225 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 365 p4p, 272 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Good low kicks
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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 38 - 47 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kurtev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kurtev prevents Dudeson from moving into mount.
Kurtev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dudeson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kurtev is working hard here to advance position.
Dudeson is looking to take a break and control but Kurtev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurtev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kurtev is not content to let Dudeson control the position.
Kurtev trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
Kurtev wants to control but Dudeson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kurtev punching from the bottom.
Dudeson working over Kurtev with some ground and pound. Kurtev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dudeson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kurtev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson is trying to control the action in half guard but Kurtev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dudeson prevents Kurtev from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dudeson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dudeson is trying to control. Kurtev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kurtev tries to get to full guard but Dudeson has control of the leg.
Kurtev misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Kurtev taking some punishment here, with Dudeson in his half guard.
Kurtev wants to control but Dudeson is keeping busy.
Kurtev taking some punishment here, with Dudeson in his half guard.
Dudeson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kurtev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dudeson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dudeson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kurtev does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kurtev is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Fryes pit, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kurtev landing rabbit punches to the side of Dudeson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Dudeson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kurtev wants to sweep but Dudeson has passed to side control!
Kurtev throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Kurtev misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Kurtev is not content to let Dudeson control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev can't do much from the bottom here.
Dudeson wants to control but Kurtev is keeping him busy.
Kurtev strikes from the bottom.
Kurtev wants to control but Dudeson postures up.
Kurtev tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Dudeson scores with punches from side control.
Dudeson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kurtev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kurtev throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kurtev prevents Dudeson from moving into mount.
Dudeson scoring with punches and elbows.
Kurtev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Dudeson looks up at the clock and then as Kurtev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dudeson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dudeson is looking to take a break and control but Kurtev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurtev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kurtev tries to get to full guard but Dudeson has control of the leg.
Kurtev is trying is best to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurtev wants to improve his position but Dudeson is controlling well.
Kurtev tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dudeson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that round.
That's time! Kurtev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dudeson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dudeson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dudeson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kurtev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dudeson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kurtev's head.
Dudeson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kurtev is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kurtev has escaped and now he's on top!
Dudeson wants to sweep here but Kurtev controlling him for the moment.
Kurtev is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurtev 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.
Dudeson working a defensive guard here.
Kurtev landing with the ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter inform us that Dudeson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dudeson trying to control the position.
Dudeson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurtev.
Dudeson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kurtev manages to get himself to full guard.
Dudeson trying to control but Kurtev is working from the bottom.
Dudeson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Kurtev keeps moving.
Kurtev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dudeson passes Kurtev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dudeson lands strikes from half guard.
Kurtev trying to control from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dudeson connects with a nice short shot to Kurtev's temple.
Dudeson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dudeson slips a nice elbow through Kurtev's hands, connecting with Kurtev's forehead.
Kurtev is refusing to be controlled, as Dudeson sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson wants to pass the guard but Kurtev is defending well.
Dudeson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kurtev trying to control here.
Dudeson is nestled in close to Kurtev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dudeson is nestled in close to Kurtev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dudeson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dudeson wants to free his trapped foot but Kurtev is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dudeson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dudeson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kurtev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kurtev is looking to improve his position.
Dudeson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kurtev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurtev wants to control but Dudeson passes into side.
Dudeson works to advance to full mount. Kurtev defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kurtev in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kurtev is working to get back to half guard.
Dudeson wants to control the pace but Kurtev is squirming around nicely.
Dudeson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kurtev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dudeson trying to control but Kurtev is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurtev tries to hold on but Dudeson pushes him away.
Kurtev is squirming around, avoiding Dudeson's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kurtev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A head kick misses from Dudeson.
Dudeson lands a jab to the nose.
Dudeson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kurtev to the mat! Kurtev manages to get full guard.
Kurtev pushes Dudeson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kurtev scores with a sloppy right hand. Dudeson should have avoided that one.
Krisko Kurtev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudeson throws a low kick but Kurtev moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Dudeson.
Kurtev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dudeson.
Kurtev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kurtev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dudeson is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson is looking to improve his position.
Dudeson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dudeson.
Kurtev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dudeson looking to control.
Kurtev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudeson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtev preventing the sweep.
Dudeson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kurtev throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two 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.
Dudeson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudeson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dudeson is trying to control the position but Kurtev postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dudeson throws a looping overhand right but Kurtev ducks down to avoid it.
Kurtev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dudeson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurtev.
Krisko Kurtev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurtev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dudeson trying to control from the bottom.
Dudeson wants to get back to full guard.
Dude Dudeson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kurtev is thwarting Dudeson's attempts to control the position.
Kurtev thows a huge punch but Dudeson dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson is trying to control but can't.
Dudeson is trying to get back to full guard.
Kurtev lands with a punch from half guard.
Dudeson trying to control but Kurtev postures up.
Dudeson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kurtev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kurtev's back!
Dudeson is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dudeson keeps control of the position as Kurtev tries to break free.
Dudeson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Kurtev rolls, trying to escape but Dudeson keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson tries to keep control of the position but Kurtev is staying busy.
Kurtev trying to control the hands but Dudeson breaks the grip.
Dudeson is working the ground and pound. Can Kurtev escape?
Dudeson struggling to keep hold of the position.
Kurtev turns into Dudeson and is now in his guard.
Dudeson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurtev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dude Dudeson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dudeson is pulling down on Kurtev's head to control his posture.
Dudeson trying to keep a closed guard but Kurtev is proving a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krisko Kurtev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dudeson 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude Dudeson!
Dude Dudeson 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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RATING
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