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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Duke Dukerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bright Heather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Duke Dukerson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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144 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Duke Dukerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bright Heather !
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heather fails with a takedown attempt.
Dukerson clinches with his opponent.
Dukerson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Heather up against the cage.
Heather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukerson lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Heather 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heather fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Heather tries to break free but Dukerson pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukerson tries to throw a body punch but Heather avoids it by throwing Dukerson back against the cage.
Heather blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Heather throws an elbow but misses.
Dukerson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dukerson stalling against the cage.
Dukerson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dukerson misses with some punches.
Dukerson working aggressively here.
Dukerson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Heather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dukerson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heather is trying to pull guard but Dukerson has him pressed against the cage.
Duke Dukerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bright Heather .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukerson is trying to trip Heather . He has hold of a leg but Heather is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dukerson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dukerson is standing up over Heather . Heather looks to escape but Dukerson dives into side control.
Heather is trying to escape the position but Dukerson is controlling the position.
Heather is looking for a sweep.
Dukerson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Heather looks to move to half guard but instead Dukerson has passed into mount! Damn!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukerson controlling his opponent.
Heather is trying desperately to improve position.
Heather is bucking up trying to escape but Dukerson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heather working to try and regain half guard.
Dukerson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Heather manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dukerson cracks Heather with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Heather is trying to escape the position but Dukerson is controlling the position.
Heather is trying to improve his position.
Dukerson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Heather sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Heather tries to bench press Dukerson off him but Dukerson keeps the position.
Dukerson controlling from side mount.
Dukerson in side control, throwing shots but Heather defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heather is trying to improve his position.
Heather is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dukerson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Heather is looking for a sweep.
Heather is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dukerson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Heather looks winded!
Dukerson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dukerson seems to be working for a kimura but Heather defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Dukerson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dukerson lands with an uppercut that bounces Heather off the cage and back into range.
Dukerson takes a swing at Heather 's ribcage but misses.
Heather throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heather is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heather closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dukerson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Heather !
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heather wants to get back to his feet.
Heather misses with a strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heather is trying to escape the position but Dukerson is controlling the position.
Dukerson working the body and head with strikes.
Dukerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heather can do to turn this around?
Dukerson moves into full mount!
Heather throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dukerson landing shots from mount.
Heather regains half guard.
Heather is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dukerson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heather is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dukerson pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dukerson throwing shots but Heather is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukerson tries to pass to full mount but Heather defends it.
Dukerson working over Heather with some ground and pound. Heather looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Dukerson seems content to control.
Dukerson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heather with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Heather looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Heather tries to get to full guard but Dukerson has control of the leg.
Heather is breathing heavily.
Dukerson moves nicely into side control.
Heather takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukerson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Heather down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Duke Dukerson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Heather looking for a sweep but Dukerson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Heather is squirming around, avoiding Dukerson's attempts to control the action.
Heather is desperately trying to improve his position but Dukerson has a good base and remains in mount.
Heather wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Heather working to try and regain half guard.
Dukerson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Heather keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dukerson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukerson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Heather throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dukerson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dukerson landing strikes from the mount and Heather is in trouble!
Dukerson content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukerson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Heather for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dukerson breaks from Heather 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dukerson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Dukerson dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heather tries to clinch there but Dukerson circles away.
Dukerson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heather counters with a stiff right hand.
Heather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dukerson.
Dukerson slips a jab and a cross from Heather .
Dukerson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dukerson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dukerson wants it to stay on the feet.
Heather fails with the takedown.
Bright Heather is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukerson drives through and clinches with Heather against the cage.
Heather prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dukerson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heather backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukerson misses with some punches.
Dukerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heather blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dukerson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukerson throws a head punch that misses.
Dukerson struggles to land a body shot inside as Heather controls his hands.
Dukerson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dukerson is stalling here.
Dukerson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heather prevents a body shot from Dukerson.
Dukerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heather tries for a takedown but Dukerson manages to get underhooks.
Duke Dukerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bright Heather .
Dukerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukerson blocks the elbow strike.
Dukerson has Heather pressed against the cage.
Dukerson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heather 's elbow.
Dukerson misses with the head strike.
Dukerson scores with a shot to the side of Heather 's head.
Dukerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukerson.
Heather decides to pull guard.
Heather keeping moving, preventing Dukerson from controlling successfully.
Heather working for a triangle but Dukerson defends it easily.
Dukerson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heather working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dukerson has passed into half guard!
Heather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dukerson not doing much here.
Dukerson wants to pass to mount but Heather is defending the position.
Dukerson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Heather actively working from the bottom here.
Dukerson trying to control the pace.
That's four 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.
Dukerson 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.
Heather misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Duke Dukerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dukerson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Heather actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Dukerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dukerson 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Dukerson!
Duke Dukerson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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RATING
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