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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ante Petric (ranked 1689 p4p, 956 weight class) and Rodrigo Duterte (ranked 202 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ante Petric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Duterte!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petric.
Duterte instigates a clinch.
Duterte lands with a left to the head.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Petric lands a nice uppercut.
Petric throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Duterte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Duterte on the inside.
Ante Petric's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Duterte.
Duterte lands with a right 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!
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
Petric is trying to push Duterte away but Duterte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Petric works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Duterte avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petric lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duterte has a couple of punches blocked by Petric.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duterte.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Petric's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A body shot lands from Petric.
Duterte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Petric misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duterte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Duterte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petric wants to break the clinch but can't.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petric.
Petric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric works on Duterte's body with a couple of short punches.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Petric can't break the clinch.
Petric lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Duterte swings wildly with an uppercut but Petric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
Petric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petric misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Petric on the inside.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Petric struggles to land a body shot inside as Duterte controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duterte working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Duterte.
Ante Petric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duterte misses with some punches.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petric tries to work over Duterte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petric misses with a body punch.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Duterte avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte prevents a body shot from Petric.
Petric lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
Duterte gets through Petric's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petric blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petric misses with a punch on the inside.
Duterte misses with some punches.
Duterte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Petric scores with a shoulder strike.
Duterte has a couple of punches blocked by Petric.
Duterte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Petric lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petric wants to get back to striking at distance but Duterte won't allow it.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duterte's elbow.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte has a couple of punches blocked by Petric.
Duterte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Duterte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petric wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duterte has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Duterte has a couple of punches blocked by Petric.
Duterte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petric lands with a short shot to the head.
Petric lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
Duterte blocks an uppercut.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Petric.
Petric blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petric blocking some punches.
Petric gets through Duterte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
Petric tries a body shot but Duterte blocks it.
Rodrigo Duterte seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
Duterte gets through Petric's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petric stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Petric works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Petric scores with a nice short uppercut.
Petric is looking to break free of the clinch but Duterte has double underhooks.
Petric misses with the head strike.
Duterte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duterte's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
Duterte scores with a shoulder strike.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Duterte fails to land.
Duterte lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duterte working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Petric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duterte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte swings wildly with an uppercut but Petric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
Petric throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petric lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duterte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Duterte swings wildly with an uppercut but Petric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric misses with a body punch.
Petric lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duterte backwards.
Duterte misses with some punches.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petric lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petric gets through Duterte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Petric.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
Petric scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Duterte has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
Petric struggles to land a body shot inside as Duterte controls his hands.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duterte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petric's efforts to push away.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
Duterte misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Petric.
Petric blocking some punches.
Duterte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
Duterte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petric misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Duterte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ante Petric's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A left and a right from Petric both land. Nice combination.
Ante Petric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Petric.
Duterte moves into the clinch.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duterte prevents a body shot from Petric.
Petric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petric blocking some punches.
Petric blocking some punches.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Petric misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duterte throws a punch but it's blocked by Petric.
Petric lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Duterte swings wildly with an uppercut but Petric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petric lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Duterte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte misses with the head strike.
Petric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petric throws a punch but it's blocked by Duterte.
Duterte has a couple of punches blocked by Petric.
Duterte blocks a body shot from Petric.
Duterte working aggressively here.
Petric throws a punch but it's blocked by Duterte.
Duterte misses with a punch on the inside.
Petric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Petric as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Petric.
Duterte blocking some punches.
Petric misses with a body punch.
Petric blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duterte.
Petric is trying to break the clinch but Duterte is controlling him.
Duterte blocks an uppercut.
Rodrigo Duterte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duterte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petric looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Petric can't find room to land a body shot as Duterte controls the action.
Petric can't find room to land a body shot as Duterte controls the action.
Duterte prevents a body shot from Petric.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duterte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petric swings wildly with an uppercut but Duterte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duterte's elbow.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duterte's elbow.
Petric tries to work over Duterte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petric tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duterte's elbow.
Petric blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Petric tries to break the clinch but Duterte is controlling the position.
Duterte swings wildly with an uppercut but Petric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petric doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duterte.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duterte misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petric misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petric tries to throw a body punch but Duterte avoids it by throwing Petric back against the cage.
Duterte throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ante Petric.
I think Duterte has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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RATING
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