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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alain Ducase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles has chosen Bia Bia as his entrance music. Alain Ducase could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steel Knuckles's chin.
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205 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alain Ducase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
Knuckles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ducase circles away quickly and effectively.
Knuckles leaves Ducase with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ducase misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knuckles.
Alain Ducase seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles throws a head kick that misses.
Ducase lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knuckles circles away quickly and effectively.
Knuckles scores with a leg kick.
Knuckles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ducase checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knuckles tries to work over Ducase's front leg with a kick but Ducase checks it.
Ducase drives through and clinches with Knuckles against the cage.
Ducase tries to pull guard but Knuckles holds him up against the cage and eventually Ducase drops back down to his feet.
Knuckles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ducase really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ducase decides to pull guard.
Knuckles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ducase swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ducase will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducase looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ducase knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knuckles on the ground.
Knuckles has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ducase is proving hard to escape from.
Ducase is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knuckles defends well.
Knuckles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ducase has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knuckles has managed to get both his arms back between Ducase's legs - danger averted.
Ducase looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Knuckles passes into side control.
Ducase tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries for a kimura but Ducase is defending well.
Knuckles decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ducase to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ducase rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knuckles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ducase fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alain Ducase. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ducase is breathing heavily.
Knuckles tries to score with a low kick but Ducase moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to land a leg kick but Ducase saw it coming and moves away.
Knuckles throws a front kick aimed at Ducase's knee but Ducase avoids it well.
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
Ducase tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knuckles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles connects with a leg kick. Ducase looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Knuckles feints and then cracks Ducase's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ducase down.
Ducase tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Knuckles throws a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Knuckles misses.
Ducase lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knuckles circles away quickly and effectively.
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Ducase is just out of range.
Knuckles tried to score with a low kick but Ducase checks it.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ducase throws a leg kick but Knuckles moved away.
Knuckles 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Knuckles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ducase keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ducase chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knuckles can pounce on him.
Knuckles throws a head kick but Ducase moves out of range.
Knuckles wants to slow Ducase down by chopping away at his legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knuckles.
Ducase on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knuckles. Knuckles obviously looking to wear him down.
Knuckles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knuckles feints and then cracks Ducase's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ducase down.
Knuckles throws a jab when Ducase was well out of range.
Knuckles scores with a kick to the body.
Ducase avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Ducase is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knuckles pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ducase is out of range and Knuckles settles back down.
Ducase throws a hook but Knuckles avoids it easily.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Knuckles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ducase on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ducase jabs at Knuckles's body.
Knuckles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ducase has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ducase lands a two punch combo.
Ducase shoots in for a double leg but Knuckles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knuckles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knuckles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ducase. That did some damage!
Knuckles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles scores with a nice body kick.
Steel Knuckles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Knuckles. That's going to slow Ducase down.
Knuckles motions for Ducase to come forward. Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ducase's calf.
Ducase on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ducase blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knuckles connects with a solid leg kick.
Knuckles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles motions for Ducase to come forward. Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knuckles. That's going to slow Ducase down.
Knuckles connects with a solid leg kick.
Knuckles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ducase checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knuckles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alain Ducase is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knuckles motions for Ducase to come forward. Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Ducase.
A head kick misses from Knuckles.
Steel Knuckles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knuckles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles scoring well with a low kick there.
Knuckles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Knuckles tenderised Ducase's leg. Ducase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knuckles scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles throws a sloppy head kick and Ducase moves out of range easily.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Knuckles misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ducase looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knuckles lands a leg kick that knocks Ducase off balance momentarily.
Ducase takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Knuckles tenderised Ducase's leg. Ducase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ducase avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Knuckles swinging wildly here.
Knuckles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Knuckles misses with a low kick.
Knuckles tries to work over Ducase's front leg with a kick but Ducase checks it.
Knuckles is looking to slow Ducase down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knuckles, right into the meat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knuckles.
A clash of legs there as Ducase blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Ducase sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knuckles tries to score with a low kick but Ducase moves his leg out of the way.
Ducase on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knuckles. Knuckles obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knuckles lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ducase has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ducase and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Ducase blocks the low kick.
Knuckles scores with a leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knuckles attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Knuckles.
Knuckles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knuckles thumps Ducase with a low kick.
Knuckles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles misses with a low kick.
Knuckles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ducase's sensitive parts.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducase takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ducase checks a leg kick nicely.
Ducase takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knuckles wants to slow Ducase down by chopping away at his legs.
Ducase blocks a head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles misses with a low kick as Ducase jumps back.
Ducase throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knuckles misses with a head kick.
Knuckles scoring well with a low kick there.
Knuckles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles throws a leg kick which misses Ducase's front leg but catches the back leg as Ducase tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Knuckles tenderised Ducase's leg. Ducase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knuckles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ducase's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Knuckles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ducase misses with an uppercut.
Ducase fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knuckles manages to avoid it.
Ducase throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knuckles.
Ducase throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Knuckles's waist but Knuckles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ducase off to one side.
Ducase wants to clinch up but Knuckles keeps it at a distance.
Knuckles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles motions for Ducase to come forward. Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles connects with an inside leg kick.
Knuckles connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Knuckles misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Ducase blocks the leg kick.
Knuckles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ducase has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knuckles misses with a leg kick.
Ducase stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ducase takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ducase checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Knuckles throws a nice head kick!
Knuckles connects with an inside leg kick.
Knuckles fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ducase.
Ducase ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knuckles lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Knuckles.
A good leg kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Ducase blocks the leg kick.
Knuckles lands a leg kick that knocks Ducase off balance momentarily.
Knuckles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Ducase as he checks the leg kick.
Knuckles attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles throws a head kick but Ducase moves out of range.
Steel Knuckles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducase avoids the head kick by Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to work over Ducase's front leg with a kick but Ducase checks it.
Knuckles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ducase tries to clinch but Knuckles is having none of it.
Knuckles throws out a leg kick but Ducase moves out of range and Knuckles only half commits.
Knuckles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ducase misses with a few strikes there.
Knuckles throws a leg kick that misses.
Ducase tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knuckles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knuckles wants to slow Ducase down by chopping away at his legs.
Knuckles is looking to slow Ducase down with leg kicks.
Knuckles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Knuckles tenderised Ducase's leg. Ducase is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ducase checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducase tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ducase throws a series of punches but Knuckles avoids them all with ease.
Ducase swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knuckles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ducase chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knuckles can pounce on him.
Knuckles connects with a solid leg kick.
Knuckles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knuckles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ducase. That did some damage!
Knuckles connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knuckles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knuckles fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ducase has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knuckles chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the body.
Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knuckles misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Knuckles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knuckles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sloppy strikes from Ducase. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knuckles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knuckles.
Ducase takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Knuckles misses with a low kick.
Knuckles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knuckles throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Knuckles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ducase checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knuckles feints and then cracks Ducase's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ducase down.
The fighters circling - Ducase throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ducase tries to land a body kick
and Knuckles counters with a low kick, right behind Ducase 's knee.
Alain Ducase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Knuckles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Knuckles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Knuckles winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steel Knuckles!
A relieved looking Steel Knuckles thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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