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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gene Steve Duterte (ranked 2066 p4p, 3476 weight class) and Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 223 p4p, 339 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene Steve Duterte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duterte scores with the left hand. Mcarthy knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcarthy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duterte is out of range.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcarthy tries to land a leg kick but Duterte saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Duterte misses its target.
Mcarthy looks to land a combination but Duterte avoids it well.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Duterte comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duterte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcarthy avoids the body shot from Duterte.
Duterte misses with a double jab.
Mcarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duterte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcarthy throws a right and a left that Duterte avoids nicely.
Duterte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mcarthy throws a leg kick
and Duterte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mcarthy throws an off balance right hand
and Duterte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcarthy tries to clinch up
and Duterte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duterte checks it well.
Mcarthy throws a right and a left that Duterte avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Duterte. Those never looked like landing.
Mcarthy throws a body punch but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mcarthy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mcarthy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mcarthy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duterte counters with a straight right hand.
Mcarthy closes the distance but Duterte moves to the side
and Duterte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcarthy drives through and clinches with Duterte against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duterte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcarthy manages to break the clinch.
Duterte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcarthy.
It looked like Duterte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duterte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcarthy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcarthy misses with a leg kick.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcarthy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duterte counters with a straight right hand.
Duterte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duterte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mcarthy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mcarthy tries to score with a low kick but Duterte moves his leg out of the way.
Mcarthy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Duterte counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Duterte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcarthy moves away.
Mcarthy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duterte throws a body punch but Mcarthy moves out of range.
Mcarthy rushes Duterte and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Duterte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duterte throws a looping overhand right but Mcarthy ducks down to avoid it.
Duterte works Mcarthy's body with a nice hook.
Mcarthy throws a lazy head kick
and Duterte counters with a nice body shot.
Mcarthy throws a head kick but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcarthy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Duterte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcarthy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duterte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duterte changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcarthy moves into range and clinches up with Duterte.
Mcarthy breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcarthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Duterte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duterte blocks a jab.
Duterte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcarthy misses the jab.
Mcarthy just misses with a punch to the body.
Duterte slips a jab and a cross from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duterte lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcarthy swinging wildly here.
A quick step to the side and Duterte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcarthy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Duterte counter with a right hand.
Duterte walks into a left hand.
Duterte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mcarthy tries to clinch
and Duterte counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Steve Duterte 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.
Mcarthy throws a hook but Duterte blocks it.
Duterte throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mcarthy scoring well with a low kick there.
Duterte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcarthy can do to turn this around?
Mcarthy misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Duterte tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcarthy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duterte.
Mcarthy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcarthy tries to close the distance and clinch but Duterte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcarthy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mcarthy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mcarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duterte misses with the combination.
Mcarthy throws out a counter right but Duterte avoids it with no problem.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcarthy. Duterte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gene Steve Duterte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duterte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcarthy.
As Duterte backs off Mcarthy throws a huge counter combo but Duterte manages to avoid it all.
Duterte misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcarthy wants to land a leg kick but Duterte is out of range.
Mcarthy takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcarthy thows a leg kick but Duterte checks it
and Duterte counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Mcarthy tenderised Duterte's leg. Duterte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ryan Mcarthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that Duterte semi-blocks.
It looks like Gene Steve Duterte has been cut.
Duterte throws a nice looking combination but Mcarthy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duterte moves out of range as Mcarthy strikes.
Duterte ducks under a wild hook from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy moves into range and clinches up with Duterte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy breaks from the clinch.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Duterte misses its target.
Duterte is looking to wear down Mcarthy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mcarthy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duterte counters with a left and a right that stings Mcarthy.
A low kick from Mcarthy is predictable there
and Duterte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mcarthy misses with a right hand
and Duterte connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Duterte.
Mcarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Duterte misses the target.
Duterte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcarthy tries to clinch but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte connects with a nice looking jab.
Mcarthy is looking to clinch.
Mcarthy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy missing with a left hand there. Duterte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mcarthy avoids the body shot from Duterte.
Mcarthy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Duterte connects with a single shot there.
Duterte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mcarthy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcarthy throws a sloppy body shot
and Duterte counters with a left to the body.
Duterte throws a right hand that Mcarthy ducks under and follows up with a left that Mcarthy also avoids with ease.
Mcarthy scores with a one two! Duterte had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Duterte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mcarthy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duterte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good exchange - Mcarthy coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcarthy swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duterte moves out of range of the leg kick from Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a big counter combination but Mcarthy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mcarthy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Duterte counter with a right hand.
Duterte moves out of range as Mcarthy strikes.
Duterte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcarthy thows a leg kick but Duterte checks it
and Duterte counters with a stiff right hand.
Gene Steve Duterte is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcarthy thows a leg kick but Duterte checks it
and Duterte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mcarthy swings for the body but Duterte moves out of range.
Duterte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mcarthy misses with a straight left.
Duterte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duterte ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mcarthy cracks Duterte with a good jab.
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 Gene Steve Duterte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gene Steve Duterte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mcarthy throws a poor cross that misses
and Duterte counters with a left to the body.
Duterte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duterte checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Duterte on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duterte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a good cross that connects.
Mcarthy lands with a right hand.
Mcarthy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duterte manages to avoid it.
Duterte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mcarthy loads up on a big right hand but Duterte slips the punch.
Mcarthy misses with a looping left.
Duterte swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcarthy gets a clinch.
Mcarthy manages to break the clinch.
Mcarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duterte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcarthy tries to clinch up
and Duterte counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy thumps Duterte with a low kick.
Mcarthy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duterte avoids the body shot from Mcarthy.
Duterte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mcarthy misses with a right hand
and Duterte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mcarthy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcarthy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duterte makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mcarthy darts in trying to clinch
and Duterte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Duterte circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duterte went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ryan Mcarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gene Steve Duterte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duterte staying out of range there.
Duterte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Duterte takes a swing at Mcarthy's ribcage but misses.
Duterte checks a low kick from Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a big counter combination but Mcarthy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duterte throws a shot to the body.
Duterte gets tackled into the cage by Mcarthy. Mcarthy maintains the clinch.
Mcarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duterte feints a jab promting Mcarthy to slip. Duterte then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcarthy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mcarthy instigates a clinch.
Mcarthy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duterte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy tries to clinch but Duterte is having none of it.
Mcarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duterte's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Duterte duly obliges.
Mcarthy throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like Duterte was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcarthy.
Duterte stuns Mcarthy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duterte swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcarthy.
Duterte throws a body shot but no joy.
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Duterte moves out of range.
It looked like Duterte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mcarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcarthy throws a leg kick
and Duterte counters with a one-two to the body.
Mcarthy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duterte appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duterte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Duterte was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duterte lands a nice hook to Mcarthy's body. Mcarthy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mcarthy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duterte seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mcarthy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mcarthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mcarthy swinging wildly here.
Duterte throws a body punch but Mcarthy moves out of range.
Mcarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Mcarthy misses the target.
Mcarthy misses with a combination
and Duterte counters with a one-two to the body.
Duterte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcarthy thows a leg kick but Duterte checks it
and Duterte counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gene Steve Duterte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duterte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene Steve Duterte!
Gene Steve Duterte bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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