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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John The Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buhju Banton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John The Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buhju Banton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Duke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Duke tries to clinch there but Banton circles away.
The Duke tries to clinch up but Banton circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - The Duke coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Duke closes the distance and clinches.
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Banton blocks with his arms.
Banton misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Duke blocking some punches.
The Duke misses with a knee to the head.
The Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banton takes an elbow to the forehead.
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Duke has a couple of punches blocked by Banton.
The Duke working Banton over with knees to the body.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Duke misses with a knee to the head.
The Duke misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by The Duke.
The Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banton takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banton tries a body shot but The Duke blocks it.
The Duke misses with some punches.
The Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Banton won't want to take too many of those.
The Duke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
Banton looks gassed!
The Duke misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banton.
The Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Banton is blocking nicely.
Banton takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Banton blocks with his arms.
The Duke lands a nice elbow.
The Duke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The Duke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Banton is blocking nicely.
The Duke lands an elbow just above Banton 's eye.
The Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Duke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Duke connects with a knee to the head.
The Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Banton's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banton.
The Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Banton is blocking nicely.
The Duke lands an elbow inside that Banton shrugs off.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Banton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Duke misses with a knee strike.
Banton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Banton blocks with his arms.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but Banton blocks it.
The Duke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banton blocks it with crossed arms.
Banton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Duke's elbow.
The Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Duke working aggressively here.
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Banton blocks with his arms.
Banton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Banton misses with a punch to the body.
Banton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Banton.
The Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banton.
The Duke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banton blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Duke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Duke misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Duke lands an elbow inside.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Duke lands a knee to the head.
The Duke working Banton over with knees to the body.
The Duke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Banton struggles to land a body shot inside as The Duke controls his hands.
Banton can't find room to land a body shot as The Duke controls the action.
Banton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Banton throws a punch but it's blocked by The Duke.
Banton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Duke is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Duke tries a body shot but Banton blocks it.
Banton dodges an elbow strike from The Duke.
The Duke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Banton's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Duke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Banton digs a good body shot into The Duke's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Banton jabs at The Duke's body.
The Duke throws a push kick but Banton slaps the foot to one side.
The Duke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banton, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from The Duke.
The Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Duke as Banton tries to tie him up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Duke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Duke is keeping busy.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Duke.
Banton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John The Duke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Duke landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Duke as Banton tries to tie him up.
Banton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Duke's elbow.
Banton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Duke's elbow.
Banton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Banton is trying to push The Duke away but The Duke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Duke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Duke lands an elbow inside.
The Duke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banton blocks it with crossed arms.
The Duke blocks an uppercut.
The Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Banton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but Banton blocks it.
The Duke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Banton blocks a body shot from The Duke.
The Duke scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Duke has Banton pressed against the cage, preventing Banton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Banton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but The Duke is keeping busy.
The Duke lands an elbow inside that Banton shrugs off.
The Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Banton takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Duke misses with a knee to the head.
The Duke lands a knee to the head.
The Duke missing with knees to the body.
The Duke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Duke with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Duke blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Banton.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting The Duke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Banton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Banton.
Banton struggles to land a body shot inside as The Duke controls his hands.
A knee to the head by The Duke.
The Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Duke up against the cage.
Banton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Banton blocks an elbow strike.
Banton misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Banton won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banton tries to stall but The Duke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The Duke tries a knee to the head but Banton blocks it.
The Duke lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Duke misses with a knee strike.
The Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Banton won't want to take too many of those.
Banton is working The Duke over against the cage.
Banton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Duke gets a clinch.
Banton tries to work over The Duke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banton lands a right hand.
The Duke misses with some punches.
The Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Banton blocks with his arms.
Banton tries to circle away but The Duke has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John The Duke dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Duke is looking to clinch.
The Duke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Banton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Duke wants to clinch.
The Duke throws a head kick but Banton moves out of range.
Banton misses with a few strikes there.
The Duke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Banton, pushing him back against the cage.
Banton misses with a punch on the inside.
The Duke misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Duke has Banton pressed against the cage, preventing Banton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from The Duke on the inside.
The Duke blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from The Duke fails to land.
Banton can't find room to land a body shot as The Duke controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Duke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Duke scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from The Duke.
It looks like Buhju Banton has been cut.
Banton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Duke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Duke connects with a knee to the head.
The Duke connects with a knee to the head.
The Duke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Banton can do to turn this around?
Banton misses with the head strike.
The Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
The Duke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Duke connects with a knee to the head.
The Duke swings wildly with an uppercut but Banton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Duke's elbow.
The Duke lands a knee to the head.
The Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Duke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Banton is trying to push The Duke away but The Duke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Duke misses with a knee strike.
The Duke misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The Duke lands a knee to the head.
Buhju Banton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from The Duke fails to land.
The Duke scores with a knee to the head.
The Duke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The Duke fails to land.
Banton is trying to break free.
Banton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
The Duke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Banton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banton takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Duke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Duke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Duke scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Duke.
The Duke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Duke lands an elbow that stopped Banton in his tracks for a moment.
The Duke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
The Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Banton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Banton blocks an elbow strike.
The Duke landing knees to the head.
The Duke misses with a knee to the head.
Banton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The Duke landing knees to the head.
The Duke misses with a punch on the inside.
The Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Duke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banton looking to stall.
Banton wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Duke landing knees to the head.
The Duke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Duke looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The Duke blocks a body shot from Banton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Duke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Banton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banton misses with some punches.
John The Duke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees in the clinch landing for The Duke.
The Duke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Banton blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Duke blocks a body shot from Banton.
The Duke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Banton's defenses.
Banton throws a punch but it's blocked by The Duke.
And that's the end of the fight!
John The Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Duke, 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John The Duke!
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