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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cm Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Ducca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cm Punk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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193 cm
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cm Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ronnie Ducca!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ducca misses with a kick to the body.
Punk forces Ducca back against the cage and clinches.
Ducca has had enough of the clinch but Punk keeps him there for the moment.
Punk breaks from the clinch.
Punk shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ducca keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Punk is trying to control. Ducca wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Punk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Punk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ducca with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducca is staying active underneath Punk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punk tries to pass to full mount but Ducca defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Punk lands a nice short elbow.
Ducca is looking to control Punk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ducca avoid being mounted?
Punk trying to control the action but Ducca is working from the bottom.
Ducca on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ducca looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk tries to stand and escape but Ducca is controlling the position.
Ducca trying to hold on to Punk's head to control him but Punk postures up.
Punk working the head and body with strikes.
Punk working Ducca over with strikes.
Punk prevents Ducca from improving his position.
Punk misses with a head shot. Ducca uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ducca keeping moving, preventing Punk from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ducca looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cm Punk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ducca.
Ducca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Punk shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Punk controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducca has hold of Punk's hands but Punk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Punk is trying to control the action in half guard but Ducca is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Punk wants to pass to mount but Ducca is defending the position.
Ducca is staying active underneath Punk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Punk seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Punk is keen to just control but Ducca is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cm Punk 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.
Ducca is looking to score with low kicks.
Punk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ducca!
Punk dominating with strikes here.
Punk lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Punk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Punk with shots to the head and body - Ducca looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cm Punk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ducca is breathing heavily.
Punk wants to control the pace but Ducca is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Punk blocks a head kick by Ducca.
Punk changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ducca looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ducca is not content to let Punk control the position.
Punk looks up at the clock and then as Ducca takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Punk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Punk decides to stand back up.
Punk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ducca sprawls well initially but Punk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ducca is staying active underneath Punk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Punk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ducca is not content to let Punk control the position.
Punk tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ducca controls his leg.
Ducca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Punk wants to free his trapped foot but Ducca is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Punk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ducca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Cm Punk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punk shoots in and bounces Ducca off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Punk looking to pass the guard.
Punk trying to control but Ducca is working from the bottom.
Punk tries to free his leg and advance position but Ducca is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk trying to control but Ducca is working from the bottom.
Punk postures up.
Punk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ducca on the ground.
We're going to have a standup here because Cm Punk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ducca's guard.
Ducca looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Punk puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ducca is staying active underneath Punk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Punk lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ducca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ducca tries to roll over but Punk keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cm Punk dominated that second round.
That's time! Punk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ducca misses with a leg kick.
Ducca dodges the punch combination from Punk.
Punk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ducca quickly recovers to half guard.
Punk wants to control but Ducca is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ducca is trying to get back to full guard.
Punk is looking to advance position but Ducca won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cm Punk.
Punk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducca looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ducca is refusing to be controlled, as Punk sits in half guard.
Ducca has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Punk is working away from the top position though.
Punk stands up from half guard.
Cm Punk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ducca goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Punk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ducca keeps working.
Punk is thwarting Ducca's attempts to control the position.
Punk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Cm Punk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Ducca does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punk scores a takedown into full mount!
Punk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ducca is squirming around, avoiding Punk's attempts to control the action.
Ducca really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Punk unloading with bombs!
Punk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Punk trying to control but Ducca is having none of it.
Punk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ducca can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ducca's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cm Punk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Punk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cm Punk!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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