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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Kurmotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Kurmotus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurmotus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duddy moves in looking to clinch but Kurmotus pushes him off.
Duddy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kurmotus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kurmotus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kurmotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus misses with a double jab.
Kurmotus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus throws a right and a left that Duddy avoids nicely.
Kurmotus connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duddy moves out of range of the body kick from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus lands a front kick.
Duddy slips under a jab from Kurmotus.
A head kick misses from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kurmotus misses with a looping right.
Duddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Duddy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kurmotus is proving hard to escape from.
Kurmotus is adopting a defensive guard.
Kurmotus keeping moving, preventing Duddy from controlling successfully.
Duddy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kurmotus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kurmotus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Duddy!
Kurmotus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy wants to hold on but Kurmotus pushes him away.
Kurmotus is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurmotus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kurmotus misses with an uppercut.
Taisto Kurmotus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duddy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kurmotus's calf.
Kurmotus loads up on a big right hand but Duddy slips the punch.
Duddy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Duddy misses with a few strikes there.
Kurmotus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A punch combination from Kurmotus misses.
Duddy misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurmotus. Duddy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurmotus gets tackled into the cage by Duddy. Duddy maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kurmotus is trying to break the clinch but Duddy is controlling him.
Duddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duddy avoiding damage as Kurmotus throws knees to the body.
Duddy goes for a takedown attempt but Kurmotus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Duddy throws a right and a left that Kurmotus avoids nicely.
Kurmotus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurmotus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sloppy strikes from Duddy. Those never looked like landing.
Kurmotus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kurmotus throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurmotus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurmotus as he avoids it easily.
Kurmotus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duddy moves into the clinch successfully.
Duddy looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Declan Duddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurmotus trying to land knees to the body.
Duddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duddy avoiding damage as Kurmotus throws knees to the body.
Duddy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurmotus tries to land knees in the clinch but Duddy avoids the damage to the body.
Duddy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurmotus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duddy.
Duddy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Kurmotus 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.
Kurmotus missing with a left hand there. Duddy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duddy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kurmotus.
Kurmotus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kurmotus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Declan Duddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duddy ducks under a wild hook from Kurmotus.
Duddy moves out of range as Kurmotus strikes.
A big left from Kurmotus misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kurmotus. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurmotus misses the target.
Duddy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kurmotus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duddy on the side of the head.
Kurmotus looks to land a left hand but Duddy moved out of range nicely.
A head kick from Duddy lands but Kurmotus takes it in his stride.
Kurmotus looks to land a body kick but Duddy moved away.
Kurmotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duddy counters with a single leg into guard. Kurmotus didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy won't allow Kurmotus to sweep him here.
Duddy won't allow Kurmotus to get back to his feet.
Duddy won't allow Kurmotus to sweep him here.
Duddy wants to control from the top but Kurmotus keeps moving.
Duddy tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurmotus is retaining full guard.
Duddy is working hard here to advance position.
Duddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurmotus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Declan Duddy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A combination from Kurmotus does no damage.
Duddy moves forwards but Kurmotus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taisto Kurmotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kurmotus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duddy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurmotus trying to land knees to the body.
Kurmotus stalling in the clinch but Duddy improves position.
Duddy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kurmotus is defending well.
Duddy goes for a takedown attempt but Kurmotus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kurmotus tries a head kick but it misses.
Kurmotus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duddy circles away quickly and effectively.
Duddy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kurmotus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Taisto Kurmotus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duddy defending well as Kurmotus loads up on a big left hand.
Duddy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kurmotus throws out the jab.
Duddy slips a jab and a cross from Kurmotus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duddy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus misses with a wild combination.
Kurmotus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duddy is out of range and Kurmotus settles back down.
Kurmotus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duddy throws a nice looking combination but Kurmotus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Kurmotus does no damage.
Duddy closes the distance and clinches up with Kurmotus, looking for a takedown. Duddy pushes Kurmotus against the cage but Kurmotus circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Declan Duddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurmotus throws a lazy uppercut
and Duddy counters by clinching up.
Duddy tries to land a knee to the head but Kurmotus blocks with his arms.
Duddy misses with a knee to the head.
Duddy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kurmotus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duddy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kurmotus tries to land knees in the clinch but Duddy avoids the damage to the body.
Duddy managing to block the knees to the body from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus missing with knees to the body.
Duddy has picked Kurmotus up - he's going for a ride! Duddy dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Duddy wants to pass to mount but Kurmotus is defending the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duddy passes to full mount!
Kurmotus slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kurmotus is looking to improve his position.
Duddy trying to control from half guard but Kurmotus is working away.
Duddy prevents Kurmotus from standing back up.
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 Declan Duddy will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Duddy walks into a straight right hand from Kurmotus.
Duddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Duddy tries to clinch up but Kurmotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurmotus.
Duddy moves away from the strike by Kurmotus.
Kurmotus throws the kick towards the body but Duddy avoids it.
Kurmotus misses with a double jab.
Duddy clinches up with Kurmotus and pushes him back against the cage.
Kurmotus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duddy is defending well for now.
Kurmotus wants to break free but Duddy has control.
Duddy connects with a knee to the head.
Kurmotus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duddy's face.
Duddy avoiding damage as Kurmotus throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Duddy wants to free his trapped foot but Kurmotus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duddy seems to be working for a kimura but Kurmotus defends the submission attempt.
Duddy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kurmotus wants to improve his position but Duddy is controlling well.
Kurmotus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kurmotus.
Kurmotus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kurmotus keeping moving, preventing Duddy from controlling successfully.
Duddy distracts Kurmotus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kurmotus is proving hard to escape from.
Kurmotus is pulling down on Duddy's head. It's preventing any offense from Duddy, at least for the moment.
Kurmotus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duddy looking to pass the guard.
Kurmotus keeping moving, preventing Duddy from controlling successfully.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duddy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kurmotus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kurmotus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kurmotus misses.
Duddy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kurmotus misses with an uppercut. Duddy saw that one coming.
Kurmotus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kurmotus keeps the fight on the outside.
Duddy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Duddy.
Kurmotus keeps the fight on the outside.
Duddy clinches up with Kurmotus and pushes him back against the cage.
Duddy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurmotus throws a nice looking combination but Duddy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kurmotus throws a sloppy head kick
and Duddy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duddy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duddy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurmotus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Duddy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kurmotus has wrist control.
Kurmotus looking for a sweep. Not yet Kurmotus, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duddy throwing strikes but missing.
Kurmotus controls Duddy momentarily but Duddy frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kurmotus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Duddy wants to control from the top but Kurmotus keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kurmotus is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duddy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kurmotus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Declan Duddy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kurmotus is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Declan Duddy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duddy 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taisto Kurmotus!
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