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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dusk (ranked 801 p4p, 120 weight class) and Arturo Atunes (ranked 899 p4p, 135 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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195 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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185 cm
35
191 lbs
35 - 22 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Dusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dusk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dusk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Atunes counters with a leg kick.
Dusk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Atunes throws a chopping leg kick but Dusk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dusk tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dusk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dusk throws a body punch but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes feints and then cracks Dusk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dusk down.
Nice uppercut there from Atunes.
It looks like Drake Dusk has been cut.
Atunes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Dusk tries to clinch up
and Atunes counters with a low kick, right behind Dusk 's knee.
Dusk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Atunes momentarily.
Drake Dusk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dusk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atunes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atunes throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Dusk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Dusk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dusk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dusk.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Dusk.
Dusk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Atunes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dusk closes the distance and clinches.
Atunes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dusk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes cracks Dusk with a nice body shot.
Atunes prevents a body shot from Dusk.
Atunes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atunes throws a front kick aimed at Dusk's knee but Dusk avoids it well.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Atunes as he connects with a hook.
Dusk slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atunes's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes throws a hook but Dusk avoids it easily.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dusk shoots in for a takedown but Atunes shows good takedown defense.
Atunes throws a solid leg kick but Dusk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Atunes.
Dusk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Atunes's guard.
Atunes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dusk can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dusk postures up.
Dusk scoring with some ground and pound.
Atunes is trying to keep Dusk in close.
Dusk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atunes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atunes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusk advances position into side control!
Atunes is trying to improve his position.
Atunes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Atunes is trying to control Dusk's posture but Dusk avoids it.
Atunes is looking for a sweep.
Dusk landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dusk working away.
Dusk is chipping away with strikes.
Atunes is not content to let Dusk control the position.
Dusk is really struggling to control Atunes but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is trying to improve his position.
Atunes on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dusk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Atunes tries to bench press Dusk off him but Dusk keeps the position.
Dusk lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arturo Atunes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Atunes throws a hook but Dusk blocks it.
A jab from Dusk does it's job there.
Atunes takes one on the button.
A jab from Dusk finds it's way through Atunes's defenses.
Dusk moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Atunes now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dusk wants to clinch up but Atunes keeps it at a distance.
Dusk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dusk tries to land a front kick but Atunes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dusk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arturo Atunes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Dusk on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dusk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atunes pinned against the cage. Atunes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Atunes misses with an uppercut. Dusk saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk moves in looking to clinch but Atunes pushes him off.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Dusk avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dusk.
Atunes throws out a counter right but Dusk avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dusk or perhaps it was just good defense by Atunes, which made it look bad.
Dusk slips a jab from Atunes.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dusk misses the target.
Dusk takes a swing at Atunes's ribcage but misses.
Atunes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dusk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dusk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dusk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses.
Dusk digs a good body shot into Atunes's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dusk. Atunes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dusk throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dusk.
Atunes scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk misses with a body shot
and Atunes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dusk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dusk working aggressively here.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dusk is looking to clinch but Atunes is avoiding it.
Atunes let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dusk throws a hook but Atunes avoids it easily.
Atunes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Atunes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dusk.
Dusk throws a jab but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Atunes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dusk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dusk slips a jab from Atunes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dusk throws out the jab.
Atunes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dusk connects with a nice looking jab.
Atunes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dusk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dusk moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dusk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Atunes but Atunes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Dusk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Atunes misses its intended target.
Dusk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dusk looks to land a right hand but Atunes moved out of range.
Dusk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dusk darts in and clinches Atunes up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Atunes.
Drake Dusk's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dusk throws a punch but it's blocked by Atunes.
Atunes lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dusk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atunes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dusk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Atunes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Atunes, right into the meat.
Dusk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
Dusk looks to throw the jab but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Dusk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atunes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dusk scores with a jab. Atunes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Dusk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dusk tries to counter with a takedown but Atunes is quick to defend against it.
Dusk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dusk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dusk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arturo Atunes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Drake Dusk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Atunes scores with a punch to the head.
Dusk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Atunes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dusk under the eye.
Atunes with a hook.
Dusk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atunes's hands.
Dusk with a nice cross.
Dusk misses with a body shot.
Dusk misses with a body shot.
Dusk moves to clinch but Atunes breaks away
and Atunes counters with a crisp right that sends Dusk to the canvas! Atunes follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Atunes!
Arturo Atunes looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Came for the big KO, you know me I hate decisions.Hopefully I have done lasting damage. Now I want Todd.'.
In defeat, Drake Dusk stepped up to the mic, saying 'If Im HALF as good as ur wife says....Im twice as good as ur momma ever had....'.
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