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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ana Conda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conda comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. Duke has chosen One Toke Over The Line as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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231 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ana Conda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raoul Duke!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke wants to clinch up but Conda keeps it at a distance.
Conda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Conda pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conda 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.
Conda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Duke but Duke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke blocks a head kick by Conda.
Duke drives through and clinches with Conda against the cage.
Duke tries a knee to the head but Conda blocks it.
Duke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Duke.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
Conda is breathing heavily.
Conda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ana Conda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Duke.
Good body shot from Duke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Duke.
It looks like Ana Conda has been cut.
Duke lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke digs a right hand into Conda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Conda's gas tank.
Duke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Duke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Conda or not.
Knees to the body from Duke.
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
Duke trying to land knees to the body.
Conda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duke smiles and moves away.
Ana Conda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duke closes the distance and clinches.
Duke pushes Conda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conda's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Conda.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Conda's head.
Duke lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duke crunches a lovely knee into Conda's ribcage.
Duke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Conda avoiding damage as Duke throws knees to the body.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Duke presses Conda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Conda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Duke.
Knees in the clinch landing for Duke.
Duke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Duke landing knees to the body.
Duke connects with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Duke.
Duke lands a knee to the body.
Duke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
Duke lands a knee to the body.
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke works on Conda's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Duke.
Duke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Duke landing knees to the head.
Duke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duke cracks Conda with a nice body shot.
Duke scores a nice knee to the body.
Duke presses Conda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees to the body from Duke.
Nice body punch from Duke - that landed with a thud.
Conda managing to block the knees to the body from Duke.
Knees to the body from Duke.
Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Duke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conda.
Knees to the body from Duke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees to the body from Duke.
Conda has Duke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Duke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Duke is working Conda over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Duke.
Duke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ana Conda's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Duke is looking to clinch but Conda is avoiding it.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Conda pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Conda throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conda looks for a takedown but Duke sprawls well.
Raoul Duke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Duke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Conda keeps the fight on the outside.
Conda misses with a head kick.
Duke clinches up against the cage.
Conda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duke pulls his leg out and moves away.
Conda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke blocks a head kick by Conda.
Nice sprawl there from Duke as Conda shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ana Conda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Conda circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Duke tries to clinch up but Conda circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Conda with that takedown attempt.
Duke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conda throws a sloppy head kick and Duke moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ana Conda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Duke tries to clinch there but Conda circles away.
Duke avoids the head kick by Conda.
Conda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duke fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conda circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke wants to clinch up but Conda keeps it at a distance.
Duke is looking to clinch.
Conda throws a head kick but Duke moves out of range.
Conda is looking to clinch.
Conda shoots in looking for a takedown. Duke tries to sprawl out of it but Conda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Duke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Conda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke avoids the head kick by Conda.
Conda swats away the attempt to clinch by Duke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Duke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conda misses with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Duke as Conda shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ana Conda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Conda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke tries to close the distance and clinch but Conda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conda throws a sloppy head kick and Duke moves out of range easily.
Conda tries a head kick but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conda tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raoul Duke really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ana Conda's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown by Conda or perhaps it was just good defense by Duke which made him look bad.
Duke blocks a head kick by Conda.
Conda shoots in for a double leg but Duke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conda circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke moves in looking to clinch but Conda pushes him off.
Conda throws a sloppy head kick and Duke moves out of range easily.
Duke closes the distance but Conda moves to the side
and Conda counters with a takedown into side control.
Conda swings around for an armbar but Duke sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Conda's guard.
Conda is looking for a triangle but Duke pushes his legs off easily.
Duke wants to stand but Conda is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke stands up and waves to Conda to follow him.
Conda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ana Conda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Conda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Conda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Duke tries to clinch
and Conda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ana Conda had his way with Raoul Duke in that round.
The cut man is working on Ana Conda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Conda throws a head kick that misses.
Duke closes the distance but Conda moves to the side
and Conda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duke really felt that one!
Duke tries to clinch but Conda is having none of it.
Conda tries for a takedown but Duke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duke wants to clinch but Conda slips to the side
and Conda counters with a head kick.
Duke tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Conda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke pushes Conda away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Conda gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Duke tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conda working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Conda tries for a kimura but Duke is defending well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Conda goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Duke has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Conda but great work by Duke.
Conda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conda is working hard here to advance position.
Duke tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Conda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Conda strikes from the bottom but Duke uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Conda is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Conda gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Duke is looking to take a break and control but Conda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duke wants to stand up but Conda has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ana Conda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conda gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ana Conda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Raoul Duke!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Raoul Duke!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Raoul Duke!
Raoul Duke wins by unanimous decision!
Raoul Duke is the new heavyweight champion!
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hype
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