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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Kilat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Kilat!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Duarte. That snapped Kilat's head back.
Kilat connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilat ducks right into an uppercut from Duarte.
Kilat gets caught napping as Duarte dives in and scores a takedown. Kilat manages to retain guard.
Kilat keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
Duarte stops Kilat from standing up.
Duarte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kilat wants to stand and escape but Duarte is having none of it.
Duarte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duarte 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.
Kilat is looking to stand up but Duarte isn't so interested in that idea.
Duarte tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilat is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duarte is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kilat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duarte tries to free his leg and advance position but Kilat is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kilat throws a body punch but Duarte moves out of range.
Duarte dodges the punch combination from Kilat.
Junior Kilat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior Kilat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilat misses with a looping right.
Duarte fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kilat, pushing him back against the cage.
Duarte has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kilat is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kilat lands with a right to the head.
Kilat misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilat gets underhooks to prevent Duarte's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat lands a hook that snaps the head of Duarte backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kilat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kilat.
Kilat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duarte's elbow.
Duarte has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kilat avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duarte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kilat prevents it.
Kilat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duarte wants a takedown.
Kilat trying to land knees to the body.
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!
Kilat is pressed up against the cage. Duarte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kilat down to the mat. Kilat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kilat lands a body shot.
A punch combination from Kilat misses.
Duarte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilat misses with a low kick.
A big left from Duarte misses.
Kilat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Duarte manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kilat thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy body kick from Kilat
and Duarte counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Duarte is controlling the pace.
Kilat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Duarte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Duarte looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilat looks like he's trying to stand up.
Duarte is looking to take a break and control but Kilat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilat is trying to stand back up but Duarte is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilat is not content to let Duarte control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kilat taking some punishment here, with Duarte in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duarte trying to control from half guard but Kilat is working away.
Duarte slips a nice elbow through Kilat's hands, connecting with Kilat's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Duarte dominated that round.
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.
Duarte closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kilat did well to prevent Duarte getting side control.
Duarte sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kilat is trying to stand.
Duarte controlling the pace.
Duarte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kilat's head.
Duarte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kilat's head.
Kilat is staying active underneath Duarte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kilat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duarte. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Duarte prevents Kilat from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is controlling the pace.
Duarte's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marcos Duarte has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Duarte turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilat lands a glancing blow to the side of Duarte's head.
Kilat closes the distance but Duarte moves to the side
and Duarte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kilat's guard.
Duarte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duarte throws a big right hand that misses.
Duarte postures up in Kilat's guard and throws a big left but Kilat blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilat can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duarte controls the pace.
Kilat keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcos Duarte.
Kilat lands with a good body shot.
Kilat tries to clinch up
and Duarte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kilat trying to control the position but instead, Duarte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kilat into the cage.
Kilat misses with a punch to the body.
Duarte looking for a takedown.
Duarte has Kilat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kilat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kilat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kilat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Duarte.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilat working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kilat pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kilat digs a right hand underneath Duarte's ribcage. Duarte let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilat throws a punch but it's blocked by Duarte.
Kilat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilat is pressed up against the cage. Duarte has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kilat down to the mat. Kilat avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Duarte with that takedown attempt.
Kilat scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilat tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kilat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duarte wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duarte shoots in for a takedown but Kilat shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcos Duarte will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kilat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duarte manages to avoid it.
Duarte dodges the punch combination from Kilat.
Nice shot by Kilat.
Kilat misses with a body kick.
Kilat throws a shot to the body.
Kilat misses with a hook. Duarte ducked under it nicely.
Duarte moves away from the strike by Kilat.
Kilat darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kilat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duarte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duarte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilat scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kilat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duarte checks the leg kick.
Kilat throws a hook to the side of Duarte's head but Duarte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kilat is looking to clinch but Duarte is avoiding it.
Kilat shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duarte slips a straight right by Kilat.
Duarte moves out of range of the body kick.
Kilat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior Kilat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilat looks to score with a jab to the body but Duarte is just out of range.
Duarte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilat. Duarte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duarte tries for a takedown but Kilat sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kilat looks to clinch
and Duarte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duarte.
Kilat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duarte is controlling him.
Duarte trying to control but Kilat is working from the bottom.
Kilat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kilat keeping full guard, as Duarte tries to pass.
Duarte in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duarte is in close to Kilat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte trying to control but Kilat is working from the bottom.
Duarte sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kilat keeping moving, preventing Duarte from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marcos Duarte wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kilat looks to score with a jab to the body but Duarte is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duarte drives through and clinches with Kilat against the cage.
Duarte can't get the takedown.
Kilat prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcos Duarte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duarte avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Kilat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Duarte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Duarte!
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